Bihar Minimum Wages Revised from October 2024 » HR | Compliance

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The minimum wages in Bihar have been updated for 69 scheduled employments, effective 01 October 2024. A gazette notification issued on 30 September 2024, announces this update. The notification indicates that the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) has been increased based on the Consumer Price Index numbers for the period from January 2024 to June 2024.

The revised minimum wage rates in Bihar will be effective from 01 October 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Class of Employment	Basic Per Day	Basic Per Month	VDA Per Day	VDA Per Month	Total Per Day	Total Per Month
Unskilled	₹ 410.00	₹ 10,660.00	₹ 2.00	₹ 52.00	₹ 412.00	₹ 10,712.00
Semi-Skilled	₹ 426.00	₹ 11,076.00	₹ 2.00	₹ 52.00	₹ 428.00	₹ 11,128.00
Skilled	₹ 519.00	₹ 13,494.00	₹ 2.00	₹ 52.00	₹ 521.00	₹ 13,546.00
Highly Skilled	₹ 634.00	₹ 16,484.00	₹ 2.00	₹ 52.00	₹ 636.00	₹ 16,536.00
Supervisory/Clerical	₹ 0.00	₹ 11,736.00	₹ 0.00	₹ 44.00	₹ 0.00	₹ 11,780.00

List of 69 Scheduled Employments

1	Co-operative Sector	24	Electronics Industry	47	Any Woolen Carpet Making or Shawl weaving establishments
2	Aluminum Industry	25	Cement Hume pipe, Electric pole and Railway Sleeper manufactures Industry	48	Cold Storage
3	Khansari industry	26	Plywood Industries	49	Minor Engineering Industry (Excluding automobile engineering shops less than 50 workers)
4	Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry	27	Electric and other type of Bulbs and Florence tubes	50	Dam Construction & Irrigation
5	Soap Making Industry	28	Foundry Industries	51	Construction or Maintenance of Road or in Building Construction
6	Cement Pre – stressed product Industry	29	Rubber and Rubber Compound Industry	52	Bakeries and Confectioneries
7	Asbestos Cement Industry	30	Biscuit Industry	53	Shops selling cooked food stuff
8	Glass Sheet Industry	31	Coal Briquette Industry	54	Hotels Eating Houses and Restaurants
9	Gun factories	32	Tailoring Industry	55	Mica works (Factory & Establishments) (excluding Mines)
10	Religious & Social Institution	33	Handloom Industry	56	Cinema industry
11	Paper Industry	34	Private Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Clinics	57	Any University, Educational, Research or Cultural Institutions
12	Laundries & washing	35	Distilleries	58	Private Security Agency
13	Hosieries Manufactory	36	Plastic Industries	59	Refectories Fire Bricks & Ceramic Industry
14	Manufacture of Sindur & Rang	37	Mineral Grinding Industry	60	Potteries
15	Manufacture of Leather goods	38	Glass Industries (excluding glass sheet)	61	Automobile Engineering Shops
16	Wood works & furniture	39	Dairies and Poultry Farms	62	Hard Coke Industry
17	Ice Cream and Cold Drinks	40	Manufacture of Gold, Silver Ornaments & Articles of artistic design	63	Currier Services
18	Petrol and Diesel Pump	41	Tanneries Leather Technology	64	Frittered Rice
19	Fisheries	42	Rice Mills, Flour Mills & Dal Mills	65	Electro casting and Metal Furnishing
20	Khadi and Village Industries	43	Oil Mills	66	Engineering Industries (Employment more than 50 workers)
21	Private Ferries & LTC	44	Printing Press	67	Rolling of Iron Rod, Plates, Angles etc. works
22	Book binding Industry	45	Any Shops or Establishment	68	Jute Industry & ancillary works
23	Manufacturing of Dafti, Card Board, Mill Board, Corrugated Board, Straw Board or Gatta Paper Board	46	Public Motor Transport	69	Information Technology