**Executive Summary**
This document is the Delhi Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2026, published on January 9, 2026, aiming to amend the Delhi Shops and Establishments Act of 1954. The amendments focus on increasing flexibility in working hours, revising overtime limits, enabling women's employment during night hours with safeguards, and raising the applicability threshold of the Act. The bill is effective from a date to be notified by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Applicability:**
* The Act applies to shops and establishments employing twenty or more employees.
* **Amendment of Definitions:**
* Replaces "twelfth year" with "fourteenth year" in section 2(2) of the Principal Act.
* **Working Hours:**
* Replaces "nine hours" with "ten hours inclusive of rest interval and lunch break".
* Revises overtime limits, changing "54 hours in any week subject to the conditions that the aggregate hours so worked shall not exceed 150 hours in a year" to "sixty hours in any week subject to the conditions that the aggregate hours so worked shall not exceed one hundred forty four hours in a quarter".
* **Intervals:**
* Changes "five hours" to "six hours" concerning intervals in Section 10 of the Principal Act.
* **Maximum Working Hours:**
* In Section 11 of the Principal Act, "ten and a half hours in any commercial establishment or for more than twelve hours in any shop" shall be substituted by the words "twelve hours".
* **Employment of Young Persons:**
* No young person shall be required or permitted to work whether as an employee or otherwise in any establishment during night.
* **Employment of Women:**
* Women are entitled to be employed in all establishments, including night shifts (between 9:00 PM to 7:00 AM during summer and 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM during winter), subject to the following conditions:
* Written consent is required.
* Employers must provide adequate CCTV surveillance, security, and transport.
* Employers cannot knowingly employ a woman within six weeks of confinement or miscarriage.
* A minimum of two women employees must be employed during night shifts.
* Employers must comply with the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, 2013.
* Other conditions as notified by the Delhi Government.
**Impact Analysis**
**Employers**
* **Impact**: Need to comply with revised working hour limits, interval rules, and ensure safe working conditions, particularly for women during night shifts. Requires implementation of CCTV surveillance, secure transport, and compliance with the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act.
* **Action Required**: Update policies and procedures to align with the new regulations, implement necessary security measures, obtain written consent from women employees for night shifts, and ensure compliance with labor laws.
**Employees**
* **Impact**: Potential for increased flexibility in working hours and increased overtime, with added protections for women working night shifts.
* **Action Required**: Be aware of the updated regulations regarding working hours and overtime, and provide written consent for night shifts if requested.
**Government of NCT of Delhi**
* **Impact**: Empowered to notify conditions for creating a safe working environment for women.
* **Action Required**: Notify additional conditions related to creating a safe working environment for women and monitor compliance with the amended Act.
Key Entities Referenced
Delhi Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2026: A bill to amend the Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954, to regulate the working conditions of employees, increase flexibility in working hours, permit employment of women during night hours with their consent, and promote gender inclusion.
Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954: The principal act that regulates the working conditions of employees in various establishments within the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Amended by the Delhi Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
National Capital Territory of Delhi: The region to which the Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954, and its amendments, apply.
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No. 13] DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026/PAUSHA 19, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 409
भाग IV
PART IV
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
दिल्ल ी जिधान सभा सजििालय
अजधसिू ना
दिल् ली, 9 िनिरी, 2026
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(2) यह उस तारीख से लागू होगा, जिसे राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली की सरकार, “kkldh; jkti= म ें vf/klwpuk
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2. दिल्ली िकु ान और प्रजतष्ठान अजधजनयम, 1954 म ें सिं ोधन: दिल्ली िकु ान और प्रजतष्ठान अजधजनयम, 1954
(अजधजनयम संख्या 1954 dk 7) (जिसे इसके बाि मुख्य अजधजनयम कहा िाएगा) म ें राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली म ें इसके
लाग ू होने के संबंध म ेंनीि े बताए गए िायरे और तरीके स े संिोधन दकया िाता ह।ै
3. धारा 1 म ेंसिं ोधन:
मुख्य अजधजनयम की धारा 1 म,ें उप-धारा (4) के बाि, जनम्नजलजखत उप-धारा िोडी िाएगी, अर्ाषत:् -
"(5) यह अजधजनयम उन िकु ानों और प्रजतष्ठानों पर लाग ू होगा जिनम ें बीस या उससे अजधक कमषिारी काम करत े ह।ैं "
4. धारा 2 म ेंसिं ोधन:
मुख्य अजधजनयम की धारा 2 म,ें उप-धारा (2) म,ें "बारहिें िष"ष िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर "िौिहि ेंिषष" िब्ि रखे िाएंगे।
5. धारा 8 म ेंसिं ोधन:
(1) मख्ु य अजधजनयम की धारा 8 म,ें "नौ घंटे" िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर "िस घंटे जिसम ें आराम का अंतराल और िोपहर के
भोिन का अिकाि िाजमल ह"ै िब्ि रखे िाएंगे।
(2) मुख्य अजधजनयम की धारा 8 म,ें पहले परंतुक म,ें "लेदकन दकसी भी सप्ताह म ें54 घंटे स ेअजधक नहीं, इस ित षij दक इस
प्रकार काम दकए गए कुल घंटे एक िषष म ें 150 घंटे स ेअजधक नहीं होंगे" िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर "लेदकन दकसी भी सप्ताह म ें साठ
घंटे स े अजधक नहीं, इस ितष ij दक इस प्रकार काम दकए गए कुल घंटे एक जतमाही म ें एक सौ िौिालीस घंटे स े अजधक नहीं
होंगे" िब्ि रखे िाएगं े।
6. धारा 10 का सिं ोधन:
मुख्य अजधजनयम की धारा 10 म,ें "पांि घंटे" िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर "िह घंटे" िब्ि रखे िाएंगे।
7. धारा 11 का सिं ोधन:
मुख्य अजधजनयम की धारा 11 म,ें "दकसी भी िाजणजज्यक प्रजतष्ठान म ेंसाढ े िस घंटे या दकसी िकु ान म ें बारह घंटे स ेअजधक"
िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर "बारह घंटे" िब्ि रखे िाएंगे।
8. धारा 14 का प्रजतस्ट्र्ापन:
मुख्य अजधजनयम की धारा 14 के स्ट्र्ान पर, जनम्नजलजखत धारा रखी िाएगी, अर्ाषत:् -
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मिबूर नहीं दकया िाएगा या अनुमजत नहीं िी िाएगी।[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3
(2) मजहलाओं को सभी प्रजतष्ठानों म ें काम करने का अजधकार होगा और उन्ह ेंउनकी सहमजत से गर्मषयों के मौसम म ेंरात
9.00 बि े स ेसुबह 7.00 बि ेके बीि और सर्िषयों के मौसम में रात 8:00 बि े स े सुबह 8:00 बि े के बीि भी काम पर रखा
िा सकता ह,ै बिते उप-खंड (i) स े (vi) म ेंबताई गई ित ें पूरी हों:-
(i) मजहलाओं को नाइट जिफ्ट म ेंकाम पर रखन े स े पहले उनकी जलजखत सहमजत ज़रूरी होगी।
(ii) जनयोक्ता नाइट जिफ्ट के िौरान मजहला कमषिाररयों, जिसम ें ठेकेिार के कमषिारी भी िाजमल ह,ैं को पयाषप्त CCTV
जनगरानी, सुरक्षा और उजित पररिहन सुजिधा प्रिान करेगा।
(iii) दकसी भी िकु ान या प्रजतष्ठान का कोई भी जनयोक्ता िानबूझकर दकसी मजहला को उसके प्रसि या गभषपात के दिन के
बाि िह हफ़्तों तक दकसी भी प्रजतष्ठान म ेंकाम पर नहीं रखगे ा।
(iv) उप-धारा (2) म ें बताई गई अिजध के िौरान कम स ेकम िो मजहला कमषिाररयों को काम पर रखा िाएगा।
(v) ऐसे िकु ानों और प्रजतष्ठानों के जनयोक्ता को कायषस्ट्र्ल पर मजहलाओं के यौन उत्पीडन की रोकर्ाम (रोकर्ाम, जनषधे
और जनिारण) अजधजनयम, 2013 के प्रािधानों का पालन करना होगा, जिसम ें समय-समय पर संिोधन दकया
गया ह।ै
(vi) राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली की सरकार द्वारा इस संबंध म ें समय-समय पर अजधसूजित की िाने िाली अन्य ितें।"
कजपल जमश्रा, श्रम मंत्री
उद्देश्यों और कारणों का जििरण
दिल्ली िकु ान और प्रजतष्ठान अजधजनयम, 1954, राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली के अंिर िकु ानों, O;olkf;d
प्रजतष्ठानों, आिासीय होटलों, रेस्ट्टोरेंट, जर्एटर और अन्य प्रजतष्ठानों म ें कमषिाररयों की काम करने की जस्ट्र्जतयों को रेगलु टे
करता ह।ै उद्योग एि ं आतं ररक व्यापार संिधषन जिभाग] भारत सरकार न े दिल्ली िकु ान और प्रजतष्ठान अजधजनयम, 1954 के
तहत काम के घंटे, रोज़गार की सीमा, ओिरटाइम रेगलु ेिन और मजहलाओं के रोज़गार को बढािा िेन े स े िडु े Je lq/kkjksa
dh सलाह िी ह।ै
प्रस्ट्ताजित संिोधनों का मकसि काम के घंटों म ेंलिीलापन c<+ku]s ओिरटाइम की सीमा को c<k+uk, मजहलाओं को
उनकी सहमजत और पयाषप्त सुरक्षा उपायों के सार् रात के le; म ें काम करन े की अनुमजत िने ा और रोज़गार सृिन, आर्र्षक
गजतजिजध और लैंजगक समािेिन को बढािा िेन े के सार्-सार् श्रजमकों की सुरक्षा बनाए j[kuk ह।ै
यह जबल उपरोक्त उद्देश्यों को प्राप्त करना िाहता ह।ै
कजपल जमश्रा, श्रम मंत्री
जित्तीय ज्ञापन
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प्रत्यायोजित जिधान के सबं धं म ेंज्ञापन
fo/k;s d dh /kkjk 8] राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली की सरकार को मजहलाओं के जलए सुरजक्षत कामकािी माहौल बनाने की
ितों को vf/klwfpr करने का अजधकार िते ा ह।ै
कजपल जमश्रा, श्रम मंत्री
रंिीत ससंह, सजिि
DELHI LEGISTATIVE ASSEMBLE SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 9th January, 2026
F. No. 21/8/DSAE(A)/2026/LAS-VIII/Legn./16203.—The following is published for general
Information:—
DELHI SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026
BILL NO. 03 of 2026
(As introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi on 9th January, 2026)
BILL NO. 03 of 2026
DELHI SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026
A
BILL
to amend Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954 in its application to the National Capital Territory
of Delhi.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi in the Seventy-sixth Year
of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Delhi Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint;
2. Amendment to the Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954: The Delhi Shops and
Establishments Act, 1954 (Act No. 7 of 1954) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) is hereby
amended to the extent and in the manner mentioned below in its application to the National Capital
Territory of Delhi.
3. Amendment of Section 1:
In Section 1 of the Principal Act, after sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be inserted,
namely:-
"(5) The Act shall be applicable to Shops and Establishments employing twenty or more employees."[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5
4. Amendment of Section 2:
In Section 2 of the Principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the words "twelth year" shall be substituted by
words "fourteenth year".
5. Amendment of Section 8:
(1) In Section 8 of the Principal Act, for the words "nine hours" shall be substituted by the words "ten
hours inclusive of rest interval and lunch break".
(2) In Section 8 of the Principal Act, in the first proviso, for the words "but not exceeding 54 hours in
any week subject to the conditions that the aggregate hours so worked shall not exceed 150 hours in a year"
shall be substituted by "but not exceeding sixty hours in any week subject to the conditions that the
aggregate hours so worked shall not exceed one hundred forty four hours in a quarter".
6. Amendment of Section 10:
In Section 10 of the Principal Act, for the words "five hours" shall be substituted by the words "six
hours".
7. Amendment of Section 11: In Section 11 of the Principal Act, for the words "ten and a half hours in
any commercial establishment or for more than twelve hours in any shop" shall be substituted by the words
"twelve hours".
8. Substitution of Section 14:
For Section 14 of the Principal Act, the following section shall be substituted namely:-
"(1) No young person shall be required or permitted to work whether as an employee or otherwise
in any establishment during night.
(2) Women shall be entitled to be employed in all establishments to work and they may also be
employed, with their consent between 9.00 PM to 7.00 AM during the summer season and between 8:00
PM to 8:00 AM during the winter season subject to the conditions at sub-clause (i) to (vi):-
(i) Written consent of women employees shall be required before employing them in night shifts.
(ii) The employer will provide adequate CCTV Surveillance, Security and proper Transport facility
to the women employees including employees of contractors during the night shifts.
(iii) No employer of any shop or establishment shall knowingly employ a woman in any
establishment during six weeks following the day of her confinement or miscarriage.
(iv) a minimum of two women employees shall be employed during the period mentioned in
sub-section(2).
(v) The employer of such shops and establishment shall be required to abide by the provisions of
Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013 as amended from time to time.
(vi) Such other conditions as may be notified in this regard by the Government of National Capital
Territory of Delhi from time to time."
KAPIL MISHRA, Minister (Labour)6 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954 regulates the working conditions of employees in shops,
commercial establishments, residential hotels, restaurants, theatres and other establishments within the
National Capital Territory of Delhi. The Government of India, through DPIIT, has advised labour reforms
related to working hours, employment thresholds, overtime regulation, and facilitating women’s employment
under Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954.
The proposed amendments seek to increase flexibility in working hours, revise overtime limits, permit
employment of women during night hours with their consent and adequate safeguards, and raise the
applicability threshold of the Act, with a view to promoting employment generation, economic activity and
gender inclusion, while maintaining worker protection.
The Bill seeks to achieve the aforesaid objectives.
KAPIL MISHRA, Minister (Labour)
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
The implementation of the provisions of the Bill does not involve any expenditure.
KAPIL MISHRA, Minister (Labour)
MEMORANDUM OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION
Section 8 of the bill empowers the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to notify the conditions
for creating safe working environment for women.
KAPIL MISHRA, Minister (Labour)
RANJEET SINGH, Secy.
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