Kerala Labour Welfare Fund: ₹45 employee, ₹45 employer a half-year
The Kerala Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021, as passed by the Assembly, raises section 15(1) contributions to ₹45 each per half-year from 16 January 2020, replacing the 2020 ordinance. The assented Act and its Gazette text have not been retrieved.
Kerala shops minimum wages: basic rates from ₹9,330 to ₹8,280 a month
G.O.(P) No.196/2016/LBR sets monthly basic wages for shops and commercial establishments by class and grade across the state, with a dearness allowance of ₹26 a month for each point the district's price index is above 240, and ₹200 a month more in municipal and corporation areas. A revision was proposed in February 2026 and is not yet final.
Current
Kerala shops welfare fund: ₹50 employee, ₹50 employer a month
The Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Workers Welfare Fund Board collects ₹50 a month from each worker and ₹50 a month from the employer for each worker; the employer pays both. Shops with two or more persons also fall under the Kerala Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1975, and which fund applies to them is not settled.