State guide
Andhra Pradesh labour law compliance
Minimum wages, Professional Tax, the Labour Welfare Fund and holidays for employers with staff in Andhra Pradesh, on one page. Each figure comes from the notification or official page linked beside it.
Minimum wages
Andhra Pradesh's latest notification
Read from the notification itself, with its PDF. Headline rates appear only where one clear table covers the state's employments and the notification is still current.
Cost of living allowanceLatest
Cost of living index numbers applicable from 1 October 2026
Declares the consumer price index numbers for industrial and agricultural workers, for the half year ending June 2026, on which the cost of living allowance is paid in each scheduled employment from 1 October 2026. Published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary of 28 September 2026.
In force from
1 October 2026
- Issued by:
- Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada
- Reference:
- No. G/3186486/2026
- Issued:
- 28 September 2026
- Under:
- Code on Wages, 2019, section 7(2)
Rates are listed in the PDF, employment by employment or as an allowance.
Notification PDF · 15 pages, 3.9 MB
Professional Tax
Professional Tax in Andhra Pradesh
A state levy that employers deduct from salaries and pay to the state, at the slabs of the state where the employee works.
Andhra Pradesh Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987
| Up to ₹15,000 | Nil |
|---|---|
| ₹15,001 to ₹20,000 | ₹150 |
| Above ₹20,000 | ₹200 |
Due dates
Tax is paid and the return in Form V filed by the 10th of the following month, with proof of payment.
Registration
An employer takes a certificate of registration in Form I, and others liable take a certificate of enrolment in Form II. An employer who registers late pays ₹10 to ₹20 for each day of delay.
The same slabs as Telangana, with no higher deduction in any month: ₹2,400 a year in the top band.
Collected by: Commercial Taxes
Official sources: First Schedule (slabs); Section 6, registration. Read on 11 Oct 2026.
Labour Welfare Fund
Labour Welfare Fund in Andhra Pradesh
A small contribution from employees and employers to the state's welfare board, paid in the months the state's Act names.
Employee
₹30
Employer
₹70
A year, per employee. Deducted from December wages.
When it is due
- 31 January, for employees on the register on 31 December, with Form F
Who is covered: The 2020 order applies the fund to any employer with one or more employees. The Act's text on the board's site still says 20 or more for shops and establishments.
How to pay: Online only, from G.O. Ms. No. 9 of 7 December 2020.
Andhra Pradesh Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987
Official sources: G.O. Ms. No. 9, 2020; Rules, 1988 (rule 6). Read on 11 Oct 2026.
Holidays
Holidays in Andhra Pradesh
Three national holidays fall on the same dates everywhere. Festival holidays are set by each state's law and chosen by the employer from the state's list.
- 26JanRepublic DayTuesday 26 January 2027
- 15AugIndependence DaySunday 15 August 2027
- 2OctGandhi JayantiSaturday 2 October 2027
State holiday list not covered on this site yet
Andhra Pradesh's festival holiday list and its holiday law are not on this site yet. Festival dates move every year, so last year's list is no guide.
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