Chhattisgarh Scraps Duplicate Trade Licences for Registered Retailers
Chhattisgarh amended municipal trade licence rules to exempt businesses already registered under Shops & Establishments, FSSAI and similar laws from obtaining a separate trade licence. Effective 25 June 2026. RAI welcomed the reform and plans to lobby other states to replicate it.
Chhattisgarh amended its municipal trade licence rules, exempting businesses holding registrations under Shops & Establishments, FSSAI, and other laws from separate trade licences. RAI welcomed the ease-of-doing-business reform and plans to push other states to replicate it.