Establishments

Establishments are used to identify separate units of a company, based on location. Each establishment must be registered under either the Factories Act or the Shops and Establishments Act. The other statutory acts applicable to the establishment are the Employee State Insurance (ESI) Act or the Workmen's Compensation Act, Provident Fund Act, Profession Tax Act, and Income Tax Act.

Note:

An establishment is identified by a single establishment ID, but an establishment can be registered under multiple acts, such as the ESI Act, Provident Fund Act, Profession Tax Act, and Income Tax Act. Each act under which the establishment is registered requires a unique, separate registration number. Therefore, a company can have one or more establishments associated with it, but an establishment can be associated only with a single company.