CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MINIMUM WAGES, EFFECTIVE FROM 1ST-OCTOBER-2021
The Government of India has issued Minimum Wages for the Central Sector, effective October 1, 2021, as per notification F.No. 1 I /26(3)/2021-LS-II.
| *Applicable for the employees employed in the Agriculture Sectors |
| Category of Workers |
Basic Rate of Wages including V.D.A. Area Wise Per Day in Rupees |
| A |
B |
C |
| Basic |
VDA |
Basic |
VDA |
Basic |
VDA |
| Unskilled |
333.00 |
84.00 |
303.00 |
77.00 |
300.00 |
77.00 |
| Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory |
364.00 |
91.00 |
335.00 |
84.00 |
307.00 |
77.00 |
| Skilled/Clerical |
395.00 |
100.00 |
364.00 |
91.00 |
334.00 |
84.00 |
| Highly Skilled |
438.00 |
109.00 |
407.00 |
102.00 |
364.00 |
91.00 |
| Applicable for the employees employed in Mines (Industrial Workers) |
| Category of Workers |
Basic Rate of Wages including V.D.A. Area Wise Per Day in Rupees |
| For Work Above Ground |
For Work Below Ground |
| Unskilled |
350+87=431 |
437+109=539 |
| Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory |
437+109=539 |
523+131=645 |
| Skilled/Clerical |
523+131=645 |
610+152=752 |
| Highly Skilled |
610+152=752 |
683+168=840 |
| Applicable for the employees employed in Construction or Maintenance of Road or Runways or in Building Operations |
| Category of Workers |
Basic Rate of Wages including V.D.A. Area Wise Per Day in Rupees |
| A |
B |
C |
| Unskilled |
523.00 |
131.00 |
437.00 |
109.00 |
350.00 |
87.00 |
| Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory |
579.00 |
145.00 |
494.00 |
123.00 |
410.00 |
102.00 |
| Skilled/Clerical |
637.00 |
158.00 |
579.00 |
145.00 |
494.00 |
123.00 |
| Highly Skilled |
693.00 |
171.00 |
637.00 |
158.00 |
579.00 |
145.00 |
| *Applicable for the employees employed in Loading and Unloading Goods Sheds, Parcel of Railways, Godowns, Warehouse and other Similar Employments (Industrial Workers) |
| Area |
Basic Wages Per Day |
V.D.A. Per Day |
Total Per Day |
| (A) |
523.00 |
131.00 |
654.00 |
| (B) |
437.00 |
109.00 |
546.00 |
| (C) |
350.00 |
87.00 |
437.00 |
| *Applicable for the employees employed in Sweeping and Cleaning Activities (Industrial Workers) |
| Area |
Basic Wages Per Day |
V.D.A. Per Day |
Total Per Day |
| (A) |
523.00 |
131.00 |
654.00 |
| (B) |
437.00 |
109.00 |
546.00 |
| (C) |
350.00 |
87.00 |
347.00 |
| AREA-“A” |
| S. No. |
Area |
Cat |
S. No. |
Area |
Cat |
| 1 |
Ahmedabad |
(UA) |
10 |
Nagpur |
(UA) |
| 2 |
Bangaluru |
(UA) |
11 |
Lucknow |
(UA) |
| 3 |
Delhi |
(UA) |
12 |
Pune |
(UA) |
| 4 |
Greater Mumbai |
(UA) |
13 |
Faridabad complex |
(M. Corpn) |
| 5 |
Kolkata |
(UA) |
14 |
Ghaziabad |
(UA) |
| 6 |
Navi Mumbai |
(UA) |
15 |
Noida |
|
| 7 |
Hyderabad |
(UA) |
16 |
Secunderabad |
|
| 8 |
Kanpur |
(UA) |
17 |
Gurgaon |
(M. Corpn) |
| 9 |
Chennai |
(UA) |
|
|
|
| AREA-“B” |
| S No. |
Area |
Categories |
S No. |
Area |
Categories |
| 1 |
Agra |
(UA) |
45 |
Kochi |
(UA) |
| 2 |
Ajmer |
(UA) |
46 |
Kolhapur |
(UA) |
| 3 |
Aligarh |
(UA) |
47 |
Kolkata |
(UA) |
| 4 |
Allahabad |
(UA) |
48 |
Kotu |
(M. Corpn) |
| 5 |
Amravati |
(M. Corpn) |
49 |
Kozhikode |
(UA) |
| 6 |
Amritsar |
(UA) |
50 |
Ludhiana |
(M. Corpn) |
| 7 |
Asansol |
(UA) |
51 |
Ma dura i |
(UA) |
| 8 |
Aurangabad |
(UA) |
52 |
Malappuram |
(UA) |
| 9 |
Bareilly |
(UA) |
53 |
Malegaon |
(UA) |
| 10 |
Belgaum |
(UA) |
54 |
Mangalore |
(UA) |
| 11 |
Bhavnagar |
(UA) |
55 |
Meerut |
(UA) |
| 12 |
Bhiwandi |
(UA) |
56 |
Moradabad |
(M. Corpn) |
| 13 |
Bhopal |
(UA) |
57 |
Mysore |
(UA) |
| 14 |
Bhubaneshwar |
(UA) |
58 |
NandcdWagliaJa |
(M. Corpn) |
| 15 |
Bikaner |
(M. Corpn) |
59 |
Nasik |
(UA) |
| 16 |
Bokaro Steel City |
(UA) |
60 |
Nellore |
(UA) |
| 17 |
Chandigarh |
(UA) |
61 |
Panchkula |
(UA) |
| 18 |
Coimbatore |
(UA) |
62 |
Patna |
(UA) |
| 19 |
Cuttack |
(UA) |
63 |
Port Blair |
(UA) |
| 20 |
Dehradun |
(UA) |
64 |
Puducherry |
(UA) |
| 21 |
Dhanbad |
(UA) |
65 |
Raipur |
(UA) |
| 22 |
Durgapur |
(UA) |
66 |
Raurkela |
(UA) |
| 23 |
Durg-Bhilai Nagar |
(UA) |
67 |
Rajkot |
(UA) |
| 24 |
Hrode |
(OA) |
68 |
Ranchi |
(UA) |
| 25 |
Firozabad |
|
69 |
Saharanpur |
(M. Corpn) |
| 26 |
Goa |
|
70 |
Salem |
(UA) |
| 27 |
Gorakhpur |
(UA) |
71 |
Sangli |
(UA) |
| 28 |
Greater Visakhapatnam |
(M. Corpn) |
72 |
Shillong |
|
| 29 |
Gulbarga |
(UA) |
73 |
Siliguri |
(UA) |
| 30 |
Guntur |
(UA) |
74 |
Solapur |
(M. Corpn) |
| 31 |
Guwahati |
(UA) |
75 |
Srinagar |
(UA) |
| 32 |
G wali or |
(UA) |
76 |
Surat |
(UA) |
| 33 |
Hubli-Dharwad |
(M. Corpn) |
77 |
Thiruvananthapuram |
(UA) |
| 34 |
Indore |
(UA) |
78 |
Thrissur |
(UA) |
| 35 |
Jabalpur |
(UA) |
79 |
Tiruchirappalli |
(UA) |
| 36 |
Jaipur |
(M. Corpn) |
80 |
Tiruppur |
(UA) |
| 37 |
Jalandhar |
(UA) |
81 |
Ujjain |
(M. Corpn) |
| 38 |
Jalandhar-Cantt. |
(UA) |
82 |
Vadodara |
(UA) |
| 39 |
Jammu |
(UA) |
83 |
Varanasi |
(UA) |
| 40 |
Jamnagar |
(UA) |
84 |
Vasai- Virar City |
(M.Corpn) |
| 41 |
Jamshedpur |
(UA) |
85 |
Vijayawada |
(UA) |
| 42 |
Jhansi |
(UA) |
86 |
Vishakhapatnam |
(M.Corpn) |
| 43 |
Jodhpur |
(UA) |
87 |
Warangal |
(UA) |
| 44 |
Kannur |
(UA) |
|
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| AREA-“C” |
| AREA “C” shall comprise all areas not mentioned in this list but to which the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (1 1948) extends. |
Note 1 – “M.Coipn” means Municipal Corporation.
Note 2 – “U.A.” means Urban Agglomeration.