From 1 October 2026 Madhya Pradesh's minimum wages for the 67 general scheduled employments (including shops and establishments) are ₹12,575 a month for unskilled, ₹13,571 semi-skilled, ₹15,294 skilled and ₹16,919 highly skilled workers. Each is the 2024 basic rate plus a VDA of ₹3,000 a month; daily rates are the monthly rate divided by 26 (₹484 for unskilled, rounded).
Minimum wage rates in Madhya Pradesh (1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027)
The Labour Commissioner, Indore, notification No. 1/11/अन्वे./पांच/2024/22288-337 of 30 September 2026 sets the VDA for 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, following a 6-point rise in the January to June 2026 average CPI (431 against 425). The basic rates come from notification F.4(B)1/2014/A-16 (MP Extraordinary Gazette No. 68 of 4 March 2024), in force from 1 April 2024. The rates below are Schedule A (Part B), covering 67 scheduled employments; textiles and a few others have separate tables.
| Category | Basic a month | VDA a month | Total a month | Total a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unskilled | ₹9,575 | ₹3,000 | ₹12,575 | ₹483.65 (₹484) |
| Semi-skilled | ₹10,571 | ₹3,000 | ₹13,571 | ₹521.96 (₹522) |
| Skilled | ₹12,294 | ₹3,000 | ₹15,294 | ₹588.23 (₹588) |
| Highly skilled | ₹13,919 | ₹3,000 | ₹16,919 | ₹650.73 (₹651) |
Zones and who is covered
One rate applies across the State for these employments.
Minimum wages apply to every employee, whether paid monthly, daily or by the hour, permanent, temporary or through a contractor. Under the Code on Wages, 2019 the employer must pay at least the notified rate for the category and area. If you use a contractor, check that contract workers are paid at least the same rates.
Worked example
An Indore distributor employs a loader (unskilled) on the monthly rate.
- Minimum wage: ₹9,575 basic + ₹3,000 VDA = ₹12,575.
- PF at 12% of basic + VDA: ₹1,509 from the employee and the same from the employer (within the ₹25,000 ceiling).
- ESI (gross within ₹21,000): employee 0.75% = ₹95 and employer 3.25% = ₹409 (rounded up).
Because VDA is dearness allowance, it counts in PF wages: leaving it out understates PF.
Compliance checklist for employers
- Classify every employee in the notification's categories (unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, highly skilled or the staff grades) based on the actual work, not the job title alone.
- Compare gross wages for normal hours with the rate for the employee's zone, before PF, ESI and other deductions.
- Revise payroll from the first day of each new rate or VDA period and pay arrears for any period already paid at the old rate.
- Pay overtime at twice the ordinary rate for work beyond normal hours, as the Code on Wages requires.
- Keep wage registers and payslips that show the rate, days worked and deductions.
Minimum wage revisions move PF and ESI too: PF is 12% of wages up to ₹25,000, and ESI applies while gross wages are within ₹21,000 a month.
Keep payroll in step with each revision
Check take-home pay with the salary calculator, the employer and employee shares with the PF calculator and ESI calculator, and show every deduction clearly using the salary slip format. FundRaksha HR turns attendance and leave into paid days, calculates salary with PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS, and issues payslip PDFs, so a VDA revision is a rate change in one place rather than in every row of a spreadsheet.
Sources
Last reviewed: 2026-10-21. Information for Indian businesses; not legal advice.