India’s Central Sphere Minimum Wages Unchanged Oct. 1, 2025

Minimum wages for India’s central sphere effective Oct. 1 are unchanged from the amounts effective April 1, its Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner said.

Central sphere minimum wages, excluding those based on piecework, continue to range from 465 Indian rupees (US$5.29) to 1,065 Indian rupees, the office said in its Sept. 25 notice. The September notice cited incorrect consumer price index data, which the office under the Ministry of Labour and Employment corrected Oct. 14. In the correction, the office said that the relevant consumer price index increased by less than one point from the value used ...