Labour Welfare Fund in Haryana.

Each worker pays 0.2% of wages, up to ₹35 a month, and the employer pays twice that. The employer deposits both shares online once a year, before 31 December.

Updated 18 October 2026 from Haryana's Act and its Labour Welfare Board. How we check

Worker paysof wages, up to ₹35 a month: 0.2%
Employer paysup to ₹70 a month: Twice
The cap starts atmonthly wages: ₹17,500
Dueonce a year: 31 Dec

Capped at ₹35 a month.

The worker's share grows with wages until ₹17,500 a month, then stays at ₹35. The employer pays twice the worker's share.

Each month, by monthly wage. Above ₹17,500 the shares stop rising. The cap is indexed to the consumer price index every 1 January: ₹34 in 2025, ₹35 from 2026.

Work it out.

For one worker. The shares are worked out every month and deposited together for the year.

Wages a month

Worker, 0.2%: ₹30.44
Employer, twice: ₹60.88
Each month: ₹91.32
Paid before 31 December: ₹1,095.84

Before any rounding. The employer deducts the worker's share from wages and deposits both.

The rules.

Who it covers

Establishments: Factories, shops and commercial establishments with ten or more employees on any day in the last twelve months.
Who counts: Every employee on the register on the last working day of the month.

How much

Worker: 0.2% of salary or wages, up to ₹35 a month from 1 January 2026 (₹34 in 2025), deducted from wages.
Employer: Twice the worker's share, up to ₹70 a month.
The cap: Indexed to the consumer price index every 1 January, so expect a new figure each year.

When

Payment: Both shares, once a year, before 31 December, online.
Paid late: More than a month after 31 December, interest of 12% a year runs until the money is deposited. Unpaid sums can be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
Penalty: For breaking the Act or obstructing an inspector: a fine of ₹2,000 to ₹5,000 for a first offence; up to three months in prison or a fine of ₹3,000 to ₹10,000 after that.

How to pay

Online: The Act requires online payment to the Welfare Commissioner. Employers file and pay on the Haryana Labour Department's portal, under the Labour Welfare Board. Haryana Labour Welfare Board login

Questions

Is Haryana's Labour Welfare Fund paid monthly?

The shares are worked out every month, but the employer deposits them once a year: both shares, online, before 31 December. More than a month late, interest of 12% a year applies.

Does a worker who joins mid-year count?

Yes, for each month they are on the establishment's register on its last working day. A worker who has left by then does not count for that month.

Labour Welfare Fund in other states Minimum wages in Haryana

Sources (2)

Punjab Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965, as amended by Haryana (section 9A: contributions; sections 20 and 26A: recovery and penalty) Punjab Act 17 of 1965, Labour Department copy with changes to 7 March 2025, 7 March 2025. Labour Department, Haryana.
Haryana Labour Welfare Board: contribution ceiling from 1 January 2026 (copy of the signed notice, hosted by SGCMS) HLWB/REV/2026/3436, 8 May 2026. Haryana Labour Welfare Board.

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