Updated for 2026

LWF Rates in India

Latest Labour Welfare Fund contribution rates across all states and union territories. Click any state for detailed employee and employer contribution breakdowns.

Labour Welfare Fund - Key Points

  • Both employee and employer contribute to the state welfare fund
  • Contribution frequency varies by state (monthly, half-yearly, annual)
  • LWF is governed under the Social Security Code 2020
  • Not all states have implemented LWF — check applicability

States (28)

Andhra Pradesh

AP
Employee

Rs 30

Employer

Rs 70

Frequency: ANNUAL
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Arunachal Pradesh

AR

LWF is not applicable in Arunachal Pradesh

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Assam

AS

LWF is not applicable in Assam

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Bihar

BR

LWF is not applicable in Bihar

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Chhattisgarh

CG
Employee

Rs 15

Employer

Rs 45

Frequency: HALF YEARLY
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Goa

GA
Employee

Rs 60

Employer

Rs 180

Frequency: HALF YEARLY
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Gujarat

GJ
Employee

Rs 6

Employer

Rs 12

Frequency: HALF YEARLY
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Haryana

HR
Employee

Rs 34

Employer

Rs 68

Frequency: MONTHLY
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Himachal Pradesh

HP

LWF is not applicable in Himachal Pradesh

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Jharkhand

JH

LWF is not applicable in Jharkhand

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Karnataka

KA
Employee

Rs 50

Employer

Rs 100

Frequency: ANNUAL
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Kerala

KL
Employee

Rs 50

Employer

Rs 50

Frequency: MONTHLY
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Madhya Pradesh

MP
Employee

Rs 10

Employer

Rs 30

Frequency: HALF YEARLY
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Maharashtra

MH
Employee

Rs 25

Employer

Rs 75

Frequency: HALF YEARLY
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Manipur

MN

LWF is not applicable in Manipur

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Meghalaya

ML

LWF is not applicable in Meghalaya

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Mizoram

MZ

LWF is not applicable in Mizoram

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Nagaland

NL

LWF is not applicable in Nagaland

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Odisha

OD
Employee

Rs 20

Employer

Rs 40

Frequency: HALF YEARLY
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Punjab

PB
Employee

Rs 5

Employer

Rs 20

Frequency: MONTHLY
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Rajasthan

RJ

LWF is not applicable in Rajasthan

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Sikkim

SK

LWF is not applicable in Sikkim

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Tamil Nadu

TN
Employee

Rs 20

Employer

Rs 40

Frequency: ANNUAL
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Telangana

TG
Employee

Rs 2

Employer

Rs 5

Frequency: ANNUAL
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Tripura

TR

LWF is not applicable in Tripura

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Uttar Pradesh

UP

LWF is not applicable in Uttar Pradesh

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Uttarakhand

UK

LWF is not applicable in Uttarakhand

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West Bengal

WB
Employee

Rs 3

Employer

Rs 30

Frequency: HALF YEARLY
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Union Territories (8)