State guide
Odisha labour law compliance
Minimum wages, Professional Tax, the Labour Welfare Fund and holidays for employers with staff in Odisha, on one page. Each figure comes from the notification or official page linked beside it.
Minimum wages
Odisha'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 October 2026
Raises the variable dearness allowance by ₹6 a day for all four skill levels from 1 October 2026, after a 2.30-point rise in the consumer price index for industrial workers, and gives the resulting daily minimum wage.
In force from
1 October 2026
- Issued by:
- Office of the Labour Commissioner, Odisha, Bhubaneswar
- Reference:
- No. 8393
- Issued:
- 8 October 2026
Notification PDF · 4 pages, 1.3 MB · Odia and EnglishAll employees in the state Skill level Per day, with VDA Unskilled ₹478 Semi-skilled ₹528 Skilled ₹578 Highly skilled ₹628 Quoted from the notification. The PDF lists the employments it covers and any separate rates.
Professional Tax
Professional Tax in Odisha
A state levy that employers deduct from salaries and pay to the state, at the slabs of the state where the employee works.
Abolished from 1 April 2026
Professional Tax was abolished from 1 April 2026 by Odisha Ordinance 02 of 2026. Tax for earlier periods can still be recovered.
Labour Welfare Fund
Labour Welfare Fund in Odisha
A small contribution from employees and employers to the state's welfare board, paid in the months the state's Act names.
Employee
₹10
Employer
₹20
Each half-year, per employee. Deducted from June and December wages.
When it is due
- 15 January, for employees on the register on 31 December
- 15 July, for employees on the register on 30 June
Who is covered: ₹20 and ₹40 a year in all, paid in two halves. Covers factories, motor transport, and shops and establishments with 20 or more persons.
How to pay: With Form F, through the Pareshram portal.
Odisha Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1996, and Rules, 2015
Official sources: Odisha LWF Rules, 2015 (rule 6); Pareshram, LWF page. Read on 11 Oct 2026.
Holidays
Holidays in Odisha
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
Odisha'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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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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