Thirty-two more establishments—departmental stores, shops selling cosmetics and beauty products, and sweets shops—will be allowed to operate 24×7 in the capital, bringing the total number of such commercial establishments to over 667. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the proposal under sections 14, 15, and 16 of the Delhi Shops and Establishment Act, 1954, for 32 establishments to work on a 24x7x365 basis.
As per the official statement, 7 approvals have been granted to establishments that had applied for exemption for their women employees during nighttime. The statement further mentions that the exemptions have been given with foolproof assurances about the safety of employees by the establishments.
These 32 applications pertain to logistics and courier services, hotels and restaurants, retail trade, storage management services, and other commercial establishments related to ayurveda and food items. The establishments include Godfrey Phillips India Ltd., Hiveloop, E-Commerce E-Pvt. Ltd., Sunny Ridge Kila Resorts, Scootsy Logistics, Organic India Pvt. Ltd., and Bikanerwala International.
A total of 52 online applications were received in the Labour Department up to December 21, 2023, out of which 20 were incomplete, duplicate, or deficient in certain respects and have been temporarily put on hold until the deficiencies are rectified. The remaining 32 applications have been proposed by the Department of Labour for the grant of exemption under Sections 14, 15, and 16 of the Delhi Shops and Establishment Act, 1954.
With this, the total number of establishments that have been granted exemptions in the last year since Saxena took over has risen to 667. Out of these, 29 applications were approved in August 2023, and 83 applications were approved in November 2023.
