Labour Welfare Fund in Delhi.
A fixed amount for each worker, twice a year: ₹0.75 from the worker and ₹2.25 from the employer, deposited before 15 July and 15 January. The Government of Delhi adds ₹1.50.
Updated 18 October 2026 from Delhi's Act and its Labour Welfare Board. How we check
- Worker payseach half-year
- ₹0.75
- Employer payseach half-year
- ₹2.25
- Covered from
- 5 persons
- Due
- 15 Jul, 15 Jan
Twice a year, by headcount.
Not a share of wages: a fixed amount for each worker on the register on the last day of each half-year.
January to June
- 30 JuneCount every worker on the register
- By 15 JulyDeposit both shares, before 15 July
July to December
- 31 DecemberCount every worker on the register
- By 15 JanuaryDeposit both shares, before 15 January
Work it out.
For one half-year, by the workers on the register on 30 June or 31 December.
- Workers' share, ₹0.75 each
- ₹30
- Employer's share, ₹2.25 each
- ₹90
- Deposit each half-year
- ₹120
The Government of Delhi adds ₹60; you do not deposit it.
The rules.
Who it covers
- Establishments
- Establishments employing five or more persons.
- Who counts
- Every employee on the register on 30 June and on 31 December, except those in a managerial or supervisory capacity drawing more than ₹2,500 a month.
How much
- Worker
- ₹0.75 every six months.
- Employer
- ₹2.25 every six months, and it deposits the worker's share with its own.
- Government
- ₹1.50 every six months for each worker, paid by the Government of Delhi.
When
- Payment
- For January to June, before 15 July; for July to December, before 15 January.
- Paid late
- Unpaid contributions can be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
How to pay
- Online
- Employers register the establishment and pay online on the Delhi Labour Welfare Board's portal. Delhi Labour Welfare Board portal
Questions
Is Delhi's Labour Welfare Fund a percentage of wages?
No. It is a fixed amount for each worker on the register on 30 June and 31 December: ₹0.75 from the worker and ₹2.25 from the employer, whatever the wage.
Do managers and supervisors pay it?
Not if they work in a managerial or supervisory capacity and draw more than ₹2,500 a month. Everyone else on the register counts.
Sources (1)
- Constitution of the Labour Welfare Fund for Delhi (Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953 as extended to Delhi) F.9(1)/89/DLC(W)/100, 13 July 2004. Delhi Labour Welfare Board.
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