Revised Minimum Wages in Madhya Pradesh From April 2018

Minimum wages rate have been revised by the Madhya Pradesh government. The new rate of Minimum wages in Madhya Pradesh is effective from 01st April 2018. 

Minimum wages rate is prescribed by the state governments for the benefit of employees working in private sector establishments of the state. This rate is revised half yearly keeping in mind the prevailing rate of inflation. Below are the revised rates of minimum wage by Madhya Pradesh for first half of the financial year 2018-19.

Rate of Minimum Wages in Madhya Pradesh Effective 01 April 2018

Class of Employee	Minimum Wage per Month			Minimum Wage per Day
	Basic	Variable D.A.	Total	Basic Pay	Variable D.A.	Total
Unskilled	6500	825	7325	250	32	282
Semi – Skilled	7057	1125	8182	272	43	315
Skilled	8435	1125	9560	325	43	368
Highly Skilled	9735	1125	10860	375	43	418

Minimum wage rate for employees working in Agriculture Sector:

Class of Employee	Minimum Wage per Month			Minimum Wage per Day
	Basic	Variable D.A.	Total	Basic Pay	Variable D.A.	Total
Unskilled labour	5350	768	6118	178	26	204

Minimum wage rate for employees working in Slate, Pencil manufacturing unit:

Class of Employee	Minimum Wage per Month			Minimum Wage per Day
	Basic	Variable D.A.	Total	Basic Pay	Variable D.A.	Total
Cutters	10155	1125	11280	391	43	434
Rollers, Mistri, Pointers	9522	1125	10647	367	43	410
Packer/Seeper	6705	1125	7830	258	43	301
Accountant, Clerk etc.	8435	1125	9560	324	43	368
Labourer	6500	825	7325	250	32	282
Highly Skilled	9735	1125	10860	375	43	418

For the purpose of calculating monthly minimum wage of any employee, total number of working days considered in a month is 26.

Rate of minimum wages are separately prescribed for state government employees (Daily wages), Tobacco, Bidi, Agarbatti units and Press employees.

Detailed notification by Labour Department Madhya pradesh, April 2018.

Other Impact on Payroll from April 2018

Professional Tax Rate Revision

Professional Tax rates in Madhya Pradesh were also revised by the government in the Finance Budget 2018. Employer needs to take the revised rate of deduction from April 2018 onwards.

Provident Fund Rate Change for Women Employees

Central government in Finance Budget 2018, announced a special rate of 8% for employee’s provident fund contribution of new women employees joining the social security scheme for the first time. Though, employer’s contribution to provident fund would remain the same.

New financial year always gives an opportunity to employers to re-assess the cost to company for each and every employee after looking at all the statutory revisions necessary to be made. The revised minimum wages rate is the most important part of it.