Can I just stop filing GST returns?

No. Returns remain due and late fees accrue per day per return until the registration is formally cancelled.

Is a final return needed after cancellation?

Yes. A final return is due after cancellation, and missing it leaves the matter open even though the registration has ended.

Can I cancel with pending returns?

Pending returns generally have to be filed before cancellation is accepted, so clearing them is part of the process.

Can Webdoid Technologies handle this from Bhopal?

Yes. We file from our Bhopal office and answer the department's queries ourselves. Documents come by WhatsApp or email.

There is no fixed price, because the right fee depends on scope. You get a written, itemised quote - government fees separate - usually the same working day.

Labour Licence for Contractors

Engaging contract labour above a threshold requires a licence. Public sector and large private buyers check it before they let you on site.

Two sides of the same requirement

Where a contractor engages contract labour above the prescribed number, the contractor needs a licence and the organisation engaging the contractor — the principal employer — needs its own registration.

That is why buyers care. If your labour compliance fails, the principal employer inherits the exposure. Public sector buyers in particular verify this at onboarding rather than trusting it, which is why contractors in places like Singrauli meet it early.

It sits alongside EPF and ESIC rather than replacing them. All three get checked, and a gap in any one of them stalls a vendor registration.

What comes with the licence

Wage records and registers maintained as the rules prescribe, and produced when asked.
Wages paid on time and through the prescribed route.
EPF and ESIC for the workers where applicable — the labour licence does not substitute for them.
Welfare facilities on site as the rules require.
Renewal before expiry. A lapsed licence mid-contract is a live problem.

Written 5 September 2026. Government requirements and portal behaviour change — message us to confirm before you rely on any date or figure here.

Where contractors get caught

Usually on records rather than on the licence itself. Having the licence and not maintaining the registers is a common position, and it is the registers that get inspected.

The other common gap is workers engaged through a sub-agent, where nobody is quite sure who the employer is. That ambiguity is not a defence — it is the thing an inspection resolves against you.

Common questions

There is a prescribed threshold and states can vary it. Tell us your headcount and where you operate and we will confirm.

That is normal for public sector and large private buyers. It is a real requirement, not a formality, so it needs starting before mobilisation.

That depends on the actual arrangement, and the ambiguity usually resolves against the contractor. Worth clarifying properly rather than leaving vague.

Yes. They are separate obligations and all three are checked together.