The Government of Uttar Pradesh has revised the minimum wages for 74 scheduled employments, including Shops and Commercial Establishments, Plastic Industry, Metal Industry, Rubber Industry, Brick Kiln Industry, and others. The revised rates will be effective from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Minimum Wages in Uttar Pradesh for 74 Scheduled Employments
| Class of Employment | Basic Per Month | VDA Per Month | Total Per Month | Total Per Day |
| Unskilled | ₹ 5,750.00 | ₹ 5,271.00 | ₹ 11,021.00 | ₹ 423.88 |
| Semi-Skilled | ₹ 6,325.00 | ₹ 5,798.00 | ₹ 12,123.00 | ₹ 466.26 |
| Skilled | ₹ 7,085.00 | ₹ 6,495.00 | ₹ 13,580.00 | ₹ 522.30 |
List of 74 Scheduled Employments
| Sl. No. | Employment / Industry |
| 1 | Rubber factories and rubber products (including tyres and tubes) industries |
| 2 | Plastic Industry and Plastic Products Industry |
| 3 | Confectionery Industry |
| 4 | Manufacture of Basit Peyo (Aerated Drinks) |
| 5 | Fruit juices manufacturing factory |
| 6 | Plywood industries |
| 7 | Petrol and diesel oil pumps |
| 8 | Dairy and Milk Dairy |
| 9 | Ready-made clothes manufacturing factory |
| 10 | Construction and maintenance of dam embankments, irrigation projects, digging of wells and ponds |
| 11 | Employment in all those registered factories not mentioned earlier |
| 12 | Private hospitals (nursing homes), private clinics and private medical supply shops |
| 13 | Foundry House |
| 14 | Metal Industry |
| 15 | Tin Plate Shopping and Tin Printing |
| 16 | Engineering industries in which less than 50 persons are employed |
| 17 | Tannery and leather manufacturing factory |
| 18 | Leather goods manufacturing industry |
| 19 | Hosiery Work |
| 20 | Private Library |
| 21 | Woodworking and furniture industries |
| 22 | Private coaching classes, private schools, which also include nursery schools and private technical institutions |
| 23 | Tobacco manufacturing |
| 24 | Dharamshala |
| 25 | Forestry Logging and wood work, including collection of any other valuable produce and carrying it in cart |
| 26 | In stores |
| 27 | In commercial establishments |
| 28 | Rice mill, flour mill or pulse mill |
| 29 | Oil mills |
| 30 | Public meter transport |
| 31 | Mechanical Transport Workshop |
| 32 | Automobile Repair Workshop |
| 33 | Construction operations involving construction or maintenance of roads |
| 34 | Breaking stones or crushing stones |
| 35 | Chicken Tasks |
| 36 | Match Industry |
| 37 | Ice candy/ice cream manufacturing plants |
| 38 | Bakery and Biscuit Manufacturing |
| 39 | Ice Factory |
| 40 | Asbestos cement factories and other cement product manufacturing units |
| 41 | Laundry and washing establishments |
| 42 | Bookbinding |
| 43 | Cold storage |
| 44 | Pottery, ceramics or refractories |
| 45 | Private presses |
| 46 | Cinema industry |
| 47 | Textile Printing |
| 48 | Sewing industry |
| 49 | Allopathic, Ayurvedic, Unani Pharmacy |
| 50 | Club |
| 51 | Handloom (silk saree weaving) zari works |
| 52 | Manufacture of laundry or cosmetic soaps or silicates or soap powders or detergents |
| 53 | Woollen blanket manufacturing establishments |
| 54 | Khandsari |
| 55 | Handloom Industry |
| 56 | Power loom industries |
| 57 | Manufacture of miniature bulbs and cob products |
| 58 | Paper, cardboard and paper board industries |
| 59 | Brick Kiln Industry |
| 60 | Employment in lock industry |
| 61 | Planning for manufacturing of brass utensils and brass products. |
| 62 | Security personnel (security personnel) employed in any private security and service providing agency, which includes armed/unarmed personnel, etc. |
| 63 | Employment in sweeping and cleaning, including employment of sweepers and construction of dry latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 is prohibited, activities are not included |
| 64 | Employment of domestic workers |
| 65 | Employment in computer hardware industry and services |
| 66 | Employment in LPG distribution and related services |
| 67 | Employment in taxis, autorickshaws/tempos and travelling agencies |
| 68 | Employment in cable operators and related services |
| 69 | Employment in Non-Government Organisation (NGO) and related services |
| 70 | Employment in sales promotion (in any industries included or to be included under the Sales Promotion (Conditions of Service) Act 1976) |
| 71 | Employment in hair cutting salon and beauty parlour (men and women) |
| 72 | Employment in corporate offices |
| 73 | Employment in call centre/IT industries/telecalling services, etc. |
| 74 | Employment in such establishments which are not covered under any scheduled employment |
Official Notification
Uttar Pradesh Minimum Wages Notification October 2025 (PDF)
Official Website
For more details, you may check the Official Website of the Labour Department, Uttar Pradesh.
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