Labour Welfare Fund · Telangana · checked 26 September 2026

₹2 from the employee and ₹5 from the employer, once a year.

The Labour Welfare Fund in Telangana is a small contribution from employees and employers to the Telangana Labour Welfare Board, which runs welfare schemes for workers.

₹2employee contribution
₹5employer contribution
Once a yearhow often it is paid

Telangana LWF contribution

How much, how often, and when it is paid.

Telangana labour welfare fund contribution

  • Employee contribution₹2
  • Employer contribution₹5
  • How oftenonce a year

Who it covers

Covered

Factories, motor transport undertakings, and shops, establishments, societies and trusts employing 20 or more people (Government establishments other than factories are not covered). An employee is anyone who worked 30 days in 12 months.

Not covered

Managerial staff, supervisors drawing more than ₹1,600 a month, apprentices and part-time workers.

What employers need to know

Effective
Rates as set by section 10 of the Act.
Law
The fund is set up under the Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987.

How HivePayroll handles Telangana LWF

HivePayroll deducts the employee’s share in the right month for Telangana, records the employer’s share alongside it, and lists both in the LWF report you use to pay the board.
HivePayroll Labour Welfare Fund detail report with employee and employer contributions
Employee and employer LWF contributions in HivePayroll’s LWF report (demo company, fictional data; Maharashtra shown).
HivePayroll compliance dashboard with PF, ESI, Professional Tax and LWF liability for the month
The compliance dashboard shows the month’s LWF alongside PF, ESI and professional tax (demo company).

Sources

Checked against these sources on 26 September 2026. State governments revise these rates from time to time; confirm on the official site before filing.

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