{"id":"in-madhya-pradesh","country":"in","kind":"state","name":{"en":"Madhya Pradesh","local":"मध्य प्रदेश"},"languages":["hi","en"],"currency":"INR","symbol":"₹","fxPerUsd":94,"cities":{"T1":"Indore","T2":"Jabalpur","T3":"Vidisha"},"basket":{"teaCup":12,"simpleMeal":80,"haircutMen":80,"milkLitre":60,"breadLoaf":45,"unskilledDayWage":478,"minWageMonthly":12425,"shopRentSqftMonth":{"T1":100,"T2":50,"T3":22},"electricityCommercialKwh":9.5,"lpgCommercialCylinder":2900,"petrolLitre":116.17},"tax":{"salesTax":"GST 0/5/18/40% (national, from 22 Sep 2025)","smallBizThreshold":"₹40 lakh goods / ₹20 lakh services; composition 1% for traders up to ₹1.5 crore","localLevies":"Professional tax up to ₹2,500/yr; electricity duty on commercial bills; mandi/municipal fees"},"licences":[{"name":"Shop & Establishment registration (MP Shops & Establishments Act 1958, amended Dec 2025)","fee":"₹100–₹250 by staff (1959 Rules) or ₹200–₹2,000 per 2026 guides; statutory cap ₹2,500; renewal abolished","authority":"Labour dept (Shram Seva portal) / municipal body","source":"https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2025/12/19/madhya-pradesh-shops-and-establishments-second-amendment-2025-explained/"},{"name":"Professional tax registration/enrolment","fee":"up to ₹2,500/yr","authority":"Commercial Tax dept","source":"https://ezhrm.in/professional-tax-india-2026-state-wise-slabs-filing-guide/"},{"name":"Municipal trade/health licence (e.g. Indore Municipal Corporation)","fee":"₹500–₹10,000/yr by trade and area (Est.)","authority":"Municipal corporation","source":"Est.: IMC/BMC trade licence fee schedules not found for 2026"},{"name":"Liquor retail (none in 19 religious towns from 1 Apr 2025)","fee":"n/a there; elsewhere excise auction","authority":"Excise dept","source":"https://scroll.in/latest/1080886/madhya-pradesh-liquor-ban-takes-effect-in-19-places-of-religious-significance"}],"festivals":[{"name":"Diwali","dates2026_27":"6–11 Nov 2026 (Diwali 8 Nov)","effect":"biggest retail week; sweets/namkeen (Indore, Ratlam) peak"},{"name":"Holi + Rangpanchami (Indore Gair)","dates2026_27":"about 22 Mar 2027 Holi; Rangpanchami ~5 days later (verify)","effect":"sweets/snacks up; Indore street processions shut central markets for a day"},{"name":"Bhagoria haats (Jhabua, Alirajpur, Dhar)","dates2026_27":"week before Holi, ~mid-Mar 2027","effect":"tribal market fairs: rural trade spike in western MP"},{"name":"Sawan at Mahakal, Ujjain","dates2026_27":"about Jul–Aug 2027","effect":"pilgrim footfall surge for Ujjain eateries, flowers, prasad"},{"name":"Simhastha Kumbh, Ujjain","dates2026_27":"spring 2028 (preparation spending in 2026–27)","effect":"crores of pilgrims; huge temporary vending demand, liquor/meat restrictions"}],"seasons":[{"months":"Apr–Jun","what":"Heat 44–47°C (Gwalior, Chambal, Bundelkhand): daytime footfall down"},{"months":"Jul–Sep","what":"Monsoon; Narmada/Chambal flooding in some years"},{"months":"Dec–Jan","what":"Cold north MP (Gwalior ~3–5°C nights); tea and snacks up"}],"payments":{"digitalShare":"about 55–65% urban (Indore/Bhopal higher), 30–45% in small towns (Est.)","credit":"udhaar strong in kirana; crop-cycle credit in rural towns"},"notes":"Madhya Pradesh is a low-cost, lower-income interior state: minimum wages (₹12,425/month unskilled from Apr 2026) and rents are modest, but fuel is among the costliest in India (petrol ₹114–116/L because of high state VAT) and commercial power rose 4.8% on average for FY 2026-27. Indore is a strong food-and-trading city (namkeen, poha-jalebi, Sarafa night market) while much of the state is rural and cash-heavy. The distinctive rules are religious: liquor sales are banned in 19 places of religious importance from April 2025, and Ujjain's Simhastha 2028 will bring a pilgrim boom with tighter restrictions. Shop registration is cheap and renewal was abolished in Dec 2025.","factors":[{"id":"P01","cat":"Wages","name":"Minimum wage, unskilled (from 1 Apr 2026)","value":"₹12,425/month (₹9,575 basic + ₹2,850 VDA)","role":"HV","source":"https://wageindicator.org/en-in/ai/work-in-india/minimum-wage/18468-madhya-pradesh/18554-local-authorities/","estimate":false},{"id":"P02","cat":"Wages","name":"Minimum wage, semi-skilled","value":"₹13,421/month","role":"HV","source":"https://wageindicator.org/en-in/ai/work-in-india/minimum-wage/18468-madhya-pradesh/18554-local-authorities/","estimate":false},{"id":"P03","cat":"Wages","name":"Minimum wage, skilled / highly skilled","value":"₹15,144 / ₹16,769 per month","role":"HV","source":"https://wageindicator.org/en-in/ai/work-in-india/minimum-wage/18468-madhya-pradesh/18554-local-authorities/","estimate":false},{"id":"P04","cat":"Wages","name":"Unskilled daily equivalent","value":"₹478/day (₹12,425 / 26)","role":"HV","source":"https://wageindicator.org/en-in/ai/work-in-india/minimum-wage/18468-madhya-pradesh/18554-local-authorities/","estimate":false},{"id":"P05","cat":"Wages","name":"Oct 2026 VDA revision","value":"not yet found; expect +₹150–300/month (Est.)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: MP revises VDA every Apr/Oct; Oct 2025 step was of this size","estimate":true},{"id":"P06","cat":"Wages","name":"Typical informal shop-helper pay","value":"Indore ₹9–13k, Jabalpur ₹8–11k, small towns ₹6–9k","role":"HV","source":"Est.: national presets, lower-income state","estimate":true},{"id":"P07","cat":"Rent","name":"Shop rent T1 Indore","value":"₹100/sq ft/month (Rajwada/MG Road far higher)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: about 80% of Ahmedabad average (₹120, getoccupi)","estimate":true},{"id":"P08","cat":"Rent","name":"Shop rent T2 Jabalpur","value":"₹50/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P09","cat":"Rent","name":"Shop rent T3 Vidisha","value":"₹22/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P10","cat":"Energy","name":"MPERC FY 2026-27 tariff order","value":"average +4.80% (vs 10.19% sought); order MPERC/RE/2026/507, 26 Mar 2026; LV minimum charges abolished","role":"HV","source":"https://solarquarter.com/2026/03/27/mperc-approves-4-8-tariff-hike-for-fy-2026-27-balancing-discom-finances-and-consumer-relief/","estimate":false},{"id":"P11","cat":"Energy","name":"Commercial (LV-2 non-domestic) all-in","value":"about ₹9.5/kWh","role":"HV","source":"Est.: LV-2 energy charge ~₹7–8/kWh in recent MP orders + fixed charge + electricity duty; +4.8% for FY 2026-27 (https://solarquarter.com/2026/03/27/mperc-approves-4-8-tariff-hike-for-fy-2026-27-balancing-discom-finances-and-consumer-relief/)","estimate":true},{"id":"P12","cat":"Energy","name":"Commercial LPG 19 kg (Bhopal/Indore)","value":"about ₹2,900","role":"HV","source":"Est.: inland state, between Lucknow ₹2,932.50 and Jaipur ₹2,839 (https://www.goodreturns.in/news/lpg-gas-cylinder-prices-hiked-october-1-2026-19-kg-commercial-lpg-prices-up-rs-62-71-50-city-wise-1538497.html)","estimate":true},{"id":"P13","cat":"Energy","name":"Petrol, Jabalpur / Indore / Bhopal","value":"₹116.17 / ₹114.58 / ₹114.54 per litre (25 Oct 2026), among India's highest","role":"HV","source":"https://www.businesstoday.in/fuel-price/petrol-price-in-silvassa-today","estimate":false},{"id":"P14","cat":"Licences","name":"S&E registration fee","value":"₹100–₹250 (1959 Rules) vs ₹200–₹2,000 (2026 guides); cap ₹2,500","role":"HV","source":"https://calcguru.in/?p=1435","estimate":false},{"id":"P15","cat":"Licences","name":"S&E renewal","value":"renewal requirement removed (Second Amendment Act, in force 15 Dec 2025)","role":"HV","source":"https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2025/12/19/madhya-pradesh-shops-and-establishments-second-amendment-2025-explained/","estimate":false},{"id":"P16","cat":"Regulation","name":"Liquor ban in religious towns","value":"19 places incl. Ujjain MC area, Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, Maihar, Chitrakoot (from 1 Apr 2025)","role":"HV","source":"https://scroll.in/latest/1080886/madhya-pradesh-liquor-ban-takes-effect-in-19-places-of-religious-significance","estimate":false},{"id":"P17","cat":"Regulation","name":"Meat in religious towns / along Narmada","value":"state push to curb meat and liquor shops in Narmada-bank towns; open meat sale curbs","role":"RE","source":"https://scroll.in/latest/1073307/madhya-pradesh-ensure-meat-liquor-not-consumed-in-towns-along-narmada-cm-tells-officials","estimate":false},{"id":"P18","cat":"Regulation","name":"Night markets","value":"Indore Sarafa and Chappan Dukan: late-night food trade tolerated","role":"PD","source":"Est.: well-known Indore night food markets","estimate":true},{"id":"P19","cat":"Regulation","name":"Cleanliness enforcement (Indore)","value":"India's cleanest-city ranking; spot fines for littering/plastic on vendors","role":"RE","source":"Est.: Swachh Survekshan top rank repeatedly; IMC spot fines","estimate":true},{"id":"P20","cat":"Tax","name":"Professional tax","value":"up to ₹2,500/yr","role":"HV","source":"https://ezhrm.in/professional-tax-india-2026-state-wise-slabs-filing-guide/","estimate":false},{"id":"P21","cat":"Tax","name":"National rules","value":"Inherits national rules from in.json (GST 0/5/18/40%, FSSAI basic registration to ₹1.5 crore, Mudra, PM SVANidhi, labour codes from 21 Nov 2025)","role":"HV","source":"See src/data/places/in.json (national baseline, sourced there): https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/advisories/2026/03/69c6a23234827order_27032026.pdf","estimate":false},{"id":"P22","cat":"Finance","name":"Mukhyamantri Udyam Kranti Yojana","value":"₹1–50 lakh (manufacturing) / ₹1–25 lakh (services/trade); 3% interest subsidy up to 7 yrs; age 18–40 (some sources 45)","role":"PD","source":"https://tallysolutions.com/business-guides/udyam-kranti-yojana-loan-scheme/","estimate":false},{"id":"P23","cat":"Finance","name":"Scheme eligibility","value":"12th pass, family income ≤ ₹12 lakh/yr; Udyam registration mandatory","role":"PD","source":"https://centralbank.bank.in/en/mmuky","estimate":false},{"id":"P24","cat":"Festivals","name":"Diwali 2026","value":"8 Nov 2026","role":"HV","source":"https://navbharatlive.com/religion/diwali-kab-hai-2026-date-bhai-dooj-rrs05","estimate":false},{"id":"P25","cat":"Festivals","name":"Simhastha 2028 build-up","value":"Ujjain infrastructure works and pilgrim inflow rising through 2027","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Simhastha held every 12 years (last 2016)","estimate":true},{"id":"P26","cat":"Festivals","name":"Bhagoria haats","value":"tribal fairs week before Holi: rural sales spike in Jhabua/Alirajpur","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P27","cat":"Climate","name":"Heatwave","value":"Apr–Jun 44–47°C in north MP","role":"RE","source":"Est.: IMD normals","estimate":true},{"id":"P28","cat":"Climate","name":"Narmada / monsoon floods","value":"e.g. Aug 2020 Narmada floods in Hoshangabad","role":"RE","source":"Est.: periodic river floods","estimate":true},{"id":"P29","cat":"Payments","name":"Digital share","value":"55–65% urban, 30–45% small towns","role":"HV","source":"Est.: national UPI data adjusted for lower-income state","estimate":true},{"id":"P30","cat":"Prices","name":"Packet milk (Sanchi)","value":"₹1–3/L hike May 2026; tea-special 1 L ₹60 → ₹62; toned ~₹58–60","role":"HV","source":"https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2026/5/15/morning-tea-gets-costlier-bhopalites-grumble-as-sanchi-hikes-milk-prices-up-to-rs-3litre.html","estimate":false},{"id":"P31","cat":"Prices","name":"Loose milk (Indore)","value":"₹60 → ₹63/L (Apr 2026)","role":"HV","source":"https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/bhopal/mp-news-milk-prices-rise-by-24-per-litre-amid-increase-in-cattle-feed-cost","estimate":false},{"id":"P32","cat":"Prices","name":"Cup of tea","value":"₹10–15; baseline ₹12","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Bhopal press framed Sanchi hike as 'morning tea costlier' (https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2026/5/15/morning-tea-gets-costlier-bhopalites-grumble-as-sanchi-hikes-milk-prices-up-to-rs-3litre.html)","estimate":true},{"id":"P33","cat":"Prices","name":"Simple meal (thali / poha-jalebi breakfast ₹30–40)","value":"₹80","role":"HV","source":"Est.: national baseline","estimate":true},{"id":"P34","cat":"Prices","name":"Men's haircut","value":"₹80 (Indore ₹100–150)","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P35","cat":"Language","name":"Business language","value":"Hindi; Malwi, Bundeli, Nimadi locally","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P36","cat":"Income","name":"Per-capita NSDP","value":"about ₹1.5 lakh (2024-25), ~0.65× national","role":"HV","source":"Est.: RBI Handbook Table 9 (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23183) — MP ~₹1.42 lakh in 2023-24, grown ~8%","estimate":true},{"id":"P37","cat":"Demographics","name":"Urbanisation","value":"27.6% (Census 2011)","role":"HV","source":"https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables","estimate":false},{"id":"P38","cat":"Risk","name":"Farmer / mandi agitation","value":"e.g. Mandsaur 2017: curfews and market shutdowns","role":"RE","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P39","cat":"Risk","name":"Religious-town restriction expansion","value":"new towns added to liquor/meat bans with short notice","role":"RE","source":"https://scroll.in/latest/1080886/madhya-pradesh-liquor-ban-takes-effect-in-19-places-of-religious-significance","estimate":true}]}