Built for Telangana Businesses • తెలంగాణా వ్యాపారాల కోసం

Smart HR for Telangana Startups & SMEs

Across Telangana, Offrd keeps HR simple, offer letters, attendance, payroll calculations, and compliance in one clean workflow.

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Who does a Telangana employer register with, and where does the money go?

Part of what follows is set by Telangana and is not the same in the next state. The rest runs on central law and does not move at all.

Professional tax
Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana - the assessing authority appointed under s.3 of the Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987 for the circle in which the establishment falls. Local authorities may not levy profession tax (s.32) sourceLevied statewide under the Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987 (Act No.). statuteFile at ptax.tgct.gov.in.
Shops and Establishments
The Telangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 (Act No.). ActKicks in at: No minimum employee count. Every employer of an establishment must register. Deadline: Within 30 days of the establishment commencing work.Authority here: Inspector under the Telangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 for the area - Labour Department officers from Assistant Labour Officer to Deputy Commissioner of Labour are notified as registering and licensing officers and approve registrations online sourceFiled at labour.telangana.gov.in.
Labour welfare fund
Yes. The Telangana Labour Welfare Board is established under the Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act. source
Worth knowing here
Statewide: the Labour Department enforces 16 central and 4 state enactments; minimum wages are notified for 73 scheduled employments (65 industrial and 8 agricultural and allied) and the variable dearness allowance is notified twice a year with effect from 1 April and 1 October. The Telangana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board levies cess at 1 per cent of the cost of construction source
Not a local question
Provident fund, employee state insurance, gratuity, bonus and tax deducted at source are central. An employer in Telangana works to the same rates and thresholds as one in Delhi or Chennai.

Confirm this before you rely on it. Any of this can change on a notification you will not see. Verify the office with the department, and take advice from your chartered accountant or labour law adviser on what actually applies to you. None of this is legal or tax advice. Offrd has no connection to the offices named and does not represent them. Checked 12 September 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us at service@offrd.co.

Where do Telangana employers sit, industry by industry?

Across the districts we could document, Telangana's industrial base splits cleanly into two eras, an older manufacturing and processing economy the government's MSME-DI profiles actually count, and a newer software and pharma economy that mostly sits outside those same documents.

Sircilla powerloom clusterKarimnagar district390 units

22,168 jobs, the single largest employment figure found in any Telangana district cluster in this project.

Granite processing clusterKhammam district600 units

Rs 350 crore turnover, exporting to the United States, China, Japan, Taiwan, Germany and Australia.

Named PSU and pharma anchorsstatewideNTPC, Singareni Collieries, Dr Reddy's, Divi's Laboratories

Coal, power and pharmaceutical names recur across multiple district profiles as the state's most consistently documented large employers.

Hyderabad's startup institutionsHyderabadT-Hub, WE Hub, T-Works

Real, named state government initiatives, though none of the district MSME-DI profiles we reviewed put a figure on the city's software or startup economy.

Where a Telangana employer registers and asks questions

Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation

Manages the state's industrial parks and estates.

TSIIC
Labour Department, Government of Telangana

Shops and establishment registration and labour compliance.

TS Labour Dept
Commercial Taxes Department, Telangana

GST and commercial tax registration for employers.

TS Commercial Taxes
TS-iPASS

Single window clearance for new industrial and business investment in the state.

TS-iPASS

Confirm this before you rely on it. Figures above are drawn from district level MSME-DI profiles dated between 2010-11 and 2025, cited individually on each city page. Several newer districts, including Jagitial, Siddipet, Suryapet and Peddapalli, have no dedicated profile of their own yet, so state-wide totals here reflect only the districts we could verify against a government source. Office addresses and contact details can change on a notification you will not see. Verify the office and its current jurisdiction before you act on it, and take advice from your chartered accountant or labour law adviser. None of this is legal or tax advice. Offrd has no connection to the offices named and does not represent them. Checked 12 September 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us at service@offrd.co.

What does a sensible salary structure look like?

Basic pay large enough that provident fund and gratuity are calculated on a realistic base, house rent allowance sized to the city, and a residual allowance that absorbs the rest. Since 21 November 2025 there is a further check under the labour codes: where excluded allowances exceed half of total remuneration, the excess is added back into wages for statutory purposes. A structure built to keep basic thin no longer achieves anything.

Getting this right once, at the company level, is worth more than tuning it per employee.

salary structure guide for Indian companies

How long should the notice period be?

Between 15 and 90 days is the normal range in India, with 30 days the most common for the sort of company this page is written for. Longer notice looks protective and often is not, because a person who has decided to leave is rarely productive for three months.

The clause should bind both sides for the same length. A notice period that applies only to the employee is the first thing an adjudicator will pick at.

what a notice period means

How fast does a full and final settlement have to be paid?

Final wages are due within two working days of the last working day, under section 17(2) of the Code on Wages, in force since 21 November 2025. That covers resignation, termination and retirement alike. The 30 and 45 day settlements that were normal in India before that date no longer meet the rule for wages.

Gratuity keeps its own timeline of 30 days under the Payment of Gratuity Act. Leave encashment and bonus sit on separate footing again, so a settlement is not one deadline but several.

the two day wage rule

How does overtime work for Telangana employers?

Where it applies, overtime is paid at twice the ordinary rate of wages, and the daily and weekly hour caps come from the state Shops and Establishments Act or the Factories Act depending on the establishment. Managerial and supervisory roles are usually outside the overtime provisions, and where the line falls is set by the applicable Act rather than by the job title.

The record matters as much as the rate. Overtime claimed without an hours record is hard to defend either way.

overtime pay rules

Frequently asked questions

Who collects professional tax from a Telangana employer?

Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana - the assessing authority appointed under s.3 of the Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987 for the circle in which the establishment falls. Local authorities may not levy profession tax (s.32).

What share of CTC should basic pay be?

Many Indian employers sit between 40 and 50 percent of gross. Under the labour codes, allowances excluded from wages that exceed 50 percent of total remuneration get added back, so a basic that is too thin no longer reduces provident fund or gratuity.

Telangana Cities We Cover

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Karimnagar • కరీంనగర్

HR for Karimnagar SMEs

Offer letters, confirmations, and payroll-ready exports without spreadsheets.

Khammam • ఖమ్మం

HR for Khammam SMEs

Attendance and leave tracking that works for field and on-site teams.

Mahbubnagar

HR for Mahbubnagar SMEs

Simple document workflows for growing teams.

Nalgonda • నల్గొండ

HR for Nalgonda SMEs

Cleaner approvals and faster letters for everyday HR.

Nizamabad • నిజామాబాద్

HR for Nizamabad SMEs

Simple workflows for local SMEs moving from manual to digital HR.

Warangal • వరంగల్

HR for Warangal SMEs

Automate documents and attendance for growing businesses.

Jagitial

HR for Jagitial SMEs

Generate consistent letters and track approvals easily.

Adilabad

HR for Adilabad SMEs

Onboarding, attendance, and letter generation in minutes.

Mancherial

HR for Mancherial SMEs

Keep records tidy and letters uniform as you scale.

Ramagundam

HR for Ramagundam SMEs

Lightweight HR automation for plants and services teams.

Siddipet

HR for Siddipet SMEs

Bite-sized tools that remove repetitive HR tasks.

Suryapet

HR for Suryapet SMEs

Fast letters, clean approvals, and mobile-first attendance.

Why Telangana Companies Choose Offrd

Made for Indian SMEs, accurate statutory calculations and a mobile-first experience.

Compliance Simplified

Guides and calculators aligned to PF, ESI, and Professional Tax requirements for Telangana. Stay on top of Shops & Establishments norms without manual tracking.

Document Generation

Offer, probation, confirmation, increment, and separation letters, generated in minutes with consistent formatting and company branding.

Attendance & Leave

QR-based check-ins and location-aware options for distributed teams. Clear leave balances and fast approvals reduce admin time.

Payslip Ready Exports

Accurate salary breakups and exports that fit your payroll process. Downloadable reports and role-based access for finance and HR.

Built for Mobile

Employees can mark attendance, view payslips, and apply for leave on the go.

Support that Understands You

Help in English and Telugu. Quick responses during India business hours.

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