State guide
Haryana labour law compliance
Minimum wages, Professional Tax, the Labour Welfare Fund and holidays for employers with staff in Haryana, on one page. Each figure comes from the notification or official page linked beside it.
Minimum wages
Haryana'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.
Minimum wagesLatest
Basic minimum rates of wages from 1 April 2026
Fixes the basic minimum wages for all employments in the state, replacing rates fixed in October 2015. Rates for brick kilns are to be notified separately.
In force from
1 April 2026
- Issued by:
- Labour Department, Government of Haryana
- Reference:
- No. 2/25/26-2 Lab.
- Issued:
- 9 April 2026
- Under:
- Code on Wages, 2019, section 8(3)
Notification PDF · 2 pages, 389 KBAll employments in the state Skill level Per month Per day Unskilled ₹15,220.71 ₹585.41 Semi-skilled ₹16,780.74 ₹645.41 Skilled ₹18,500.81 ₹711.56 Highly skilled ₹19,425.85 ₹747.14 These are basic rates, which the notification says may not be split into allowances by the employer.
Professional Tax
Professional Tax in Haryana
A state levy that employers deduct from salaries and pay to the state, at the slabs of the state where the employee works.
Not levied on salaries
Haryana does not levy Professional Tax on salaries, so there is nothing to deduct for staff working here.
Labour Welfare Fund
Labour Welfare Fund in Haryana
A small contribution from employees and employers to the state's welfare board, paid in the months the state's Act names.
Employee
0.2% of pay, up to ₹35
Employer
Twice the employee's, up to ₹70
A month, per employee. Deducted from January and February and March and April and May and June and July and August and September and October and November and December wages.
When it is due
- Before 31 December, for the year's contributions, paid online
Who is covered: The ₹35 cap applies from 1 January 2026 and is indexed to consumer prices each January. Covers factories, and shops and commercial establishments with 10 or more employees.
How to pay: Interest of 12% a year applies if payment is more than a month late.
Punjab Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965, as amended for Haryana
Official sources: Haryana Gazette, 11 May 2026; Haryana Labour Welfare Board. Read on 11 Oct 2026.
Holidays
Holidays in Haryana
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
Haryana'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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