1 May 2026
Punjab minimum wages: ₹13,486 to ₹16,601 a month, statewide
Notification No. Labour-Lab0MIWA/1/2021-4L (260032)/166 of 01.05.2026, under section 8(3) of the Code on Wages, 2019, fixes one statewide basic rate for every employment in the State: ₹13,486 unskilled, ₹14,383 semi-skilled, ₹15,414 skilled and ₹16,601 highly skilled a month, with daily rates of ₹518.69, ₹553.19, ₹592.84 and ₹638.50. A second table sets ₹19,431, ₹17,510, ₹15,786 and ₹14,406 a month for staff categories A to D. The rates are basic: the promised price-index adjustment has not been published.