The Gujarat Minimum Wages Rules, 1961

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments, which are included in the schedule. Gujarat Government has enacted the Gujarat Minimum Wages Rules, 1961 for the effective administration and monitoring of Minimum Wages Act, 1948.

• The Act applies to the schedule of employment for which minimum wages are fixed/revised. 
• Every employer shall pay the minimum wages for the scheduled employments under this Act. There is provision to fix hours of work, overtime, and wages for overtime.
• Variable DA is fixed based on Consumer Price Index of the previous calendar year.  
• Minimum wages are fixed in Gujarat on the advice of the State Level Minimum Wages Advisory Board.

Acts & Amendments

Bare act

Gujarat Minimum Wages Notification - 01 October 2021

Gujarat Minimum Wages Notification - 01 April 2021

Gujarat Minimum Wages Notification (Factory) - 01 April 2021

Gujarat Minimum Wages notification - 2017