# Gautam Budh Nagar minimum wage hiked to Rs 13,883 from Oct 1 2026-10-22T23:34:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Uttar Pradesh labour department has revised minimum wages for workers in Noida and Greater Noida, effective from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Under the new variable dearness allowance (VDA) rates, unskilled workers will receive a monthly wage of Rs 13,883, semi-skilled workers Rs 15,271, and skilled workers Rs 17,106. Corresponding daily wages range from Rs 533.98 for unskilled to Rs 657.94 for skilled workers. The adjustment follows a year of worker protests in Noida's industrial areas beginning in April 2026, which led to an interim wage increase. Officials clarified the latest revision is a routine VDA update based on the average All India Consumer Price Index of 431 points for January to June 2026, not a new wage settlement. Additional labour commissioner Rakesh Dwivedi confirmed the rates were calculated using the prescribed index. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The UP government has linked the revision to the VDA formula tied to the consumer price index, framing it as a technical adjustment rather than a response to protests. Workers in Noida and Greater Noida will see an increase of about 16% for unskilled and 18% for semi-skilled categories over the rates set after the April protests. The new rates are valid until 31 March 2027, after which the next VDA cycle based on the July-to-December 2026 index will determine any further revision. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Leads with the official notification and VDA formula, not the protests This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida, Rakesh Dwivedi, Uttar Pradesh labour department Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gautam-budh-nagar-minimum-wage-hiked-to-rs-13883-from-oct-1/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gautam-budh-nagar-minimum-wage-hiked-to-rs-13883-from-oct-1/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/