Minimum Wages and VDA for Agriculture Workers w.e.f. 01.10.2023

Minimum Wages and Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) payable to the employees working in Agriculture w.e.f. 01.10.2023

File No.1/8(1)/2023-LS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner(C)
New Delhi

Dated: 26/9/2023

ORDER

In exercise of the powers conferred by Central Government vide Notification No. S.O. 186(E) dated 19th January, 2017 of the Ministry of Labour and Employment the undersigned hereby revise the rates of Variable Dearness Allowance for the employees employed in Agriculture w.e.f. 01.10.2023 on the basis of the average Consumer Price Index for Industrial workers reaching 385.97 from 378.58 as on 30.06.2023 (Base 2016=100) and thereby resulting in an increase of 7.39 points. The revised Variable Dearness Allowance as under shall be payable from 01.10.2023:-

Category of worker	Rates of V. D.A . Area wise per day (in Rupees)
	‘A’	‘B’	‘C’
Unskilled	147	135	133
Semi-Skilled / Unskilled Supervisory	159	147	136
Skilled / Clerical	147	159	147
Highly Skilled	191	179	159

Therefore, the minimum rates of wages including the basic rates and Variable Dearness Allowance payable w.e.f. 01.10.2023 to the employees working in Agriculture shall be as under:-

Category of worker	Rates of wages including V.D.A . Area wise per day (in Rupees)
	A	B	C
Unskilled	333+147=480	303+135=438	300+133=433
Semi- Skilled / Unskilled Supervisory	364+159=523	335+147=482	307+136=443
Skilled / Clerical	395+174=569	364+159=523	334+147=481
Highly Skilled	438+191=629	407+179=586	364+159=523

The VDA has been rounded off to the next higher rupee as per the decision of the Minimum Wages Advisory Board.

The classification of workers under different categories will be same as in Part-I of the notification, whereas classification of cities will be same as in the Part-II of the notification dated 19th January, 2017. The present classification of cities into areas A, B & C is enclosed at Annexure I for ready reference.

(Remis Tiru)
Chief Labour Commissioner(C)

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