Home › Minimum Wages › Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Minimum Wages — Effective 1 Apr 2026 ✓ Last verified on 20 Aug 2026 Effective from 1 Apr 2026 Source PDF not available in this environment
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Zone A Tamil Nadu minimum wages, Zone A, by skill level Skill category Basic (₹/month) VDA (₹/month) Total (₹/month) Per day (₹) Highly skilled 7,390.00 7,353.00 14,743.00 567.04 Semi skilled 6,829.00 7,353.00 14,182.00 545.46 Skilled 6,880.00 7,353.00 14,233.00 547.42 Unskilled 6,691.00 7,353.00 14,044.00 540.15
Zone B Tamil Nadu minimum wages, Zone B, by skill level Skill category Basic (₹/month) VDA (₹/month) Total (₹/month) Per day (₹) Highly skilled 7,328.00 7,353.00 14,681.00 564.65 Semi skilled 6,753.00 7,353.00 14,106.00 542.54 Skilled 6,815.00 7,353.00 14,168.00 544.92 Unskilled 6,619.00 7,353.00 13,972.00 537.38
Zone C Tamil Nadu minimum wages, Zone C, by skill level Skill category Basic (₹/month) VDA (₹/month) Total (₹/month) Per day (₹) Highly skilled 7,264.00 7,353.00 14,617.00 562.19 Semi skilled 6,680.00 7,353.00 14,033.00 539.73 Skilled 6,753.00 7,353.00 14,106.00 542.54 Unskilled 6,541.00 7,353.00 13,894.00 534.38
Zone D Tamil Nadu minimum wages, Zone D, by skill level Skill category Basic (₹/month) VDA (₹/month) Total (₹/month) Per day (₹) Highly skilled 7,214.00 7,353.00 14,567.00 560.27 Semi skilled 6,619.00 7,353.00 13,972.00 537.38 Skilled 6,691.00 7,353.00 14,044.00 540.15 Unskilled 6,470.00 7,353.00 13,823.00 531.65
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