Minimum wage in Madhya Pradesh

₹16,769.00 per month1

per monthGeneral rate since April 1, 2026

Applies to: highly skilled

Next change

No scheduled increase on record.

8 rates in force

Rates by worker type, industry and employer size

The highest rate that fits the job applies.

Applies toRateEffective
Unskilled
Source: Labour Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh, Indore, Notification No. 1/11/अन्वे./पांच/2024/6445-6650 dated 31/03/2026 (Minimum Wages Act, 1948; rates with variable dearness allowance for 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026)
01.04.2026 # 30.09.2026 Ge5 RT ElaHIR TRut: 12294 13919 368.27 (26 f¿ HG ) (HÍch3 Fų ) 406.58 0 472.85 535.35 2850 grctt, fciS 3//O3 /2026 2850 2850 2850 109.62 109.62 109.62 109.62 12425 13421 15144 16769 gfafa 477.89 516.20 582.47 644.97 40 478 516 582 645
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 26, 2026
Notes
अकुशल row: basic 9575 + variable dearness allowance 2850 = 12425 per month, for 67 scheduled employments; stated period 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026.

Verified September 26, 2026

₹12,425.00/ monthApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Unskilled
Source: Labour Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh, Indore, Notification No. 1/11/अन्वे./पांच/2024/6445-6650 dated 31/03/2026 (Minimum Wages Act, 1948; rates with variable dearness allowance for 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026)
01.04.2026 # 30.09.2026 Ge5 RT ElaHIR TRut: 12294 13919 368.27 (26 f¿ HG ) (HÍch3 Fų ) 406.58 0 472.85 535.35 2850 grctt, fciS 3//O3 /2026 2850 2850 2850 109.62 109.62 109.62 109.62 12425 13421 15144 16769 gfafa 477.89 516.20 582.47 644.97 40 478 516 582 645
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 26, 2026
Notes
अकुशल row: rounded-up daily rate 478 (exact total 477.89 per day on a 26-day basis), for 67 scheduled employments; stated period 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026.

Verified September 26, 2026

₹478.00/ dayApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Semi-skilled
Source: Labour Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh, Indore, Notification No. 1/11/अन्वे./पांच/2024/6445-6650 dated 31/03/2026 (Minimum Wages Act, 1948; rates with variable dearness allowance for 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026)
01.04.2026 # 30.09.2026 Ge5 RT ElaHIR TRut: 12294 13919 368.27 (26 f¿ HG ) (HÍch3 Fų ) 406.58 0 472.85 535.35 2850 grctt, fciS 3//O3 /2026 2850 2850 2850 109.62 109.62 109.62 109.62 12425 13421 15144 16769 gfafa 477.89 516.20 582.47 644.97 40 478 516 582 645
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 26, 2026
Notes
अर्द्धकुशल row: basic 10571 + variable dearness allowance 2850 = 13421 per month, for 67 scheduled employments; stated period 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026.

Verified September 26, 2026

₹13,421.00/ monthApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Semi-skilled
Source: Labour Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh, Indore, Notification No. 1/11/अन्वे./पांच/2024/6445-6650 dated 31/03/2026 (Minimum Wages Act, 1948; rates with variable dearness allowance for 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026)
01.04.2026 # 30.09.2026 Ge5 RT ElaHIR TRut: 12294 13919 368.27 (26 f¿ HG ) (HÍch3 Fų ) 406.58 0 472.85 535.35 2850 grctt, fciS 3//O3 /2026 2850 2850 2850 109.62 109.62 109.62 109.62 12425 13421 15144 16769 gfafa 477.89 516.20 582.47 644.97 40 478 516 582 645
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 26, 2026
Notes
अर्द्धकुशल row: rounded-up daily rate 516 (exact total 516.20 per day on a 26-day basis), for 67 scheduled employments; stated period 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026.

Verified September 26, 2026

₹516.00/ dayApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Skilled
Source: Labour Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh, Indore, Notification No. 1/11/अन्वे./पांच/2024/6445-6650 dated 31/03/2026 (Minimum Wages Act, 1948; rates with variable dearness allowance for 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026)
01.04.2026 # 30.09.2026 Ge5 RT ElaHIR TRut: 12294 13919 368.27 (26 f¿ HG ) (HÍch3 Fų ) 406.58 0 472.85 535.35 2850 grctt, fciS 3//O3 /2026 2850 2850 2850 109.62 109.62 109.62 109.62 12425 13421 15144 16769 gfafa 477.89 516.20 582.47 644.97 40 478 516 582 645
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 26, 2026
Notes
कुशल row: basic 12294 + variable dearness allowance 2850 = 15144 per month, for 67 scheduled employments; stated period 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026.

Verified September 26, 2026

₹15,144.00/ monthApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Skilled
Source: Labour Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh, Indore, Notification No. 1/11/अन्वे./पांच/2024/6445-6650 dated 31/03/2026 (Minimum Wages Act, 1948; rates with variable dearness allowance for 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026)
01.04.2026 # 30.09.2026 Ge5 RT ElaHIR TRut: 12294 13919 368.27 (26 f¿ HG ) (HÍch3 Fų ) 406.58 0 472.85 535.35 2850 grctt, fciS 3//O3 /2026 2850 2850 2850 109.62 109.62 109.62 109.62 12425 13421 15144 16769 gfafa 477.89 516.20 582.47 644.97 40 478 516 582 645
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 26, 2026
Notes
कुशल row: rounded-up daily rate 582 (exact total 582.47 per day on a 26-day basis), for 67 scheduled employments; stated period 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026.

Verified September 26, 2026

₹582.00/ dayApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Highly skilled
Source: Labour Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh, Indore, Notification No. 1/11/अन्वे./पांच/2024/6445-6650 dated 31/03/2026 (Minimum Wages Act, 1948; rates with variable dearness allowance for 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026)
01.04.2026 # 30.09.2026 Ge5 RT ElaHIR TRut: 12294 13919 368.27 (26 f¿ HG ) (HÍch3 Fų ) 406.58 0 472.85 535.35 2850 grctt, fciS 3//O3 /2026 2850 2850 2850 109.62 109.62 109.62 109.62 12425 13421 15144 16769 gfafa 477.89 516.20 582.47 644.97 40 478 516 582 645
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 26, 2026
Notes
उच्चकुशल row: basic 13919 + variable dearness allowance 2850 = 16769 per month, for 67 scheduled employments; stated period 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026.

Verified September 26, 2026

₹16,769.00/ monthApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Highly skilled
Source: Labour Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh, Indore, Notification No. 1/11/अन्वे./पांच/2024/6445-6650 dated 31/03/2026 (Minimum Wages Act, 1948; rates with variable dearness allowance for 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026)
01.04.2026 # 30.09.2026 Ge5 RT ElaHIR TRut: 12294 13919 368.27 (26 f¿ HG ) (HÍch3 Fų ) 406.58 0 472.85 535.35 2850 grctt, fciS 3//O3 /2026 2850 2850 2850 109.62 109.62 109.62 109.62 12425 13421 15144 16769 gfafa 477.89 516.20 582.47 644.97 40 478 516 582 645
Source
agency page
snapshot
September 26, 2026
Notes
उच्चकुशल row: rounded-up daily rate 645 (exact total 644.97 per day on a 26-day basis), for 67 scheduled employments; stated period 01.04.2026 to 30.09.2026.

Verified September 26, 2026

₹645.00/ dayApril 1, 2026April 1, 2026

2 questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Madhya Pradesh?

₹16,769.00 per month since April 1, 2026.

Is the minimum wage in Madhya Pradesh increasing?

No increase is scheduled on record as of October 1, 2026. Inflation-indexed jurisdictions announce the next figure a few months before it takes effect.

2 levels of law

How this rate is resolved

The highest minimum that covers the work location applies.

Employers must pay the highest minimum that covers the work location. WageTable checks each level in turn:

  1. India
  2. Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh sets 8 rules of its own.

Notes on this jurisdiction's rules and sources

Madhya Pradesh revised the basic minimum wages for its scheduled employments by Labour Department notification of March 4, 2024 (in force April 1, 2024; base All-India CPI 311, 2001=100). The Labour Commissioner, Indore adds a variable dearness allowance every April 1 and October 1 from the average CPI of the preceding half-year. One schedule (Schedule A, part B) covers 67 of the scheduled employments (unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, highly skilled; per month and per day on a 26-day basis, with a rounded-up daily rate); agriculture, beedi and a few others have separate rates. No zones.

Madhya Pradesh

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