List of Licences / Permissions required to start retail store in India

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Regulation

Issusing Authority

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Shops & Establishments Trade Licenses Labour License/7 days working permission Working in Shifts ESIC Sub Code Contract Labour Registration Prevention of Food & Adulteration Act Food handlers certificate Grampanchayat N.O.C Police Clearance Baby Food License Milk and Milk Products Order Licence for frozen Non veg food Drug License for OTC Products Freezers/Chillers 390 permit Insecticide Licence Standard of Weights and Measurements Act - Repacking etc

Local Municipal Corporation Ministry of Commissioner Labor Commissioner National / State ESIC Commissioner Local Labor Commissioner Regional FDA & PFA Local Municipal Corporation Local Grampanchayat Local Police Station Sub Controller of Food & Supply Local Food Commisioner Local Municipal Corporation Local FDA & PFA / Drug Inspector Local Municipal Corporation Local Agriculture Dept. Local Legal Metrology Labour/Labour

Standard of Weights and Measurements Act - Measurement Local Legal Metrology calibration and certification Beer & Wine Fire Service Station Regional Excise Commissioner Local Fire Station

Sky Signs-License for Hoarding & Display Windows (permission Local Municipal Corpn. code) Traffic Police NOC Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee Civil Supply License Phonographic Performance Ltd R.T.O. State APMC State Civil Supply Dept. / Director National PPL

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Food license to store food products from the Medical Officer of Health of Municipal Corporation Certificate of Registration issued under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 for stores Permission from state electricity board/ municipal authorities/ government for use of generators/ D.G. sets Environment related approvals including consents from pollution control boards that any of the stores of the Company might require License and registration to work a lift/ escalator under applicable state rules License to operate a staff canteen inside the establishment Homeopathic license

MOH of Health Dept. Municipal Corporation ESIC Dept Electrical Inspector of PWD Dept State Pollution Control Board Lift Inspector MOH of Health Dept. Municipal Corporation Drug Inspector of Food & Drug Dept.

License for conducting business of warehouseman in the warehouse Local Municipal Corpn. subject to the provision of the Bombay Warehouse Act, 1959 and MOH of Health Dept. Municipal Food and Drug Licenses i.e. PFA licence Corporation OR Asst Food & Drug License issued by the License Department, Municipal Corporation of Sr. Inspector of Licence Dept. Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai, permitting use of illuminated show cases Licence for sale of Cosmetics under Drugs and Cosmetics Act Drug Inspector of Food & Drug Dept. Dept.

License issued by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Sr. Inspector of Licence Municipal Corporation permitting the use of sewing machines AGMARK license issued under the provisions of The Agricultural Regional FDA Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 License under Essential Commodities Act , 1955 Controller of Rationing

License issued by Assistant Inspector of Labour under Festival Labour Dept Holiday Rules Tamil Nadu Act, 1958 Shops and Establishments Certificate Restricted Drug Licence under Drugs and Cosmetics Act Police Commissioner Permission Indian Performing Rights Society Contract Labour License Motor Vehicle Act Municipality Licenses (Local Clearence) FPO / Meat products order Valet Parking Storage of Yarn / Inflamabale goods Restaurant Grade License Police Permission for Eatery Sr. Inspector of Shops Dept. Drug Inspector of Food & Drug Dept. Police commissiner National IPRS Local Labor Commissioner Local RTO Local Municipality Regional Municipal Corporation Local Municipal Corporation Local Municipal Corporation Local FDA & PFA Local Police Commissioner