Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Meghalaya Increases Minimum Wages for Unskilled Labourers
The government in Meghalaya has decided to pay unskilled workers more money.
Starting April 1, 2025, they will get ₹541 for each day they work.
This new amount includes extra money to help with the rising cost of things.
The pay raise is for many different types of jobs, like farming and building.
Workers will still work the same amount of hours each week.
The government will check these wages every six months to make sure they are fair, based on how much things cost.
The Meghalaya government has increased the minimum wages for unskilled laborers.
The new wage for unskilled workers is ₹541 per day, effective April 1, 2025.
The wage structure includes a Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) component.
The revised wages apply to 29 scheduled employments in the state.
Wage rates will be reviewed and adjusted every six months based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
- Who
- The Meghalaya government and workers in various scheduled employments.
- What
- Meghalaya government raised the minimum wages.
- When
- The new wages take effect on April 1, 2025.
- Where
- Meghalaya.
- Why
- To provide fair wages, which includes the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) and in response to changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
- Unskilled Labor Wage
- ₹541 per day
- Effective Date
- April 1, 2025
- Wage Structure Component
- Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA)
- Review Frequency
- Every six months
- Applicable Employments
- 29 scheduled employments
- Basic wage for unskilled
- ₹525
- VDA
- ₹16