This page shows the current applicable minimum wage for workers employed in brick kilns in Uttarakhand, set out by skill category so employers and workers can check the correct rate at a glance. Use it to confirm what a moulder, loader, fireman or helper must be paid under the Uttarakhand notification.
Minimum wage rates for Brick Kilns in Uttarakhand
| Category | Town over 1 lakh / month | Rest of state / month |
|---|---|---|
| Unskilled | ₹13,057 | ₹12,909 |
| Semi-skilled | ₹13,798 | ₹13,628 |
| Skilled | ₹14,541 | ₹14,356 |
| Clerical, category II | ₹14,858 | ₹14,657 |
| Clerical, category I | ₹15,793 | ₹15,553 |
Rates effective 1 April 2026.
What counts as Brick Kilns
Brick kilns is the scheduled employment covering the manufacture of burnt clay bricks, tiles and similar earthenware, spanning the full cycle from digging and tempering clay, moulding and sun-drying green bricks, loading and firing them in the kiln, to unloading and stacking the finished bricks. It applies to workers engaged inside kiln premises and in the attached moulding yards, whether paid by time or by piece.
- Bull's Trench Kiln (BTK) units
- Fixed-chimney and zig-zag brick kilns
- Clamp and country brick-making yards
- Fly-ash and cement brick manufacturing units
- Roofing-tile and hollow-block kilns
- Brick fields and clay moulding yards (bhatta)
- Downdraft and Hoffman-type kilns
Typical roles and skill categories
- Clay digger and earth cutter
- Pugging, tempering and clay-mixing worker
- Brick moulder (pathera)
- Green-brick carrier and drying-yard stacker
- Kiln loader and setter (bharaiwala)
- Fireman and fire master (jalaiwala)
- Coal breaker and fuel feeder
- Unloader and remover of fired bricks (nikasiwala)
- Munshi, jamadar or kiln supervisor
In brick-kiln work the categories usually map by the craft and risk involved: unskilled covers clay diggers, water carriers, green-brick carriers and general helpers; semi-skilled covers moulders (patheras), loaders and drying-yard stackers; skilled covers firemen and kiln setters who control the firing. Highly-skilled typically covers the head fireman or kiln master and technical supervisors responsible for the firing schedule and output.
Who fixes this wage
Brick kilns is a notified scheduled employment for which the Uttarakhand government fixes and revises minimum wages by skill category, and commonly by geographical zone or area classification. Every worker engaged in or around a brick kiln in Uttarakhand, including piece-rated and seasonal migrant workers, is entitled to at least the wage notified for the applicable category.
How Uttarakhand sets minimum wages
Uttarakhand's Labour Department distinguishes rates by locality, giving one monthly figure for towns with a population over one lakh and another for the rest of the state. Five categories of worker are covered, and the schedule quotes wages on a monthly basis only, with no separate daily column. The current rates take effect from 1 April 2026 and are set by notification rather than by a variable dearness allowance.
Common questions
What is the current minimum wage for Brick Kilns in Uttarakhand?
In Uttarakhand, the minimum wage for Brick Kilns currently runs from about ₹12909 to ₹15793 per month, depending on skill category and zone, effective 1 April 2026. The exact figure by category is in the table below. Confirm the exact rate for your worker's skill category and zone in the table above, and against the latest official notification.
Are piece-rate brick moulders in Uttarakhand covered by minimum wage?
Yes. Even where moulders and other workers are paid by the thousand bricks or on any other piece-rate basis, their total earnings for a normal working period must not fall below the minimum wage notified for the applicable category in Uttarakhand.
Does the brick-kiln minimum wage change from one part of Uttarakhand to another?
Often it does. Many notifications fix rates by zone or area classification, so the same role at a kiln can attract a different notified wage depending on where in Uttarakhand the kiln is located; always check the rate for the kiln's own zone.
Are seasonal and migrant brick-kiln workers entitled to the Uttarakhand minimum wage?
Yes. Workers brought in for the firing season, including inter-state migrant families engaged as moulders, loaders or firemen, are entitled to the minimum wage notified for their category in Uttarakhand, regardless of their home state or the seasonal nature of the engagement.
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