Minimum wages
State, zone, skill — shops vs industrial.
One statewide rate for each grade; the notification sets no zones.
Per day, in force from 1 April 2026, across all 29 scheduled employments. These rates come from Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, which takes effect from 1 April 2026 and supersedes Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/14 of 21 July 2025. Meghalaya fixes no zones and publishes no separate schedule per employment: this single table is stated to cover all 29 scheduled employments, from agriculture and mines to shops, hotels, domestic workers and security guards. The rates are inclusive of the variable dearness allowance but exclusive of any other concession an employee enjoys, and they are revised every six months on the price index, so a further revision is expected — the notification states no end date and none is assumed here.
| Skill | Statewide |
|---|---|
| unskilled | ₹555.00 / day |
| Semi-skilled | ₹598.00 / day |
| skilled | ₹640.00 / day |
| Highly skilled | ₹682.00 / day |
The same notification also says
- The rates are per day. The notification prints no monthly figure and gives no rule for working one out, so none is shown.
- The minimum rates include the wages payable for the weekly day of rest.
- Working hours continue at 8 hours a day and 48 hours a week until further orders.
- Overtime is paid at double the ordinary rate of wages.
- The variable dearness allowance is rounded off to the next higher rupee. The four allowance figures are mutually consistent with a single underlying percentage under that rounding rule, which is a check on the reading rather than a figure the notification states.
- Issued with the concurrence of the Finance (PR) Department and signed by the Principal Secretary, and sent to the Director of Printing and Stationery for publication in the extraordinary gazette.
- This notification was confirmed as the current one on 28 September 2026 against the Labour Commissioner's own register of notifications, where it heads the Minimum Wages Act section.
Meghalaya's own rules · researched
The table above is from the state's own published minimum wage notification. Everything below is Meghalaya-specific, researched and not yet checked against an official source.
Meghalaya sets one table of rates for the whole State and applies it to all 29 of its scheduled employments. Whatever the work, these are the figures.
Not yet verified against an official sourceThe rates, per day, from 1 April 2026
- Unskilled
- ₹555 a dayMinimum wage ₹525 plus revised VDA ₹30 = ₹555, as printed.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- Semi-skilled
- ₹598 a dayMinimum wage ₹565 plus revised VDA ₹33 = ₹598, as printed.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- Skilled
- ₹640 a dayMinimum wage ₹605 plus revised VDA ₹35 = ₹640, as printed.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- Highly-skilled
- ₹682 a dayMinimum wage ₹645 plus revised VDA ₹37 = ₹682, as printed.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- A monthly rate
- Not yet addedThe notification fixes rates by the day only. It gives no monthly figure and no rule for working one out, so none is shown here.
- What the rates already include
- The variable dearness allowance, and the weekly day of restThe revised rates are inclusive of the variable dearness allowance but exclusive of any other concession an employee enjoys, and the minimum rates include the wages payable for the weekly day of rest. So there is nothing further to add for either.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- How the allowance is worked out
- Rounded off to the next higher rupeeThe allowance is linked to the Consumer Price Index and revised every six months. The four allowance figures are all consistent with a single underlying percentage under that rounding rule, which corroborates the reading — but the notification never prints the percentage, so this desk does not either.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
The 29 scheduled employments this table covers
- Covered employments
- All 29Agriculture; Construction and maintenance of buildings including Public Health Engineering; Stone crushing and breaking operations; Construction, generation and distribution of power, water supply, land development excavation and reclamation; Sericulture and weaving; Fruit preservation; Soil conservation; Animal husbandry and veterinary; Forest; Local authority; Public motor transport; Saw mill; Plywood industry; Motor workshops; Furniture industry; Bakery; Shops and establishment; Printing press; Sales, distribution and handling of petroleum products; Steel fabrication and concrete products including brick making; Tailoring; Wax and candle industry; Hotels and restaurants; Mines and minerals; Safai karamcharis; Employment in registered factories not elsewhere classified; Employment under Government authority (casual contingency employee); Domestic workers; Security guard.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- Why there is only one table
- Not yet addedMeghalaya fixes no zones and publishes no separate schedule per employment. The same four grades and the same four figures are stated to apply across every scheduled employment, which is unlike most states on this desk, where the employment determines the rate.
How the notification was made
- The power used
- Sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- Dated and effective
- Dated 1 May 2026, effective from 1 April 2026The notification is dated a month after the date it takes effect from, so it operates retrospectively. The notification says so on its face; nothing is inferred.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- Concurrence
- Finance (PR) Department, I/D No. F(PR)-36/2026 of 1 May 2026Signed by the Principal Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, and sent to the Director of Printing and Stationery for publication in the extraordinary gazette.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- When it will change
- Revised every six monthsBy adoption of a Consumer Price Index linked variable dearness allowance. The register of notifications shows that cadence being kept — revisions in June 2024, December 2024, January 2025, July 2025 and May 2026.Notification No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/26 of 1 May 2026, Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya