The following revised rates of minimum wages shall be applicable in respect of unskilled. semiskilled and skilled categories in all schedules employment
Bihar Minimum Wages revised from 1st Apr 2023 to 30th Sept 2023
The Government of Bihar, vide Notification No-5/ M.W.- 40-16/2021 L&R- 1687, revised the VDA effective from 1st April 2023. Please refer to the notification for more details
Exemption to all Shops & Establishments for operating 24/7 in the Telangana State
The Government of Telangana hereby issues guidelines for granting exemption from section 7 (Opening and Closing hours) of the Telangana Shops And Establishments Act, 1988 to all Shops & Establishments as defined in section 2 (21) of the Telangana Shops & Establishments Act, 1988 for operating 24/7 in the Telangana State, subject to the following conditions namely:-
(i) Issue of ID cards,
(ii) Weekly off,
(iii) Weekly working hours,
(iv) Overtime wages,
(v) Compensatory holiday with wages in lieu of employees attending duty on a notified national /festival holiday,
(vi) Adequate safety of Women employees,
(vii) Consent of women employees to work in night shift,
(viii) To and fro transport from Women employees working in night shift,
(ix) The Management shall maintain the records and furnish returns as prescribed by the State Government within time,
(x) Subject to compliance with provisions under the Police Act & Rules in force, and
(xi) Subject to payment of an annual fee of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) for each store to open 24×7 under the Telangana Shops And Establishments Act, 1988.
The relevant official notification is attached for your kind reference,
Maharashtra Profession tax amendment 2023
Govt of Maharashtra notifies Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings, and Employments (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to notify changes in Profession Tax Rates w.e.f. 01.04.2023. One notable change is that bill exempts the professional tax payable by the women who draw the monthly salary or wages up to rupees twenty-five thousand w.e.f. 01.04.2023.
(1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings, and Employments (Amendment) Act, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on the 1st of April 2023. 2. Amendment of section 27A of Mah. XVI of 1975. In Section 27A of the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings, and Employments Act, 1975
AS PER L. A. BILL No. XIII OF 2023 OF MAHARASHTRA GOVT DATED 20th MARCH 2023 MADE FOLLOWING AMENDEMENTS.
(1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings, and Employments (Amendment) Act, 2023.
(2) It shall come into force on the 1st of April 2023
Revised Slab from 1st Apr 2023
(i) In the case of men, whose monthly salaries or wages,–
a) Upto 7500 – NO Profession Tax
b) >7500 but less than 10,000 – 175/- Per Month
c) >10,000 – 200/- Per Month (In Feb Month-300)
(ii) in the case of women, whose monthly salaries or wages,–
a) Salary < 25,000: No Profession Tax
b) Salary > 25,000 : 200/- Per Month (In Feb Month-300)
Gazette Copy:-👇
State-wise updated list of notified/non-notified districts under ESIC 2.0/Vision-2022 (As of 01.04.2023)
In continuation to the previous Circular of even no. dated 10.01.2023 uploaded on ESIC website www.esic.nic.in link no. 11882/2023 on 11.01.2023, the present status of notified districts of the ESI Scheme are as under:-
Odisha Minimum Wages Hike from 1st Apr 2023
The amended rates for all the categories are as below:-
| S.NO | Category | Minimum Wages with VDA w.e.f 01.10.2022 (per day) | VDA per day w.e.f 01.04.2023 | Minimum Wages with VDA w.e.f 01.04.2023 (per day) |
| 1 | Unskilled | Rs. 333.00 | Rs.12.00 | Rs. 345.00 |
| 2 | Semi Skilled | Rs. 373.00 | Rs.12.00 | Rs.385.00 |
| 3 | Skilled | Rs. 423.00 | Rs.12.00 | Rs. 435.00 |
| 4 | Highly skilled | Rs. 483.00 | Rs.12.00 | Rs. 495.00 |
Revised Odisha minimum wages notification attached for your reference.
Uttarpradesh Minimum Wages Hike from 1st Apr 2023
Latest Minimum Wages in Uttar Pradesh w.e.f. 01 April 2023 to 30th September 2023 will be as follows.
| Class of Employment | Basic Per Month | VDA Per Month | Total Per Day | Total Per Month |
| Unskilled | ₹5750.00 | ₹4339.00 | ₹388.00 | ₹10089.00 |
| Semi-Skilled | ₹6325.00 | ₹4773.00 | ₹427.00 | ₹11098.00 |
| Skilled | ₹7085.00 | ₹5347.00 | ₹478.00 | ₹12432.00 |
Salary Calculation :
For the calculation of 1-day salary (Daily Rates), you have to divide the Total Per Month by 26.
Central Minimum Wages from 1st Apr 2023 to 30th Sept 2023
Please find attached herewith Central Minimum Wages rates w.e.f 01/04/2023 to 30/09/2023. Kindly comply accordingly from April’2023.
Gujarat Minimum Wages hike from 1st Apr 2023 with New Basic & New DA
The Government of Gujarat has revised the minimum daily wages of workers in the State after eight years. The minimum wage has been hiked by almost 25 percent for 46 jobs under the ‘scheduled employment category and about two crore workers will gain from the move.
In the present Notification, the Rate of Wages is Fixed in three categories
Pls, refer to the draft Notification in regards to the New Minimum wages effective from 1st Apr 2023. Earlier the Minimum wages were revised on25th Feb 2014
In the present Notification, the Rate of Wages is Fixed in three categories
| Sr No | Classes of Employees. | Rates Payable per day(Rs.). | Rates Payable per day(Rs.). |
| Zone( 1) | Zone-(2) | ||
| 1 | Skilled | 474.00 | 462.00 |
| 2 | Semi Skilled | 462.00 | 452.00 |
| 3. | Un-skilled | 452.00 | 441.00 |
The New Da was released on 1st Apr 2023
Further, there will be No DA for 46 Categories of scheduled employment where New Basic is declared for this category the new DA will be declared in the month Oct 2023👇
New Basic Wage Circular:- 👇
New Basic +DA ( English Version):- 👇
