Minimum wages
State, zone, skill — shops vs industrial.
All three zones. Highlighted: Zone I — Areas not yet added, the zone chosen above.
These rates apply from 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026.
| Skill | Zone IAreas not yet added | Zone IIAreas not yet added | Zone IIIAreas not yet added |
|---|---|---|---|
| skilled | ₹15,766 / month | ₹15,170 / month | ₹14,574 / month |
| Semi-skilled | ₹14,990 / month | ₹14,394 / month | ₹13,798 / month |
| unskilled | ₹14,155 / month | ₹13,559 / month | ₹12,962 / month |
The notification states monthly rates only. It publishes no daily rate, and no way of working one out from the monthly figure, so none is shown.
Maharashtra's own rules · researched
The table above is from the state's own published minimum wage notification. Everything below is Maharashtra-specific, researched and not yet checked against an official source.
Maharashtra fixes minimum wages for each scheduled employment, such as shops and commercial establishments, as a basic rate plus a special allowance.
Not yet verified against an official sourceHow rates are set
- Rate structure
- A basic rate plus a special allowance (VDA), set separately for each scheduled employmentMinimum Wages Act, 1948 notifications, kept in force by Code on Wages s.69(2) until replaced
- Special allowance (VDA) revision
- Twice a year, from 1 January and 1 July, based on the consumer price indexMaharashtra Labour Commissionerate VDA notifications
- Zones
- Three zones: Zone I, Zone II and Zone IIIScheduled employment notifications
- Areas in each zone
- Not yet addedSet in each employment's notification