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Kerala agricultural and allied-sector minimum wages: final December 2025 schedule
Final agricultural and allied-sector schedule effective 19 December 2025, covering task-based agricultural work and dairy, nursery and cashew-plantation occupations.
- Jurisdiction
- Kerala
- Effective from
- 19 December 2025
- Issued on
- 17 December 2025
- Status
- Published
- Reference
- G.O.(P) No.109/2025/LBR; S.R.O.1384/2025
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| Notification number | G.O.(P) No.109/2025/LBR; S.R.O.1384/2025 |
|---|---|
| Notification date | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Effective date / period | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Jurisdiction | Kerala |
| Issuing authority | Labour and Skills (E) Department, Government of Kerala |
| Subject | Minimum Wages |
| Status | Published |
Notification summary
What the notification says
Kerala’s G.O.(P) No.109/2025/LBR dated 17 December 2025 revises wages for agricultural operations and allied sectors, including dairy farms, nurseries and cashew plantations. It was published as S.R.O.1384/2025 in Gazette No.4272 on 19 December 2025, the date from which the revised schedule takes effect.
Why employment and unit matter
The instrument contains different sections for agricultural tasks, mechanised work and allied-sector occupations. For example, it specifies ₹830 for eight hours of hard agricultural work and ₹710 for eight hours of light work, while mechanised operations use their own units. These examples do not replace the full occupation schedule.
The DA provision for time-rated dairy-farm, nursery and cashew-plantation workers uses ₹60 monthly or ₹2.30 daily per CPI point above 165 in the 2011–12=100 series, as applicable. Do not automatically extend that provision to every agricultural task without checking its stated scope.
Implementation steps
- Identify the correct agricultural or allied-sector section and payment unit.
- Retain work and output records for the chosen entry.
- Apply DA only to the categories covered by its clause, using the appropriate published CPI.
- Preserve higher existing wages and continuing benefits specified by the notification.
Frequently asked questions
What is the effective date?
The final schedule commenced on 19 December 2025, its Gazette publication date.
Can all farm work use one daily figure?
No. The schedule distinguishes tasks and sectors, and some mechanised work uses hourly entries.
Are the examples a complete current payroll table?
No. Use the full schedule, correct unit, applicable DA and other conditions to establish each employee’s payable amount.
Source documents
- Government notification / official source
- Simpliance-hosted copy of the original Kerala Gazette (Sankhla-hosted PDF)
- Kerala official minimum-wage notification index
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G.O.(P) No.109/2025/LBR; S.R.O.1384/2025 · Labour and Skills (E) Department, Government of Kerala
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