Minimum Wage in India. Punjab Minimum Wage from 1.9.2014. Revised wage rates for Agriculture, Brick Industry, Skilled, Unskilled, Highly Skilled Workers in Punjab.
Scheduled Employment | Category | Total Daily Minimum Wages (In Rupees Per Day) |
Agriculture | without meal | 266.03 |
with meals or food grains | 240.82 | |
Agriculture Implements, Machine Tools and General Engineering including Cycle and Electrical Goods Industry. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Ahatas attached to wine and liquor shops or Ahatas attached to Beverages shops except soft drinks and carbonated Water. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Automobile Repair shops and service stations (not attached with any public Motor Transport Company) | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Ayurvedic and Unani pharmacies | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Bakeries including Biscuit making establishments |
Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Brick-Kiln Industry | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Cement Pipe making industries | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Chemical and Distillery Industry | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Cinema Industry | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Construction and maintenance of roads or building operation | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Contractors Establishments of the Forest Department. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Electroplating by using salts of Chromium, Nickel or any other compound and the connected Buffing and Polishing Industry. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
(a) Ferrous Metal Rolling and Re-Rolling Industry | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
(b) Non-Ferrous Metal re-Rolling Industries. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
(c) Brass, Copper, Aluminum Utensils making Industries | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Forestry and logging | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Foundries with or without attached Machine shops | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Hair Dressing such as those done by Barbers, Hair Dressing Saloons, Beauty Shops. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Hotels , Restaurants, Tea stalls and Halwais | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Ice factories and cold storages. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Laundries services and cleaning and Dyeing Plants. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Local Authority. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Manufacturing of pulp paper and paper Boards and straw Boards including news prints | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Manufacture and refining of sugar (vacuum pan sugar Factories). | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Milk processing and Milk products Manufacturing establishments excluding Halwais shops. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Motor Body Builders | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Oil Mills | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Operation of Tube Wells Industry | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Petroleum supply station establishments | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Potteries, Ceramics and Refractory Industry | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Private Education Institution | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Private Hospital, Clinics, Dispensaries, Nursing Homes and Medical Shops. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Private Presses | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Public Motor Transport Industry | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
P.W.D.(Irrigation Branch) | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
P.W.D.(Public Health) | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Rice Mills, Flour Mills and Dal Mills | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Rubber Industry | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Saw Mill and Timber Trade | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Scientific Industry | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Shops & Commercial Establishments | ||
(a) Grocers, Karyana and Grain Dealers | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
(b) General Merchants, | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
(c) Cloth Merchants | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
(d) Commission Agents and Bankers. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
(e) Furniture dealer Manufacturers | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Soap making and silicate Manufacturing establishments | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Starch Manufacturing | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Surgical and clinical Instruments Making Industries | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Textiles Industries (including employment in woolen Carpet making or Shawl Weaving establishments). | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Dealers in Footwear and Travel Goods like Suitcases, Bags, etc. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Dealers in Book Sellers, Stationers and Book Binders | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Dealers in Tent, Crockery and House hold Goods | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Dealer dealing in Steel Trunks, Drums, steel Safes, Vaults and Almirahs, Sanitary and Plumbing fixtures and fitting of metals. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Dealers in Medicals and Chemicals. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Dealers in Photographic and optical Goods. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Dealers in Electricals and Electrical Goods including Radio, TV. Gramophones, public Address Equipments and Watch, clock and Watch, clock and Repair Shops. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Section 2 (K) of the Factories Act,1948. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Section 2(i) (Viii) of the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act,1958. | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Utensil shops | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 | |
Vegetable Ghee Manufacturing and vegetable oil Refining establishments | Unskilled | 256.03 |
Semi-Skilled | 286.03 | |
Skilled | 320.53 | |
Highly Skilled | 360.23 | |
Staff - Category A | 454.93 | |
Staff - Category B | 390.73 | |
Staff - Category C | 333.03 | |
Staff - Category D | 286.83 |
Brick Kiln (Piece Rate) | |||
Sr. No. | Category of employment | Rates per 1000 Bricks/Tiles (In Rupees) | |
1 | Pathera with Jamadari Commission | Bricks | 546.04 |
Tiles | 604.14 | ||
2 | Pathera without Jamadari Commission | Bricks | 515.94 |
Tiles | 576.74 | ||
3 | Bharai Wala | Donkeys/Khacher loader, Rehri, jhota, Thela, etc, (Animal driven.) | 203.6 |
Tempo. Truck (Mechanical Driven) | 177.1 | ||
Truck Trolly loading unloading (Pacca Bricks) | 151.14 | ||
4 | Chunai Wala | 40.92 | |
5 | Keri wala | 34.43 | |
6 | Nikasi wala | 130.53 | |
7 | Mistri | 101.49 |