Minimum Wage – Tamil Nadu

  • Valid in March 2024
  • 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 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹69.73 ₹187.19 ₹256.92 -
Aerated Water Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹70.00 ₹213.96 ₹283.96 -
Appalam Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹93.42 ₹269.62 ₹363.04 -
Automobile Workshops
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹109.15 ₹274.15 ₹383.30 -
Bakeries and Biscuits Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹78.00 ₹219.80 ₹297.80 -
Bricks and Tiles Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹74.00 ₹204.10 ₹278.10 -
Carpentry and Black Smith
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹127.00 ₹354.15 ₹481.15 -
Chemical and Fertilizers Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹87.42 ₹262.08 ₹349.50 -
Cinema Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹128.73 ₹372.27 ₹501.00 -
Coaching Academics*
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹51.92 ₹197.15 ₹249.07 -
Coconut Peeling Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹79.00 ₹227.65 ₹306.65 -
Coir Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹90.00 ₹222.50 ₹312.50 -
Coffee Curing Works
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹73.00 ₹204.10 ₹277.10 -
Construction or Maintenance of Roads and Buildings
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹117.00 ₹422.35 ₹539.35 -
Cotton Ginning and Pressing Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹91.00 ₹196.25 ₹287.25 -
Distribution of Liquid Petroleum Gas Cylinders
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹82.69 ₹269.62 ₹352.31 -
Electronics Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹91.00 ₹192.62 ₹283.62 -
Food Processing Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹86.50 ₹217.38 ₹303.88 -
Forestry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹39.00 ₹301.45 ₹340.45 -
General Engineering & Fabrication Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹104.00 ₹255.73 ₹359.73 -
Gold and Silver Articles Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹131.00 ₹370.50 ₹501.50 -
Granite Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹130.26 ₹376.81 ₹507.07 -
Hotels and Restaurants
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹98.85 ₹279.35 ₹378.20 -
Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹107.19 ₹325.46 ₹432.65 -
Laundries and Washing Cloths (including Wollen)
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹140.50 ₹400.35 ₹540.85 -
Match Manufacturing
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹68.50 ₹350.23 ₹418.73 -
Mat Weaving and Basket Making
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹75.00 ₹185.30 ₹260.30 -
Medical and Sales Representative
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹129.73 ₹262.96 ₹392.69 -
Motion Picture Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹103.07 ₹255.12 ₹358.19 -
Neera Tapping
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹154.00 ₹384.65 ₹538.65 -
Oil Mills
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹83.00 ₹216.19 ₹299.19 -
Paper and Processes connected with Machine made Paper Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹87.27 ₹218.88 ₹306.15 -
Paper and Processes connected with Hand Made Paper
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹83.42 ₹209.54 ₹292.96 -
Power Loom Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹29.00 ₹321.85 ₹350.85 -
Polythene Processing Foam Item and Plastic Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹47.12 ₹271.73 ₹318.85 -
Printing Press
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹72.81 ₹209.85 ₹282.66 -
Rice Mills, Flour Mills or Dal Mills
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹88.50 ₹251.20 ₹339.70 -
Sago Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹94.50 ₹297.08 ₹391.58 -
Salt Pans
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹89.00 ₹219.80 ₹308.80 -
Sea Food processing Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹79.92 ₹230.62 ₹310.54 -
Security Guards
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹90.35 ₹272.92 ₹363.27 -
Sericulture Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹95.00 ₹295.20 ₹390.20 -
Silk Twisting Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹97.00 ₹292.00 ₹389.00 -
Soap Manufacturing Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹122.00 ₹396.42 ₹518.42 -
Tailoring Establishments
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹70.19 ₹187.50 ₹257.69 -
Textile mills (Apprentice)
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹110.00 ₹251.20 ₹361.20 -
Timber Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹132.50 ₹306.15 ₹438.65 -
Tin Container Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹91.00 ₹225.85 ₹316.85 -
Tobacco Manufacturing - Beedi Making (other than beedi rolling)
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹96.15 ₹259.04 ₹355.19 -
Tobacco Manufacturing - Beedi Rolling - Per 1000 bidies
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
- ₹136.95 - ₹37.20
Tobacco Manufacturing - Scented and chewing Tobacco
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹67.50 ₹175.85 ₹243.35 -
Tobacco Manufacturing - Snuff Industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹78.00 ₹177.40 ₹255.40 -
Vessels Utensils Manufactory
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹72.00 ₹204.10 ₹276.10 -
Wollen Carpet and shawl weaving industry
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹57.00 ₹142.82 ₹199.82 -
Auto Rickshaw and Taxi
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹138.50 ₹431.15 ₹569.65 -
Loading and Unloading Operations in markets, shandies (fairs and market place) and other like places
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹85.00 ₹188.40 ₹273.40 -
Public Motor Transport
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹137.30 ₹396.42 ₹533.72 -
Shops and Commercial Establishments
Minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2023. Information last updated on this page 15/01/24
₹78.88 ₹195.65 ₹274.53 -

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.

  • Coaching Academics that is to say tutorial colleges, Technical Institudes, Primary Schools, run on commercial lines without Govt. grant other than those run by Govt. and local bodies as the case may be.

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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