Labour Welfare Fund · Punjab
Punjab Labour Welfare Fund
Labour Welfare Fund in Punjab: the Act, who it applies to, how much the employee and employer pay, when it is deducted and when it is due.
At a glance
- Employee
- ₹5
- Employer
- ₹20
- How often
- Monthly
- Due by
- 15 October
The law
- Act
- Punjab Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965
- Rules
- Punjab Labour Welfare Fund Rules, 1966
- Applies to
- Any establishment that employed 10 or more employees on any day in the preceding 12 months
- How often
- Monthly
- Website
- pblabour.gov.in
- Any person employed for hire or reward to do any work, skilled or unskilled, manual or clerical, in an establishment
- Employee
- ₹5
- Employer
- ₹20
- Total
- ₹25
- Deducted
- Last day of each month
- Pay by
- 15 October (April to September) and 15 April (October to March)
- Remarks
- Per month, per employee, from Punjab Act 32 of 2014. An amendment passed by the Vidhan Sabha in July 2025 raises them to ₹10 and ₹40 a month; not yet found notified in the Gazette.
| Who | Employee | Employer | Total | Deducted | Pay by | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any person employed for hire or reward to do any work, skilled or unskilled, manual or clerical, in an establishment | ₹5 | ₹20 | ₹25 | Last day of each month | 15 October (April to September) and 15 April (October to March) | Per month, per employee, from Punjab Act 32 of 2014. An amendment passed by the Vidhan Sabha in July 2025 raises them to ₹10 and ₹40 a month; not yet found notified in the Gazette. |
Official sources
An amendment passed in July 2025 would raise the rates; it takes effect only from its publication in the Gazette.
Last checked 23 October 2026. Rates and rules change: ask us to confirm before you rely on them.
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