The Labour Commissioner's Office, Government of Madhya Pradesh (Indore), has released the revised minimum wage and variable dearness allowance (VDA) rates under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. These are issued by Notifications No. 22283 (Khand-A, 3 new employments) and 22284 (Khand-B, 67 employments), both dated 30-9-2026 and signed by Labor Commissioner Shitla Patle. The rates are effective from 1 October 2026 through 31 March 2027. The average All India Consumer Price Index (2001=100) for Jan-June 2026 is 431.42 (431). There is a rise of 6 points over the previous half yearly average of 425, which adds Rs. 150 per month to the VDA at Rs. 25 per point.

Key Highlights

The VDA is revised every six months, and the new rates run from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Following the Indore High Court orders of 10 February 2025 and 20 March 2025, the minimum wage rates of the 4 March 2024 notification are back in force, along with VDA. The exceptions are three employments, which are now covered separately in Khand-A.
Khand-A covers 3 new employments: textile and made-ups industry, apparel made from wool, knitted and technical textile fabric, and footwear manufacturing.
Khand-A monthly rates including VDA are Rs. 10,950 for unskilled, Rs. 11,807 for semi-skilled, Rs. 13,185 for skilled and Rs. 14,485 for highly skilled workers.
Khand-A VDA is Rs. 4,450 per month (Rs. 171.15 a day) for unskilled workers and Rs. 4,750 per month (Rs. 182.69 a day) for the other three categories.
Khand-B covers the remaining 67 scheduled employments, with VDA of Rs. 3,000 per month (Rs. 115.38 a day), up from Rs. 2,850.
Khand-B monthly rates including VDA are Rs. 12,575 for unskilled, Rs. 13,571 for semi-skilled, Rs. 15,294 for skilled and Rs. 16,919 for highly skilled workers.
Khand-B daily rates including VDA are Rs. 483.65 for unskilled, Rs. 521.95 for semi-skilled, Rs. 588.23 for skilled and Rs. 650.73 for highly skilled workers.
Separate rate schedules are also given for daily-wage workers in government departments, agriculture, bidi and agarbatti employments.
The booklet includes a list of scheduled employments (Appendix A) and a short consolidated notification.
Rates are also available on www.labour.mponline.gov.in.

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Madhya Pradesh Minimum Wages and VDA Rates, 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027