Notification regarding sub section 2 of section 26 of code on wages, 2019
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-25082026-275741
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4525] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026/BHADRA 3, 1948
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th August, 2026
S.O. 4710(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Code on
Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019), the Central Government hereby determines that for the purpose of calculation of
the bonus payable under sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 26 of the said Code, where the wage of an
employee being eligible for bonus under sub-section (1) of section 26, exceed seven thousand rupees per
mensum, the bonus payable to such employee shall be calculated, as if his wage was seven thousand rupees
per mensum or the minimum wage fixed by the Central Government, whichever is higher.
2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st day of November, 2025.
[F. No. S-33027/5/2026-WB]
DEEPIKA KACHHAL, Jt. Secy.
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