Minimum Wages in Uttarakhand
Minimum wage rates for shops and commercial establishments in Uttarakhand, by skill category and wage zone, with the effective date and the next revision due.
Uttarakhand minimum wage rates: shops and commercial establishments
Towns with a population of one lakh or more
Dehradun, Haridwar, Haldwani, Roorkee, Rudrapur, Kashipur and other towns with a population of one lakh or more at the last census.
| Skill category | Basic | VDA | Total per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unskilled | ₹12,539 | ₹518 | ₹13,057 |
| Semi-skilled | ₹13,280 | ₹518 | ₹13,798 |
| Skilled | ₹14,023 | ₹518 | ₹14,541 |
| Clerical category II | ₹14,340 | ₹518 | ₹14,858 |
| Clerical category I | ₹15,275 | ₹518 | ₹15,793 |
Other areas
All towns below one lakh and rural areas of the state.
| Skill category | Basic | VDA | Total per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unskilled | ₹12,391 | ₹518 | ₹12,909 |
| Semi-skilled | ₹13,110 | ₹518 | ₹13,628 |
| Skilled | ₹13,838 | ₹518 | ₹14,356 |
| Clerical category II | ₹14,139 | ₹518 | ₹14,657 |
| Clerical category I | ₹15,035 | ₹518 | ₹15,553 |
Rates cover shops and commercial establishments only. Other employments notified in Uttarakhand carry their own notified rates, which are usually higher. Verify against the state notification before running payroll.
How Uttarakhand sets minimum wages
Governing law
Code on Wages, 2019, in force from 21 November 2025. The rates below come from the Labour Department's notification dated 22 April 2026, effective 1 April 2026.
Employment covered
Shops and commercial establishments
Revision cycle
1 April and 1 October each year
Uttarakhand splits the state by town size rather than by municipal class: towns of a lakh or more at the last census form one group and everything else the other, with a difference of ₹148 to ₹240 a month between them. Shops have two clerical grades above the skilled rate rather than a highly skilled category, so an office assistant's floor is set by the clerical grade, not by the skilled rate. The VDA is ₹518 a month across the board, so each revision moves all ten figures by the same amount. The notification was dated 22 April 2026 with effect from 1 April, a short lag by the standards of neighbouring states. Uttarakhand does not levy professional tax.
Frequently asked questions: Uttarakhand minimum wages
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