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Start with what you want to do — like “open a restaurant” or “go freelance” — and see every licence you need, in the right order so you don't make extra trips.
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- Maharashtra · 3 procedures · 1 required
After a death in the family — Maharashtra
What the paperwork actually requires after someone dies, in the order it makes sense to do it. Only the first step has a deadline. Most of the rest can wait until you are ready — and some of it may not be needed at all. This page exists so that nobody has to work that out from scratch in the worst month of their life.
- Maharashtra · 4 procedures · 2 required
Buy or sell a used vehicle — Maharashtra
The complete paperwork for buying or selling a second-hand car or bike in Maharashtra — done right so the seller's liability actually ends and the buyer gets a clean RC. The RC transfer is always required; removing a loan lien and getting an inter-RTO/state NOC apply depending on the vehicle's situation. A valid PUC is needed at transfer.
- Maharashtra · 2 procedures · 1 required
Get married on the record — and change your name if you want to (Maharashtra)
The paperwork after a wedding, honestly sorted into what you must do and what you may do. Registering the marriage is compulsory in Maharashtra. Changing your name is not — no law requires it, whatever your relatives say. If you do choose to, the marriage certificate is what unlocks it, and the order you do things in decides whether this takes a fortnight or half a year.
- Maharashtra · 4 procedures · 2 required
Moving to Pune / new-to-Maharashtra kit
Every address change a move sets off, in the order that saves you trips. Update Aadhaar first — almost everything else accepts it as proof, so doing it first turns each remaining job into a form instead of a document hunt. Two of these have deadlines nobody mentions, and one thing you were probably told to get, you cannot have for fifteen years.
- Maharashtra · 3 procedures · 2 required
Newborn paperwork kit — Maharashtra
Every document a new baby needs, in the order that works: birth certificate, then Aadhaar, then a passport if you'll travel. The whole chain hangs off one deadline — a birth must be reported within 21 days — and off one detail: the child's name, spelled identically everywhere. Get those two right in the first three weeks and the rest is routine.
- Maharashtra · 6 procedures · 2 required
Open a café or small eatery — Maharashtra
Every registration and licence a small dine-in café, coffee shop, tea room or snack bar needs in Maharashtra. It's the restaurant list at a smaller scale — most cafés qualify for FSSAI Basic Registration and often skip a standalone Fire NOC, but because customers eat on the premises the dine-in licensing still applies. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.
- Maharashtra · 7 procedures · 2 required
Start a clinic or nursing home — Maharashtra
Every registration and licence a clinic, polyclinic or nursing home needs to open in Maharashtra — what every health-care facility must have, what depends on whether you have beds or dispense medicines, and the order that saves repeat visits. Two things decide your list: beds (a nursing home/hospital needs registration under the Nursing Homes Act; a bed-less clinic may not) and whether you dispense medicines yourself (which pulls in a drug licence). One thing catches everyone, however small: bio-medical waste authorisation. This guide does NOT cover the doctor's own medical-council registration — that is a personal professional qualification, not a facility licence. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.
- Maharashtra · 6 procedures · 2 required
Start a cloud kitchen — Maharashtra
Every registration and licence a delivery-only (cloud / dark) kitchen needs in Maharashtra — what's mandatory for everyone, what depends on your turnover and premises, and the order that saves repeat visits. There is no dine-in, so no Eating House Licence track; fire clearance is decided by your building, not seating. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.
- Maharashtra · 5 procedures · 1 required
Start a coaching / tuition class — Maharashtra
What a private coaching or tuition class needs to run legally in Maharashtra. Shop registration is the base; because classes gather students, fire safety is taken seriously and a Fire NOC is commonly required; a municipal trade licence, GST and employer registrations depend on your scale. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.
- Maharashtra · 3 procedures · 3 required
Become an Uber / Ola driver — Maharashtra
What you actually need to legally drive a taxi/cab for Uber, Ola or any aggregator in Maharashtra. Two things make YOU eligible — a transport-authorised driving licence and a PSV (driver) badge. If you also OWN the car, the vehicle needs its own commercial registration, permit, fitness and PUC on top. This page separates driver requirements from vehicle requirements so you know exactly which apply to you.
- All India (central) · 2 procedures · 0 required
Register as a freelancer / consultant — India
The lightweight setup an independent freelancer or consultant in India actually needs — mostly a PAN, a business current account, and (only past certain thresholds) GST, plus a free Udyam registration for MSME benefits. State-agnostic: this works the same in every state.
- Maharashtra · 5 procedures · 3 required
Start a small goods-transport business — Maharashtra
What it takes to legally run a goods vehicle for hire in Maharashtra — a truck, tempo or mini-LCV. The vehicle needs a Certificate of Fitness and a goods-carriage permit (State within Maharashtra, National across states); a PUC stays current alongside. On the business side, GST depends on your turnover and interstate work, and Udyam is a useful free registration. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure.
- Maharashtra · 5 procedures · 2 required
Open a gym or fitness studio — Maharashtra
What a gym, fitness studio or yoga/dance studio needs to open legally in Maharashtra. Shop registration and a municipal trade/health licence are the base; a Fire NOC applies to the larger premises gyms usually occupy; and GST, a music licence, professional tax and labour rules depend on your setup. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.
- Maharashtra · 4 procedures · 0 required
Start a home food business — Maharashtra
What a home-based food business — tiffin service, home baker, pickle/masala seller, or online home cook — actually needs in Maharashtra. At this scale the list is short and mostly hinges on your turnover, whether you sell through online platforms, and whether you employ anyone. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.
- Maharashtra · 6 procedures · 1 required
Open a kirana / general store — Maharashtra
What a neighbourhood kirana or general store actually needs in Maharashtra. Shop registration is the base; selling packaged or loose food brings FSSAI in; if you weigh goods for sale your scales must be verified by Legal Metrology; and a municipal trade licence, GST and Udyam apply depending on your setup. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.
- Maharashtra · 5 procedures · 0 required
Start a small manufacturing unit — Maharashtra
The approvals to set up a small manufacturing unit in Maharashtra — and the honest truth that this is the most site-specific journey on KaamKar. What you need depends heavily on your product, your pollution category, your location (MIDC vs elsewhere) and your headcount. The backbone is MPCB pollution consent and, above the factory threshold, a Factory Licence, plus MSME/GST registration. Treat this as a map to verify for your specific unit, not a fixed checklist.
- Maharashtra · 5 procedures · 2 required
Start a pathology lab / diagnostic centre — Maharashtra
Every registration a pathology lab or diagnostic centre needs to open in Maharashtra — and, importantly, the one that does NOT exist here. Maharashtra has not adopted the central Clinical Establishments Act, so there is no single statewide 'pathology lab licence' to apply for; instead the lab is built from the general establishment, waste and tax registrations plus one non-negotiable: the reports must go out under a qualified pathologist. This guide covers the facility registrations. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.
- Maharashtra · 6 procedures · 2 required
Start a restaurant — Maharashtra
Every registration and licence a dine-in or takeaway restaurant needs in Maharashtra — what's mandatory for everyone, what depends on your setup (turnover, aggregators, seating), and the order that saves you repeat visits. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.
- Maharashtra · 5 procedures · 2 required
Open a salon or spa — Maharashtra
What a hair/beauty salon or a spa needs to open legally in Maharashtra. Shop registration and a municipal health-trade licence are the base; a Fire NOC kicks in for larger premises; spa, massage and skin services attract extra health scrutiny; and GST, professional tax and labour rules depend on your turnover and staff. Fees and timelines are computed from each linked procedure so nothing here goes stale.