Minimum Wages Act 1948
Minimum wage rates
The table below summarises minimum wages across states. All states specify different minimum wages for different occupations and skill levels within those occupations.

Minimum Wages Act 1948

Section Title: Minimum wage rates
Table Section Text: The table below summarises minimum wages across states. All states specify different minimum wages for different occupations and skill levels within those occupations.

State	Basic and VDA/special allowance	No. of minimum wages	Lowest minimum wage rate (per day), occupation and date with effect from	Highest minimum wage rate (per day)	Remarks

Andaman and Nicobar	√	63	212 (Agriculture, construction, education, loading- unloading, wood based and unorganised sector) 1 January 2012	322 (Construction, Education and woodbased industry) 1 January 2012

Arunachal Pradesh	×	180	80 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 19 February 2009	100 (Highly skilled workers of forestry and construction) 19 February 2009

Assam	×	267	208 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	208 (Highly skiled workers of forestry and construction) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012

Bihar	√	427	151 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	234 (Highly skilled workers of forestry and construction) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012

Chandigarh	×	387	244.53 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	285.88 (Highly skilled workers of forestry and construction) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012

Chhattisgarh	√	100	173 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	190 (Highly skilled workers of forestry and construction) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	Wages are common for 33 out of 34 industries.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli	√	132	166.8 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012	179.80 (Highly skilled workers of forestry and construction) 1 April 2012	The government gives a special allowance, not VDA

Daman & Diu	√	213	115 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012	128 (Highly skilled workers of forestry and construction) 1 April 2012

Delhi	×	81	270 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012	328 (Highly skilled workers of forestry and construction) 1 April 2012

Goa	×	109	150 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 13 May 2010	179 (Clerks in Commercial and Industrial establishments) 13 May 2010

Gujarat	√	313	55 (unskilled workers in Agarbati industry) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	210.7 (Patiawali-A workers in Brick kilns) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012

Haryana	×	6	186.42 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012	211.42 (All industries) 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012	The six minimum wage rates correspond to different skills common to all industries.

Himachal Pradesh	×	38	130 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012	209.94 (Highly skiled workers of forestry and construction) 1 April 2012

Jammu & Kashmir	×	140	110 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 October 2009	200 (Skilled workers of all industries) 1 October 2009

Jharkhand	√	111	127 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	222 (Highly skiled workers of all industries) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012

Karnataka	√	71 (scheduled employments)	4.25/kg (Peeling cashews) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	226.69 (Manager in Brick Industry) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	Maximum minimum wage/day of a manager in brick industry is calculated by dividing the category's monthly minimum wage by 30 days.

Kerala	√	182	109.04 (Grade IV workers of Toddy Tapping) 2 August 2012	271.32 (Milking cows in Dairy Farming) 2 August 2012

Lakshadweep<	×	16	200 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 December 2011	275 (Highly skiled workers of all industries) 1 December 2011

Madhya Pradesh	√	576	103.66 (Peons and unskilled workers at cardboard box industry) 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012	435 (Accountant at Powerloom) 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012	Minimum wage/day calculated by dividing monthly minimum wage by 30 days.

Maharashtra	√ (Special Allowance)	485	103.67 (Un-skilled workers and peon/watchmen in card-board box industry)	478.57 (Manager in Powerlooms)	Minimum wage/day is calculated by dividing monthly minimum wage by 30 days.

Manipur	×	45	112.30 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 February 2011	132.60 (Skilled workers of all industries) 1 February 2011

Meghalaya	×	81	100 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 24 August 2009	140 (Skilled workers of all industries) 24 August 2009

Mizoram	×	16	132 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 April 2009	235 (Skilled Grade II workers of all industries) 1 April 2009

Nagaland	×	144	80 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 October 2009	100 (Skilled Grade II workers of all industries) 1 October 2009

Orissa	×	332	90 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 13 July 2009	129 (Highly skilled workers of all industries) 13 July 2009

Pondicherry	×	87 without VDA 8 with VDA	55 (Female light workers in Agriculture) 1 March 2011	177.88 (Manager of security guards) 1 March 2011	55/day is the wage for 8 hours a day of work

Punjab	×	664	154.62 (Agriculture, meal or foodgrain) 1 March 2012	209.18 (Truck/Tempo/Bus Driver / Supervisor / Stenographer) 1 March 2012

Rajasthan	×	212	147 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 May 2012	217 (Highly skilled workers of all industries) 1 May 2012

Sikkim	×	100	130 (Unskilled workers of all industries) 1 July 2010	190 (Highly skilled workers of all industries) 1 July 2010

Tamil Nadu	√	69	85 (Women workers in agriculture) 1 April 2012	273 (Neera tapping) 1 April 2012	Rs. 85/day is the wage rate for 5 hours of daily work

Tripura	×	50	38 (Unskilled workers at tea plantations) wef Not mentioned	251.54 (Highly skilled worker at Mechanical workshop) wef Not mentioned	The 38/day minimum wage rate includes supply of rice and wheat dough

West Bengal	×	245	269.5 (without food, Agriculture) January 2015	296 (All industries except agriculture) January 2015

Uttarakhand	√	191	82 (Unskilled workers at Khandsari, Soap and Woolen industries) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	253 (Skilled workers at engineering industry and establishments) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012

Uttar Pradesh	√	178	100 (Agriculture) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012	220.35 (All industries except agriculture) 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012

Central Sphere	√	44	162 (Mining) 1 April 2012	1120.93 (Agriculture) 1 April 2012	Central Sphere consists of Area A and B, both comprising metropolitan cities

Sentence(s)

The highest minimum wage rate in 2012 was Rs. 322/day in Andaman and Nicobar had the lowest with Rs. 38/day in Tripura.

final_sentence: The highest minimum wage rate in 2012 was Rs. 322/day in Andaman and Nicobar had the lowest with Rs. 38/day in Tripura.