Z3/3459/2026
Tamil Nadu minimum wages — dearness allowance from 01.04.2026, Commissioner of Labour statement Z3/3459/2026 dated 18.02.2026
- Notification number
- Z3/3459/2026
- Issued for
- Tamil Nadu
- Date
- 18 February 2026
- Topic
- Minimum wages
What it says
Statement of the Commissioner of Labour, Chennai, of the dearness allowance payable from 1 April 2026 for 72 scheduled employments, from the average Chennai consumer price index for 2025 (344 points, base 2001 = 100). Entry 62, shops and commercial establishments (G.O.(2D) No.65 of 20.08.2024, base 161 in 2010): ₹40.18 per point per month, ₹7,353 a month. Only that entry is published here.
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 · Tamil Nadu.
- Da.Basis
- From 1 April 2026 the dearness allowance for shops and commercial establishments is ₹7,353 a month: ₹40.18 for each of the 183 points by which the 2025 average Chennai consumer price index (344) exceeds the base of 161.
- Da.Month
- 7353