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Complete mobile-first HR software, biometric attendance & workforce automation for enterprises in Tamil Nadu, set up for the state's professional tax, labour welfare fund and minimum wage rules.
South India Automotive
Tamil NaduCapital: Chennai
Professional taxHalf-Yearly (or monthly accrual), up to ₹2,500/year
Labour welfare fundAnnual
Minimum wageFrom ₹14,044/month
Tamil Nadu payroll follows state-specific rules. Professional Tax applies: Levied by local municipal corporations and town panchayats on half-yearly income slabs. Amounts shown are for Greater Chennai Corporation after its revision; other local bodies charge different amounts in the same bands. Labour Welfare Fund is paid annual. Minimum wage for unskilled work in Zone A is ₹14,044 a month (revision cycle: Annual DA recalculation (1 April)).
Compliance
Tamil Nadu's rules, already built in
No chasing state notifications: Sleet applies these automatically.
Professional taxLevied by local municipal corporations and town panchayats on half-yearly income slabs. Amounts shown are for Greater Chennai Corporation after its revision; other local bodies charge different amounts in the same bands.
Labour welfare fundAnnual contribution of ₹60 per employee per cycle (₹20 employee + ₹40 employer), remitted to the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (TNLWB).
Minimum wagesFrom ₹14,044/month (unskilled) up to ₹14,182/month (skilled), Zone A.
Tamil Nadu calendar
Tamil Nadu holidays for 2026
23 holidays on the Tamil Nadu list. Load them into leave and attendance once, and Sleet applies them to every employee in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu holiday list 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 (Thu) | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 15 (Thu) | Pongal (Thai Pongal) | Regional Festival |
| Jan 16 (Fri) | Thiruvalluvar Day | Regional Holiday |
| Jan 17 (Sat) | Uzhavar Thirunal | Regional Holiday |
| Jan 26 (Mon) | Republic Day | National Holiday |
| Feb 1 (Sun) | Thai Poosam | Regional Festival |
| Mar 19 (Thu) | Telugu New Year's Day | Regional Festival |
| Mar 21 (Sat) | Ramzan (Eid-ul-Fitr) | Religious Holiday |
| Mar 31 (Tue) | Mahaveer Jayanthi | Religious Holiday |
| Apr 3 (Fri) | Good Friday | Religious Holiday |
| Apr 14 (Tue) | Tamil New Year / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday | Regional Holiday |
| May 1 (Fri) | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| May 28 (Thu) | Bakrid / Eid al-Adha | Religious Holiday |
| Jun 26 (Fri) | Muharram | Religious Holiday |
| Aug 15 (Sat) | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| Aug 26 (Wed) | Milad-un-Nabi | Religious Holiday |
| Sep 4 (Fri) | Krishna Jayanthi | Regional Festival |
| Sep 14 (Mon) | Vinayakar Chathurthi | Regional Festival |
| Oct 2 (Fri) | Gandhi Jayanti | National Holiday |
| Oct 19 (Mon) | Ayutha Pooja | Regional Festival |
| Oct 20 (Tue) | Vijaya Dasami | Regional Festival |
| Nov 8 (Sun) | Deepavali (Diwali) | National Festival |
| Dec 25 (Fri) | Christmas Day | Religious Holiday |
Dates tied to the lunar calendar can move. Check the state notification.
Professional tax in Tamil Nadu
| Monthly salary | PT |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹21,000 (Half-Yearly) | Nil |
| ₹21,001 to ₹30,000 (Half-Yearly) | ₹180 per half-year (~₹30/mo) |
| ₹30,001 to ₹45,000 (Half-Yearly) | ₹425 per half-year (~₹71/mo) |
| ₹45,001 to ₹60,000 (Half-Yearly) | ₹930 per half-year (~₹155/mo) |
| ₹60,001 to ₹75,000 (Half-Yearly) | ₹1,025 per half-year (~₹171/mo) |
| Above ₹75,000 (Half-Yearly) | ₹1,250 per half-year (~₹208/mo, max ₹2,500/yr) |
Half-Yearly (or monthly accrual) deduction, capped at ₹2,500 a year. Due: 30 September and 31 March (half-yearly).
Labour welfare fund
Annual: ₹20 from the employee and ₹40 from the employer (₹60 in all), paid to the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (TNLWB).
Due by 31 January.
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Questions
Frequently asked questions: Tamil Nadu
SleetHR is a HR Software built for businesses across Tamil Nadu, combining an intuitive mobile-first experience with full compliance for Tamil Nadu's specific Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund, and minimum wage rules.
Yes. SleetHR automates Tamil Nadu's LWF contributions — Annual contribution of ₹60 per employee per cycle (₹20 employee + ₹40 employer), remitted to the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (TNLWB). The deduction is calculated, remitted, and recorded within the payroll cycle without any manual intervention.
Yes. SleetHR supports multi-branch setups within Tamil Nadu (and across other states) from a single dashboard, with branch-level rosters, holiday calendars, and consolidated payroll or billing runs — all sharing the same Tamil Nadu statutory configuration.
Yes. Our team handles data migration, configures Tamil Nadu-specific compliance policies, and maps your custom shift schedules. Support runs on IST business hours via direct phone and WhatsApp — no ticketing queues.
Yes. SleetHR auto-calculates Tamil Nadu's Professional Tax every month — Levied by local municipal corporations and town panchayats on half-yearly income slabs. Amounts shown are for Greater Chennai Corporation after its revision; other local bodies charge different amounts in the same bands. The annual cap is ₹2,500. Deductions update automatically when the state revises slabs, and employees can verify their PT deduction on their digital payslip without raising a support ticket.
Tamil Nadu's minimum wage for Zone A workers is ₹14,044/month (unskilled) and ₹14,182/month (skilled), revised Annual DA recalculation (1 April). SleetHR's payroll engine auto-flags any salary entry that falls below the current minimum wage for the relevant skill category before processing, preventing inadvertent statutory violations.
Setup time depends on your headcount and the data you bring. SleetHR includes assisted data migration from spreadsheets or other software, pre-loaded Tamil Nadu statutory configuration, and a guided switch-over.
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