Minimum Rate of Wages – Jharkhand (October, 2026)
October 22, 2026
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Jharkhand has declared VDA at 11.65% of the basic wage from 1 October 2026. The Category A unskilled rate rises to ₹13,586 a month, or ₹523 a day.
- Notification: 2/MW-2071/2010 (Part-3) L&T-1603, Ranchi, dated 15 October 2026, issued by the Under Secretary, Labour Commissioner’s Office.
- Areas: A covers the Ranchi, Chas, Dhanbad, Deoghar, Hazaribagh, Mango and Adityapur municipal corporations, the Jamshedpur notified area and the Jugsalai municipal council. B covers all other municipal and notified areas. C covers the rest of the state.
- Date of Applicability: 1st October, 2026
| Area | Skill | Basic,
monthly (₹) |
VDA (₹) | Monthly wage (₹) | Daily wage (₹) |
|
A |
Unskilled |
12,168 |
1,418 | 13,586 |
523 |
| Semi-skilled |
12,766 |
1,487 | 14,253 |
548 |
|
| Skilled |
16,822 |
1,960 | 18,782 |
722 |
|
| Highly skilled |
19,396 |
2,260 | 21,656 |
833 |
|
|
B |
Unskilled |
11,596 |
1,351 | 12,947 |
498 |
| Semi-skilled |
12,168 |
1,418 | 13,586 |
523 |
|
| Skilled |
16,042 |
1,869 | 17,911 |
689 |
|
| Highly skilled |
18,512 |
2,157 | 20,669 |
795 |
|
|
C |
Unskilled |
11,050 |
1,287 | 12,337 |
475 |
| Semi-skilled |
11,596 |
1,351 | 12,947 |
498 |
|
| Skilled |
15,288 |
1,781 | 17,069 |
657 |
|
| Highly skilled |
17,628 |
2,054 | 19,682 |
757 |
Key conditions in the notification:
- VDA is rounded off, with the consent of the Jharkhand Minimum Wages Advisory Board.
- Monthly and daily rates convert by dividing or multiplying by 26.
- The rates include pay for the weekly day of rest. Work on that day earns overtime under Rule 25 of the Jharkhand Minimum Wages Rules, 1951.
- Men and women get the same rate for work of a similar nature.
- Minimum wages will not be reduced if the index falls.
Please find attached the official notification: