**Notification Summary: Wage Ceiling under the Code on Social Security, 2020**
**Issuing Authority:** Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India
**Notification Number:** S.O. 2702(E)
**Date of Issue:** May 29, 2026
**File Reference:** F. No. R-12025/01/2026-SS-II
**Overview**
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued a formal notification in The Gazette of India (Extraordinary) exercising the powers conferred by clause (89) of section 2 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020).
**Key Provisions and Metrics**
The Central Government has officially notified a monthly wage ceiling of **₹15,000 (fifteen thousand rupees)**. This ceiling is established specifically for the purposes of **Chapter III** of the Code on Social Security, 2020.
**Administrative Details**
* **Signatory:** Tejaswi S. Naik, Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
* **Publication:** The document was uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064, and published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
* **Gazette Reference:** No. 2609, published in Part II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii).
Key Entities Referenced
Code on Social Security, 2020: The primary legislative act that governs social security benefits and provides the framework for setting wage ceilings in India.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The central ministry responsible for issuing the notification to establish the ₹15,000 monthly wage ceiling for social security purposes.
Chapter III of the Code on Social Security, 2020: The specific portion of the Code related to the Employees' Provident Fund, which is the primary area of impact for the newly notified wage ceiling.
Clause (89) of Section 2 of the Code on Social Security, 2020: The specific legal provision that empowers the Central Government to define and notify the wage ceiling for various chapters of the Code.
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स.ं 2609] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, मई 29, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 8, 1948
No. 2609] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026/JYAISTHA 8, 1948
श्रम और रोिगार मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2702(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, सामाजिक सुरक्षा संजिता, 2020 (2020 का 36) की धारा 2 के खंड (89)
द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, उि संजिता के अध्याय 3 के प्रयोिनों के जलए पंद्रि ििार रुपए (₹15,000) प्रजत
माि को मििरू ी सीमा के रूप म ें अजधसूजचत करती ि।ै
[फा. स. ं आर-12025/01/2026-एसएस-II]
तेिस्ट्वी एस. नायक, संयुक् त सजचव
3802 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th May, 2026
S.O. 2702(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (89) of section 2 of the Code on Social Security,
2020 (36 of 2020), the Central Government hereby notifies rupees fifteen thousand (₹15,000) per month as the wage
ceiling for the purposes of Chapter III of the said Code.
[F. No. R-12025/01/2026-SS-II]]
TEJASWI S. NAIK, Jt. Secy.
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