clc·02 Apr 2026·Minimum wage order
The Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (C) has revised the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for various scheduled employments, including agriculture, mining, construction, loading and unloading, sweeping and cleaning, and watch and ward services. This revision is based on the increase in the average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers from 413.52 to 424.80 (Base 2016=100), resulting in an 11.28-point increase. The revised VDA rates, which have been rounded to the next higher rupee, are effective from April 1, 2026. Employers in these sectors must pay the updated minimum wages, which include both the basic rates and the revised VDA, in accordance with the classification of areas and worker categories specified in the orders.
clc·20 Jan 2026·Circular
This document consolidates instructions from the Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) regarding the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. It clarifies that the Central Government is the 'appropriate government' for nationalized banks, the State Bank of India, and BHEL. It confirms the applicability of the Payment of Gratuity Act to NBRC employees. Furthermore, it provides procedural guidelines for Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners to handle wage disputes under the Contract Labour Act and mandates that Registering Officers must strictly adhere to statutory definitions when processing Principal Employer registrations for entities like the Food Corporation of India and the Rural Health Training Centre.
clc·30 Sept 2025·Minimum wage order
The Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner has revised the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for various scheduled employments, including agriculture, mining, construction, loading and unloading, sweeping and cleaning, and watch and ward services. This revision is based on the increase in the average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers from 402.09 to 413.42 (Base 2016=100), resulting in an increase of 11.33 points. The revised VDA rates and total minimum wages are effective from October 1, 2025. The VDA amounts have been rounded off to the next higher rupee. Employers are required to pay the revised minimum rates of wages, which include both the basic rates and the updated VDA, to the respective categories of workers.
clc·02 Apr 2025·Minimum wage order
The Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner has issued a corrigendum to the minimum wage order dated 28 March 2025, revising the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for employees in various mining sectors. The correction specifically updates the daily VDA rate for 'Highly Skilled' workers employed in 'Below Ground' operations to Rs 1049, replacing the previously stated Rs 1048. This adjustment is based on an increase in the average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers. The revised rates are effective from 1 April 2025 and apply to workers in specified mines, including Gypsum, Bauxite, Copper, Iron Ore, and others. Employers are required to implement these updated wage rates accordingly.
clc·28 Mar 2025·Minimum wage order
The Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner has revised the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for various scheduled employments under the Central sphere, effective from April 1, 2025. This revision is based on an increase of 11.33 points in the average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers, which rose from 402.09 to 413.42 as of December 31, 2024. The updated VDA applies to workers in agriculture, various mining sectors, construction, loading and unloading operations, sweeping and cleaning, and watch and ward services. Employers are required to pay the revised minimum wage rates, which incorporate the adjusted VDA, starting from the effective date. VDA amounts have been rounded to the next higher rupee.
