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Business News/ Industry / Retail/  Telangana govt allows shops to stay open year round
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Telangana govt allows shops to stay open year round

The conditions include giving employees a weekly off and restricting work hours to 8 hours a day and no more than 48 hours a week

The working hours of shops will be between 9 am and 11 pm. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/MintPremium
The working hours of shops will be between 9 am and 11 pm. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday allowed brick-and-mortar retail outlets to remain open on all days to increase business activity and make shopping more convenient for consumers.

The existing law stipulates closure of all shops on Sunday, except essential services like chemists and hospitals.

“The government, after careful examination of the matter, decided to permit all shops and establishments to stay open all 365 days of the year in Telangana state for a period of one year, subject to conditions," the notification said.

The conditions include giving employees a weekly off and restricting work hours to 8 hours a day and no more than 48 hours a week. The working hours of shops will be between 9 am and 11 pm.

Retailers have welcomed the government’s decision.

Fearing loss of business, many retailers remained open on Sunday and had to pay penalties up to 3,000 to the government, said Ghanshyam Bhati, president of the Hyderabad Kirana Merchants’ Association (HKMA), with a membership of 600 merchants across Hyderabad.

Many retailers, who couldn’t afford to pay penalties, bribed labour department officials to keep their shops open. “The (government) decision will remove unnecessary harassment," Bhati said.

“The exemption from weekly closure will not only be beneficial for retailers to achieve their true potential but will also offer consumers the luxury of 365 days of shopping," said Kumar Rajagopalan, chief executive officer of the Retailers Association of India, in a statement.

“In addition, this decision will also help the state economy by creating more employment in the sector," he said.

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Published: 24 Jun 2015, 09:55 PM IST
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