• ●Law: Gujarat Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, passed by the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on 11 September 2026, the final day of the monsoon session.
• ●Scope: 12 amendments across 5 state Acts, aimed at easier compliance, simpler approvals and technology-driven services.
• ●24x7 operation: eligible shops, malls, restaurants, hotels, cafes, garages and showrooms may stay open round the clock, all seven days.
• ●Earlier closure windows removed: 2 am-6 am in municipal and state-highway areas, and 11 pm-6 am elsewhere.
• ●Conditions: operators must ensure cleanliness, traffic management and safety; labour safeguards on working hours, rest, leave and safety still apply.
• ●Registration: under the Shops and Establishments Act (known locally as the Gumasta Dhara), businesses can register by self-declaration and self-certified documents, without an inspector in the registration process.
• ●Fire safety: the Gujarat Fire Prevention Act is amended to bring in risk-based regulation.
• ●MSMEs: eight more state Acts - covering areas such as electricity, GIDC industrial estates, co-operatives and irrigation - are brought under the MSME facilitation framework.
• ●Public services: under the Right of Citizens to Public Services Act, an application not resolved in time is escalated automatically to a higher authority, with no fresh appeal needed.
• ●Doctors: amendments to the Medical Council Act let practitioners registered in other states register in Gujarat by self-declaration.
• ●Same day: the government also introduced the Gujarat Rent Bill, 2026, to replace the 1947 rent control law - with mandatory written agreements and a security deposit capped at three months' rent.

Gujarat's Shops and Establishments Act, whose 24x7 provision the 2026 Bill extends, was enacted in which year?