Minimum Wages · West Bengal
West Bengal Shops and Establishments Minimum Wages - January to June 2026
Review West Bengal minimum wages effective from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026, with the notified scheduled-employment, zone, skill-category and wage-period details transcribed from the cited government source for payroll and labour-law compliance reference.
- Jurisdiction
- West Bengal
- Effective from
- 01 January 2026
- Issued on
- 09 January 2026
- Status
- Historical
- Reference
- No. 07/Stat/14/RW/24/2023/LCS/JLC
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| Scheduled employment | Industry | Zone | Skill | Worker category | Basic wage | VDA | Total wage | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establishments under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 | Shops and establishments | Zone A - Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Notified Areas, Development Authorities and thermal-power townships | Unskilled | Peon, cleaner, sweeper, security guard, bearer, messenger and similar unskilled occupations | — | — | 10386.0 | MONTHLY |
| Establishments under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 | Shops and establishments | Zone A - Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Notified Areas, Development Authorities and thermal-power townships | Semi-skilled | Duftry, assistant accountant and similar semi-skilled occupations | — | — | 11426.0 | MONTHLY |
| Establishments under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 | Shops and establishments | Zone A - Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Notified Areas, Development Authorities and thermal-power townships | Skilled | Clerical, office-assistant, data-entry, accounting and similar skilled occupations | — | — | 12569.0 | MONTHLY |
| Establishments under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 | Shops and establishments | Zone A - Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Notified Areas, Development Authorities and thermal-power townships | Highly Skilled | Senior accounting, computer-operation, supervisory, sales-promotion and similar highly-skilled occupations | — | — | 13825.0 | MONTHLY |
| Establishments under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 | Shops and establishments | Zone B - rest of West Bengal | Unskilled | Peon, cleaner, sweeper, security guard, bearer, messenger and similar unskilled occupations | — | — | 9760.0 | MONTHLY |
| Establishments under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 | Shops and establishments | Zone B - rest of West Bengal | Semi-skilled | Duftry, assistant accountant and similar semi-skilled occupations | — | — | 10733.0 | MONTHLY |
| Establishments under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 | Shops and establishments | Zone B - rest of West Bengal | Skilled | Clerical, office-assistant, data-entry, accounting and similar skilled occupations | — | — | 11807.0 | MONTHLY |
| Establishments under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 | Shops and establishments | Zone B - rest of West Bengal | Highly Skilled | Senior accounting, computer-operation, supervisory, sales-promotion and similar highly-skilled occupations | — | — | 12990.0 | MONTHLY |
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west-bengal-minimum-wages-january-june-2026.pdf · Labour Commissionerate, Government of West Bengal
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