State guide
Meghalaya labour law compliance
Minimum wages, Professional Tax, the Labour Welfare Fund and holidays for employers with staff in Meghalaya, on one page. Each figure comes from the notification or official page linked beside it.
Minimum wages
Meghalaya'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 wages · VDALatest
Revised minimum wages from 1 October 2026
Revises minimum wages, including VDA, for all employees in the state across four skill levels. It replaces the notification of 1 May 2026 and says the rates will be revised every six months through VDA.
In force from
1 October 2026
- Issued by:
- Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development, Government of Meghalaya
- Reference:
- No. LE&SD.9/2023/Pt/33
- Issued:
- 8 October 2026
- Under:
- Code on Wages, 2019, section 6
Notification PDF · 2 pages, 1.5 MBAll employees in the state Skill level Per day, with VDA Unskilled ₹564 Semi-skilled ₹608 Skilled ₹650 Highly skilled ₹693 Each rate is the minimum wage plus the revised VDA, as the notification sets them out.
Professional Tax
Professional Tax in Meghalaya
A state levy that employers deduct from salaries and pay to the state, at the slabs of the state where the employee works.
Rates awaiting notification
A 2022 amendment removed the old schedule and lets the state notify rates. We have not found a rate notification since, so ask us for the current position.
Labour Welfare Fund
Labour Welfare Fund in Meghalaya
A small contribution from employees and employers to the state's welfare board, paid in the months the state's Act names.
Not covered on this site yet
We have not confirmed whether Meghalaya runs a Labour Welfare Fund that applies to your establishment. Ask us if you have staff here.
Holidays
Holidays in Meghalaya
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
Meghalaya'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 Meghalaya
The compliance calendar has every monthly, quarterly and annual date. Our services run these rules for you, state by state.
Due dates
Compliance calendar
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.Also in the North East
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