Minimum Wage – Tamil Nadu

Scheduled Employment

  • Valid on September 2026
  • The amounts are in Indian Rupee (₹).

Agarbati Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹69.73

Basic per day

₹249.38

VDA per day

₹319.11

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Aerated Water Manufactory

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹70.00

Basic per day

₹270.62

VDA per day

₹340.62

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Appalam Manufactory

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹93.42

Basic per day

₹314.27

VDA per day

₹407.69

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Automobile Workshops

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹109.15

Basic per day

₹396.19

VDA per day

₹505.34

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Auto Rickshaw and Taxi

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹138.50

Basic per day

₹502.54

VDA per day

₹641.04

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Bakeries and Biscuits Manufactory

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹78.00

Basic per day

₹256.20

VDA per day

₹334.20

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Bricks and Tiles Manufactory

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹74.00

Basic per day

₹237.90

VDA per day

₹311.90

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Carpentry and Black Smith

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹127.00

Basic per day

₹412.81

VDA per day

₹539.81

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Chemical and Fertilizers Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹87.42

Basic per day

₹305.46

VDA per day

₹392.88

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Cinema Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹128.73

Basic per day

₹433.92

VDA per day

₹562.65

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Coaching Academics*

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹51.92

Basic per day

₹285.08

VDA per day

₹337.00

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Coconut Peeling Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹79.00

Basic per day

₹265.35

VDA per day

₹344.35

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Coir Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹90.00

Basic per day

₹259.38

VDA per day

₹349.38

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Coffee Curing Works

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹73.00

Basic per day

₹237.90

VDA per day

₹310.90

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Construction or Maintenance of Roads and Buildings

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹117.00

Basic per day

₹492.30

VDA per day

₹609.30

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Cotton Ginning and Pressing Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹91.00

Basic per day

₹314.27

VDA per day

₹405.27

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Distribution of Liquid Petroleum Gas Cylinders

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹82.69

Basic per day

₹278.73

VDA per day

₹361.42

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Electronics Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹91.00

Basic per day

₹306.19

VDA per day

₹397.19

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Food Processing Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹86.50

Basic per day

₹314.27

VDA per day

₹400.77

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Forestry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹39.00

Basic per day

₹351.35

VDA per day

₹390.35

Total per day

-

Piece rate

General Engineering & Fabrication Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹104.00

Basic per day

₹298.08

VDA per day

₹402.08

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Gold and Silver Articles Manufactory

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹131.00

Basic per day

₹431.90

VDA per day

₹562.90

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Granite Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹130.26

Basic per day

₹439.19

VDA per day

₹569.45

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Hotels and Restaurants

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹98.85

Basic per day

₹325.62

VDA per day

₹424.47

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Hospitals and Nursing Homes

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹107.19

Basic per day

₹213.23

VDA per day

₹320.42

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Laundries and Washing Cloths (including Wollen)

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹140.50

Basic per day

₹466.65

VDA per day

₹607.15

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Loading and Unloading Operations in markets, shandies (fairs and market place) and other like places

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹85.00

Basic per day

₹274.50

VDA per day

₹359.50

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Match Manufacturing

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹68.50

Basic per day

₹215.88

VDA per day

₹284.38

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Mat Weaving and Basket Making

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹75.00

Basic per day

₹267.20

VDA per day

₹342.20

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Medical and Sales Representative

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹129.73

Basic per day

₹306.54

VDA per day

₹436.27

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Motion Picture Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹103.07

Basic per day

₹368.81

VDA per day

₹471.88

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Neera Tapping

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹154.00

Basic per day

₹556.30

VDA per day

₹710.30

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Oil Mills

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹83.00

Basic per day

₹312.50

VDA per day

₹395.50

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Paper and Processes connected with Machine made Paper Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹87.27

Basic per day

₹316.38

VDA per day

₹403.65

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Paper and Processes connected with Hand Made Paper

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹83.42

Basic per day

₹302.65

VDA per day

₹386.07

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Power Loom Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹29.00

Basic per day

₹375.15

VDA per day

₹404.15

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Polythene Processing Foam Item and Plastic Manufactory

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹47.12

Basic per day

₹316.73

VDA per day

₹363.85

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Printing Press

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹72.81

Basic per day

₹244.58

VDA per day

₹317.39

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Public Motor Transport

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹137.30

Basic per day

₹462.08

VDA per day

₹599.38

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Rice Mills, Flour Mills or Dal Mills

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹88.50

Basic per day

₹292.80

VDA per day

₹381.30

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Sago Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹94.50

Basic per day

₹346.31

VDA per day

₹440.81

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Salt Pans

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹89.00

Basic per day

₹316.60

VDA per day

₹405.60

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Sea Food processing Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹79.92

Basic per day

₹268.81

VDA per day

₹348.73

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Security Guards

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹90.35

Basic per day

₹394.15

VDA per day

₹484.50

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Sericulture Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹95.00

Basic per day

₹344.05

VDA per day

₹439.05

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Shops and Commercial Establishments

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹78.88

Basic per day

₹282.81

VDA per day

₹361.69

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Silk Twisting Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹97.00

Basic per day

₹340.40

VDA per day

₹437.40

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Soap Manufacturing Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹122.00

Basic per day

₹462.08

VDA per day

₹584.08

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Tailoring Establishments

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹70.19

Basic per day

₹164.46

VDA per day

₹234.65

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Textile mills (Apprentice)

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹110.00

Basic per day

₹292.80

VDA per day

₹402.80

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Timber Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹132.50

Basic per day

₹444.70

VDA per day

₹577.20

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Tin Container Manufactory

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹91.00

Basic per day

₹326.50

VDA per day

₹417.50

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Tobacco Manufacturing - Beedi Making (other than beedi rolling)

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹96.15

Basic per day

₹301.96

VDA per day

₹398.11

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Tobacco Manufacturing - Beedi Rolling - Per 1000 bidies

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

-

Basic per day

₹156.48

VDA per day

-

Total per day

₹42.90

Piece rate

Tobacco Manufacturing - Scented and chewing Tobacco

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹67.50

Basic per day

₹196.50

VDA per day

₹264.00

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Tobacco Manufacturing - Snuff Industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹78.00

Basic per day

₹256.20

VDA per day

₹334.20

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Vessels Utensils Manufactory

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹72.00

Basic per day

₹237.90

VDA per day

₹309.90

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Wollen Carpet and shawl weaving industry

Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

₹57.00

Basic per day

₹155.84

VDA per day

₹212.84

Total per day

-

Piece rate

Definitions

Definition of Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled & Highly Skilled Workers.
(i) Unskilled:
An unskilled employee is one who does operations that involve the performance of simple duties, which require the experience of little of no independent judgment or previous experience although familiarity with the occupational environment is necessary. His work may thus require in addition to physical exertion familiarity with variety of articles or goods.
(ii) Semi-skilled:
A semiskilled worker is one who does work generally of defined routine nature wherein the major requirement is not so much of the judgment, skill and but for proper discharge of duties assigned to him or relatively narrow job and where important decisions made by others. His work is thus limited to the performance of routine operations of limited scope.
(iii) Skilled:
A skilled employee is one who is capable of working efficiently of exercising considerable independent judgement and of discharging his duties with responsibility. He must posses a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the trade, craft or industry in which he is employed.
(iv) Highly Skilled:
A highly skilled worker is one who is capable of working efficiently and supervises efficiently the work of skilled employees.
Wages per month are calculated as 4.33 times if a weekly wage is defined. It is calculated as 4.33 times the standard hours per week if an hourly wage is given.

Minimum Wage Profiles by Country

Detailed country information on minimum wage policies, legislation, and institutional frameworks.

  • India has a statutory minimum wage
    yes
  • India has a single minimum wage rate applicable to the entire dependent workforce
    no
  • India has multiple minimum wage rates, jointly applicable to the entire dependent workforce
    no
  • India defines most minimum wage rates by geographical areas
    yes
  • India defines most minimum wage rates by job roles
    yes
  • India defines most minimum wage rates by industries
    yes
  • India defines most minimum wage rates by workers' skill levels
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates for Economic Processing Zones (EPZ) or similar
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates for youth age groups
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates for small firms
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates for domestic workers
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates for agricultural workers
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates for piece rate workers
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates as net rates
    no
  • India has on average adjusted minimum wage rates at least once per year since 2020
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates per hour
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates per week
    no
  • India defines minimum wage rates per month
    yes
  • India defines minimum wage rates per year
    yes

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