The Government of Punjab on December 24, 2025, issued the notification regarding the adjustment of minimum wage rates.
The following has been stated namely: -
• A New Series of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) (Base 2016=100) has been adopted.
• The minimum rates of wages for Un-skilled workers are Rs. 11726.40
• The following Tables have been inserted namely: -
o The adjusted minimum rates of wages for Un-skilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled, and Highly-skilled workers have been stated in Table 1.
o The Minimum Wages of staff Categories from A to D shall be applicable only to Scheduled Employments under the Government of Punjab, the Local Authority and the Boards, Corporations or any Agency (By whatever name it is called) under the control of the Govt. of Punjab in respect of the Staff Employed through outsourcing or employed casually or on daily wages, this is stated in Table 2.
o The Minimum rates of wages of attached labour in Agriculture (Un-skilled workers) has been stated in Table 3
o Other Agriculture Labour Daily wages with and without meals has been stated in Table 4
o Brick Kiln (Piece Rate) per 1000 bricks/Tiles (In Rs.) is stated in Table 5.
This shall be effective from September 01, 2025.
[Notification No. ST/24110]
