MINIMUM WAGES

STATE-WISE CATEGORY-WISE MINIMUM WAGES WITH NOTIFICATIONS

Effective Date

Meghalaya

Data as of 01 Oct 2026

ALL w.e.f. 01 Oct 2026

Notification Released 03 Oct 2026
CATEGORIES:
(A) Highly skilled– Highly skilled work employee is one who does the work, which involves skill or
competence of extra-ordinary degree and possesses supervisory ability.

(B) Skilled– Skilled employee is one who is capable of working independently and efficiently and
turning out accurate working. He must be capable of reading and working on simple drawing
circuits and process, if necessary. (ELECTRICIAN, MECHANIC, TAILORS, COOKS Comes in
skilled category)

(C) Semi-skilled– Semi-skilled employee is one who has sufficient knowledge of the particular
trade or above to do respective work and simple job with the help of simple tools and machines. (
GATEKEEPER(CINEMA), ASST. OPERATOR, ASST ELECTRICIAN, BOOKBINDER,WAITER OR
BEARER, MALI WITH TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE comes in unskilled category)

(D) Un-skilled– Un-skilled employee is one who possesses no special training and whose work
involves the performance of the simple duties which require the exercise of little or no independent
judgment or previous experience although a familiarity with the occupational environment is
necessary. (UNSKILLED: PEON, CHOWKIDAR, DURBAN, WATCHMAN, CLEANER, SWEEPER,
LOADER, HELPER, MALI comes in unskilled category.)
Category Basic DA Daily Monthly Prior Increase
UNSKILLED 0 0 564 16920 16650 270 (1.6%)
SEMI SKILLED 0 0 608 18240 17940 300 (1.7%)
SKILLED 0 0 650 19500 19200 300 (1.6%)
HIGHLY SKILLED 0 0 693 20790 20460 330 (1.6%)

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