State guide
Goa labour law compliance
Minimum wages, Professional Tax, the Labour Welfare Fund and holidays for employers with staff in Goa, on one page. Each figure comes from the notification or official page linked beside it.
Minimum wages
Goa'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.
VDALatest
Variable dearness allowance from 1 April 2026
Revises the variable dearness allowance for 20 scheduled employments, from the average consumer price index for the preceding six months.
In force from
1 April 2026
- Issued by:
- Commissioner, Labour and Employment, Panaji, Goa
- Issued:
- 29 April 2026
Rates are listed in the PDF, employment by employment or as an allowance.
Notification PDF · 2 pages, 302 KB
Professional Tax
Professional Tax in Goa
A state levy that employers deduct from salaries and pay to the state, at the slabs of the state where the employee works.
Not covered on this site yet
We have not yet checked Goa's Professional Tax position on an official page. Ask us before you deduct or skip it.
Labour Welfare Fund
Labour Welfare Fund in Goa
A small contribution from employees and employers to the state's welfare board, paid in the months the state's Act names.
A fund runs here; figures not yet confirmed on an official page
₹60 from the employee and ₹180 from the employer each half-year, due by 31 July and 31 January.
Holidays
Holidays in Goa
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
Goa'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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Due dates and services for Goa
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Due dates
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Labour, GST, TDS, income tax and ROC dates, month by month.
Open the calendar Labour law complianceS&E registration, registers, returns, displayed notices and inspections.PF and ESI compliancePF and ESI every month, with PT and LWF on each state's dates.Payroll servicesPayroll on your structure, with PT deducted state by state and LWF in the months it falls due.Licences and registrationsShop Act (S&E) registrations, factory licences and contract labour registrations.
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