The Government of Gujarat on October 03, 2026, issued the Draft Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026, further to amend the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2020.
The following has been stated: -
•The Government of Gujarat has issued a draft notification proposing the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026, under the Gujarat Shops and Establishments Act, 2019.
•The draft proposes replacing the threshold of “ten” employees with “twenty” in specified provisions of the 2020 Rules.
•It also revises the procedures for establishment registration and changes to registration certificates, requiring applications to be submitted online or otherwise in the prescribed forms, along with supporting documents and applicable fees.
•For establishments employing 20 or more employees, the proposed fees for revised registration certificates range from ₹500 to ₹5,000, depending on the establishment category.
•The amendments will come into force upon publication in the Official Gazette.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No.: GHR/2026/98/LED/TGS/e-file/11/2026/0921/M3]
