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Minimum Wages in West Bengal

Minimum wage rates for shops and establishments in West Bengal, by skill category and wage zone, with the effective date and the next revision due.

Effective from1 July 2026
Next revision due1 January 2027
Revision cycle1 January and 1 July each year

West Bengal minimum wage rates: shops and establishments

Zone A

Areas under municipal corporations, municipalities, notified areas, development authorities and thermal power plant townships.

Skill categoryPer dayTotal per month
Unskilled₹406₹10,558
Semi-skilled₹447₹11,615
Skilled₹491₹12,777
Highly skilled₹541₹14,054

Zone B

All other areas of the state.

Skill categoryPer dayTotal per month
Unskilled₹375₹9,760
Semi-skilled₹413₹10,733
Skilled₹454₹11,807
Highly skilled₹500₹12,990

West Bengal notifies a single consolidated figure per category rather than a separate basic and dearness allowance, so the table shows the total only.

Rates cover shops and establishments only. Other employments notified in West Bengal carry their own notified rates, which are usually higher. Verify against the state notification before running payroll.

How West Bengal sets minimum wages

Governing law

Code on Wages, 2019, in force from 21 November 2025. The rates below come from the Labour Commissioner's notification dated 22 June 2026, effective 1 July 2026.

Employment covered

Shops and establishments

Revision cycle

1 January and 1 July each year

Official source

Office of the Labour Commissioner, Government of West Bengal: minimum wages notification dated 22 June 2026, effective 1 July 2026 ↗

West Bengal notifies a single monthly figure per category and zone with the dearness component built in, and directs that the daily rate is the monthly figure divided by 26, rounded to the rupee. The shops notification defines the categories by job: peons, cleaners and security guards are unskilled; clerks, typists, data entry operators and accountants are skilled; and head assistants, senior accountants, computer operators, office supervisors and sales representatives are highly skilled. Kolkata, Howrah and every municipality are Zone A, as are thermal power townships. The rates are low for a large state, below Bihar and Odisha for unskilled work, because the base was set low and the half-yearly revisions move it by small amounts. The revision cycle is January and July rather than April and October.

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Checked against the source notification on 6 September 2026

Frequently asked questions: West Bengal minimum wages

For shops and establishments from 1 July 2026, unskilled work is ₹10,558 a month or ₹406 a day in Zone A and ₹9,760 or ₹375 in Zone B. Highly skilled work is ₹14,054 in Zone A and ₹12,990 in Zone B, under the notification of 22 June 2026.
Kolkata is Zone A: ₹10,558 a month for unskilled work, ₹11,615 semi-skilled, ₹12,777 skilled and ₹14,054 highly skilled from 1 July 2026.
The notification lists head assistants, senior accountants, computer operators, research and market research staff, godown in-charges, office supervisors and sales representatives. Clerks, typists, data entry operators and accountants are skilled, and peons, cleaners, sweepers and security guards are unskilled.
The monthly figure divided by 26 and rounded to the nearest rupee, as the notification directs. ₹10,558 a month for unskilled work in Zone A gives ₹406 a day.
Twice a year, on 1 January and 1 July, on the Consumer Price Index. The current rates run from 1 July to 31 December 2026.

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