Labour-LabOMWA/1/2021-4L(260032)/166
Punjab minimum wages from 01.05.2026 — statewide basic rates under section 8(3) of the Code on Wages, 2019, No. Labour-Lab0MIWA/1/2021-4L (260032)/166, Punjab Govt. Gazette (Extra.) 01.05.2026
- Notification number
- Labour-LabOMWA/1/2021-4L(260032)/166
- Issued for
- Punjab
- Date
- 1 May 2026
- Topic
- Minimum wages
What it says
One statewide table of basic minimum rates for all employments in Punjab from 1 May 2026, by month, day and hour: ₹13,486 unskilled, ₹14,383 semi-skilled, ₹15,414 skilled and ₹16,601 highly skilled a month. A second table sets rates for four staff categories graded by qualification, ₹19,431 down to ₹14,406 a month. The daily rate is the monthly rate divided by 26 and includes the weekly rest day. The rates are basic and may not be split into allowances; 100% neutralisation of the consumer price index is promised but not yet published.
What was taken from it
The figures and statements this desk reads off this document, as extracted. Each one is shown on the topic page it belongs to: Minimum wages · Punjab.
- Highly.Day
- 638.50
- Highly.Month
- 16601
- Semi.Day
- 553.19
- Semi.Month
- 14383
- Skilled.Day
- 592.84
- Skilled.Month
- 15414
- Staff.A.Day
- 747.34
- Staff.A.Month
- 19431
- Staff.B.Day
- 673.46
- Staff.B.Month
- 17510
- Staff.C.Day
- 607.15
- Staff.C.Month
- 15786
- Staff.D.Day
- 554.07
- Staff.D.Month
- 14406
- Unskilled.Day
- 518.69
- Unskilled.Month
- 13486