All wages shall be paid in current coin or currency notes or by cheque or by crediting the wages in the bank account of the employee or by the electronic mode:
Provided that the appropriate Government may, by notification, specify the industrial or other establishment, the employer of which shall pay to every person employed in such industrial or other establishment, the wages only by cheque or by crediting the wages in his bank account.
Provided that the appropriate Government may, by notification, specify the industrial or other establishment, the employer of which shall pay to every person employed in such industrial or other establishment, the wages only by cheque or by crediting the wages in his bank account.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender.Section 4 · Decision as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work.Section 5 · Payment of minimum rate of wages.Section 6 · Fixation of minimum wages.Section 7 · Components of minimum wages.Section 8 · Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 20 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-11-25. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.