Minimum Wage – Tamil Nadu

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

Scheduled Employment

Basic per day VDA per day Total per day Piece rate
Agarbati Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹69.73 ₹249.38 ₹319.11 -
Aerated Water Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹70.00 ₹270.62 ₹340.62 -
Appalam Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹93.42 ₹314.27 ₹407.69 -
Automobile Workshops
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹109.15 ₹396.19 ₹505.34 -
Auto Rickshaw and Taxi
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹138.50 ₹502.54 ₹641.04 -
Bakeries and Biscuits Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹78.00 ₹256.20 ₹334.20 -
Bricks and Tiles Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹74.00 ₹237.90 ₹311.90 -
Carpentry and Black Smith
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹127.00 ₹412.81 ₹539.81 -
Chemical and Fertilizers Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹87.42 ₹305.46 ₹392.88 -
Cinema Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹128.73 ₹433.92 ₹562.65 -
Coaching Academics*
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹51.92 ₹285.08 ₹337.00 -
Coconut Peeling Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹79.00 ₹265.35 ₹344.35 -
Coir Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹90.00 ₹259.38 ₹349.38 -
Coffee Curing Works
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹73.00 ₹237.90 ₹310.90 -
Construction or Maintenance of Roads and Buildings
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹117.00 ₹492.30 ₹609.30 -
Cotton Ginning and Pressing Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹91.00 ₹314.27 ₹405.27 -
Distribution of Liquid Petroleum Gas Cylinders
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹82.69 ₹278.73 ₹361.42 -
Electronics Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹91.00 ₹306.19 ₹397.19 -
Food Processing Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹86.50 ₹314.27 ₹400.77 -
Forestry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹39.00 ₹351.35 ₹390.35 -
General Engineering & Fabrication Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹104.00 ₹298.08 ₹402.08 -
Gold and Silver Articles Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹131.00 ₹431.90 ₹562.90 -
Granite Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹130.26 ₹439.19 ₹569.45 -
Hotels and Restaurants
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹98.85 ₹325.62 ₹424.47 -
Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹107.19 ₹213.23 ₹320.42 -
Laundries and Washing Cloths (including Wollen)
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹140.50 ₹466.65 ₹607.15 -
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 ₹274.50 ₹359.50 -
Match Manufacturing
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹68.50 ₹215.88 ₹284.38 -
Mat Weaving and Basket Making
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹75.00 ₹267.20 ₹342.20 -
Medical and Sales Representative
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹129.73 ₹306.54 ₹436.27 -
Motion Picture Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹103.07 ₹368.81 ₹471.88 -
Neera Tapping
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹154.00 ₹556.30 ₹710.30 -
Oil Mills
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹83.00 ₹312.50 ₹395.50 -
Paper and Processes connected with Machine made Paper Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹87.27 ₹316.38 ₹403.65 -
Paper and Processes connected with Hand Made Paper
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹83.42 ₹302.65 ₹386.07 -
Power Loom Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹29.00 ₹375.15 ₹404.15 -
Polythene Processing Foam Item and Plastic Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹47.12 ₹316.73 ₹363.85 -
Printing Press
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹72.81 ₹244.58 ₹317.39 -
Public Motor Transport
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹137.30 ₹462.08 ₹599.38 -
Rice Mills, Flour Mills or Dal Mills
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹88.50 ₹292.80 ₹381.30 -
Sago Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹94.50 ₹346.31 ₹440.81 -
Salt Pans
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹89.00 ₹316.60 ₹405.60 -
Sea Food processing Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹79.92 ₹268.81 ₹348.73 -
Security Guards
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹90.35 ₹394.15 ₹484.50 -
Sericulture Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹95.00 ₹344.05 ₹439.05 -
Shops and Commercial Establishments
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹78.88 ₹282.81 ₹361.69 -
Silk Twisting Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹97.00 ₹340.40 ₹437.40 -
Soap Manufacturing Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹122.00 ₹462.08 ₹584.08 -
Tailoring Establishments
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹70.19 ₹164.46 ₹234.65 -
Textile mills (Apprentice)
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹110.00 ₹292.80 ₹402.80 -
Timber Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹132.50 ₹444.70 ₹577.20 -
Tin Container Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹91.00 ₹326.50 ₹417.50 -
Tobacco Manufacturing - Beedi Making (other than beedi rolling)
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹96.15 ₹301.96 ₹398.11 -
Tobacco Manufacturing - Beedi Rolling - Per 1000 bidies
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
- ₹156.48 - ₹42.90
Tobacco Manufacturing - Scented and chewing Tobacco
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹67.50 ₹196.50 ₹264.00 -
Tobacco Manufacturing - Snuff Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹78.00 ₹256.20 ₹334.20 -
Vessels Utensils Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹72.00 ₹237.90 ₹309.90 -
Wollen Carpet and shawl weaving industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026.
₹57.00 ₹155.84 ₹212.84 -

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.

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