The Government of Telangana hereby issues guidelines for granting exemption from section 7 (Opening and Closing hours) of the Telangana Shops And Establishments Act, 1988 to all Shops & Establishments as defined in section 2 (21) of the Telangana Shops & Establishments Act, 1988 for operating 24/7 in the Telangana State, subject to the following conditions namely:-
(i) Issue of ID cards,
(ii) Weekly off,
(iii) Weekly working hours,
(iv) Overtime wages,
(v) Compensatory holiday with wages in lieu of employees attending duty on a notified national /festival holiday,
(vi) Adequate safety of Women employees,
(vii) Consent of women employees to work in night shift,
(viii) To and fro transport from Women employees working in night shift,
(ix) The Management shall maintain the records and furnish returns as prescribed by the State Government within time,
(x) Subject to compliance with provisions under the Police Act & Rules in force, and
(xi) Subject to payment of an annual fee of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) for each store to open 24×7 under the Telangana Shops And Establishments Act, 1988.
The relevant official notification is attached for your kind reference,
