The Government of Goa has revised the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for employees working in 20 scheduled employments, effective from 1 October 2026. The Office of the Commissioner, Labour and Employment, issued the order on 5 November 2026. The revised VDA is ₹154 per day, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Industrial Workers […]
If you run a business in Haryana — whether in Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Bahadurgarh, Panipat, Ambala, or any other district — the Haryana government has revised minimum wages for all employments, effective from 1 April 2026. Every employer in the state must update payroll immediately. The Haryana Government Labour Department issued Notification No. 2/25/26-2 Lab […]
Managing minimum wage in India 2026 across multiple states is harder than it looks. A company operating payroll across Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat discovered during a compliance audit in January 2026 that it had been applying the October 2024 rates for two states and the October 2025 rates for the other two. Notably, […]
Last updated: 14 October 2026 Employers in Madhya Pradesh should use the latest applicable state wage notification when preparing payroll. The reported revision effective from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 updates the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for notified employments. The applicable minimum wage depends on the worker’s skill category and the scheduled employment […]
The “low-basic, high-allowance” era of Indian payroll wasn’t just a trend; it was a decades-long comfort zone before the Wage Rule reshaped salary structures. Employers loved it because it trimmed the fat off statutory outflows and simplified PF Compliance and day-to-day PF Management, while employees—at least on the surface—enjoyed the higher take-home pay and lower […]
Building a business is never just about the balance sheet; it is about the sweat, the late nights, and the dreams of every entrepreneur who wants to leave a legacy. However, that peace of mind often vanishes when the “compliance clock” strikes. As we move through 2026, the Karnataka Minimum Wage Revision is no longer […]
The Telangana Government has promulgated a new minimum wage notification, effective October 2025, with updates made to both the Basic Wage and the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) across various categories of employees. Ensuring timely compliance with these wage rates and adjustment of pay levels not only fulfills obligations legally, but can also ensure employee satisfaction […]
The Uttar Pradesh Government has promulgated a new minimum wage notification, effective October 2025, with updates made to both the Basic Wage and the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) across all categories of employees – Unskilled, Semi-skilled, and Skilled. Ensuring timely compliance with these wage rates and adjustment of pay levels not only fulfills obligations legally, […]
The Madhya Pradesh Government has promulgated a new minimum wage notification, effective October 2025, with updates made to both the Basic Wage and the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) across all categories of employees – Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled, and Highly Skilled. Ensuring timely compliance with these wage rates and adjustment of pay levels not only fulfills […]
The Gujarat Government has promulgated a new minimum wage notification, effective October 2025, with updates made to both the Basic Wage and the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) across all categories of employees and zones – Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled, and Highly Skilled. Ensuring timely compliance with these wage rates and adjustment of pay levels not only […]
The Bihar Government has promulgated a new minimum wage notification, effective October 2025, with updates made to both the Basic Wage and the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) across all categories of employees – Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled, and Highly Skilled. Ensuring timely compliance with these wage rates and adjustment of pay levels not only fulfills obligations […]
On October 30, 2025, the Haryana State Government issued a notification revising the minimum wage rates, effective from July 1, 2025. This revision covers five principal categories of workers: Unskilled, Semi-Skilled (Class A & B), Skilled (Class A & B), Highly Skilled, and Clerical/General Staff. Key Wage Rates (Monthly / Daily) Category Total Daily Wage […]