Hyderabad City Police Commissioner, C.V. Anand, has issued new directives concerning the operational hours for various shops and establishments across the city. As per the latest memo, hotels, restaurants, dhabas, ice cream parlours, bakeries, tiffin centres, coffee shops, tea stalls, and pan shops are now permitted to operate from 5:00 AM until 1:00 AM every night. This move is backed by Government Order (G.O) Ms. No. 12 issued by the Labour Employment Training & Factories Department, dated 15-05-2023, which permits extended operational hours under the A.P. Shops and Establishments Act.

Certain other establishments, such as cloth stores, jewellery shops, supermarkets, electronic shops, and kirana stores, are required to close by 11:00 PM daily as per G.O. Ms. No. 86, issued by the Excise-II Department. Additionally, wine shops within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and peripheral areas will operate between 10:00 AM and 11:00 PM, while bars in these areas are allowed to stay open until midnight on weekdays and until 1:00 AM on weekends as per G.O. Ms. No. 339 from the Revenue Department.

Commissioner C.V. Anand has instructed all DCsP, ACsP, and SHOs within the Hyderabad Police Commissionerate limits to enforce these timings. Violations by establishments will result in strict legal action. The aim is to maintain public order while ensuring that businesses comply with these revised operational hours.