Assam Minimum wages has been revised on 2021 under CLRA (contractual employees) and under shops and establishment (schedule employees).
Assam Minimum wages updates under CLRA
March, 2021
On 17th March, 2021 government of Assam vide notification number ACL/43/2004/3542 has increase the VDA for all Categories of employees covered under CLRA.
The skilled wise effective minimum wages has been provided in the below chart: (all values in rupees)
Categories of Workman
Rate of VDA Increase (w.e.f 01/07/2020) per Day
Rate of VDA Increase (w.e.f 01/07/2020) per Month
New Rates (w.e.f 01/07/2020) per Day
New Rates (w.e.f 01/07/2020) per Month
Highly Skilled/ Accounts or Equivalent to Accounts
22.72
681.72
581.66
17450.04
Skilled( ITI certificate holder or equivalent/clerical)
Employer need to provide arrear from the effective date for the period in which Minimum Wages has not been paid as per the above list and notification.
November, 2021
In November, 2021 labour department already issued a notification but later in December, 2021 they have declared that there was some error in that notification and fresh notification issued by the department again.
December, 2021
Vide Notification number ALC/41/2004/10998 Minimum wages for contract labour employees revised again. The Skilled-wise Minimum wages list is provided below: (all values in rupees)
Categories of Workman
Rate of VDA Increase (w.e.f 01/01/2021) per Day
Rate of VDA Increase (w.e.f 01/01/2021) per Month
New Rates (w.e.f 01/01/2021) per Day
New Rates (w.e.f 01/01/2021) per Month
Highly Skilled/ Accounts or Equivalent to Accounts
16.79
503.70
598.46
17953.74
Skilled( ITI certificate holder or equivalent/clerical)
13.51
405.15
481.36
14440.87
Skilled( other than ITI certificate holder)
12.78
383.25
458.00
13740.01
Semi skilled
10.59
317.55
377.21
11316.36
Unskilled
9.13
273.75
325.22
9756.75
Above rate applicable from 01.01.2021 for a period of 6 month as per notification
Vide Notification number ALC/41/2004/10991 Minimum wages once again revised and which was effective from 01.07.2021.
The current effective skilled-wise Minimum wages list is provided below: (all values in rupees)
Categories of Workman
Rate of VDA Increase (w.e.f 01/07/2021) per Day
Rate of VDA Increase (w.e.f 01/07/2021) per Month
New Rates (w.e.f 01/07/2021) per Day
New Rates (w.e.f 01/07/2021) per Month
Highly Skilled/ Accounts or Equivalent to Accounts
5.38
161.46
603.84
18115.20
Skilled( ITI certificate holder or equivalent/clerical)
Assam Minimum wages update under Shops and Establishment
On 18th Aug, 2021 government of Assam vide notification GLR.503/81/Pt-II/8 has increased the VDA for all employees falls under schedule employment and it shall be payable to the sales promotion establishment as specified in the schedule with effect from 01.06.2021.
The skilled wise effective minimum wages has been provided in the below chart: (all values in rupees)
Categories of Workman
Rate of VDA Increase (w.e.f 01/06/2021) per Day
Rate of VDA Increase ( w.e.f 01/06/2021 ) per Month
