Labour Welfare Fund in Karnataka
Labour Welfare Fund registration and the periodic contribution it requires in Karnataka. Governed by The Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965, with the Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund Rules, 1968; as amended by the Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2025. Applies where: Ten or more employees. The Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2025 reduced the threshold from more than fifty employees to ten or more, and was operationalised with effect from 7 January 2026 - so establishments of 10 to 50 employees are newly in the net as at the date of this research and many will not yet be registered. Renewal: Not a licence. A continuing annual contribution obligation. The State fee below was read from the authority's own published schedule and is passed through at cost.
3–10 business days
Karnataka, India
What we will need from you
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Certificate of Incorporation or registration document
Employee list with wages
Proof of the place of business
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Employee's contribution, per employee per yearone line of this schedule applies | ₹50Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Employer's contribution, per employee per yearone line of this schedule applies | ₹100Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| State Government's contribution, per employee per yearone line of this schedule applies | ₹50Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Comriq professional feeper year | ₹2,999 |
Read at source on 2026-09-14 from.karnataka.gov.in/. Passed through at cost.
These are the authority’s published lines. Which of them apply depends on your filing — a schedule by headcount, capital or entity type is one line, not all of them — and the applicable line is confirmed before payment, at cost.
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Document Verification
Employer and employee details validated.
Contribution Filed
Filed with the State Labour Welfare Board.
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement delivered to your portal.
What this costs, in full
- Comriq professional feeper year
₹2,999₹2,699- Government fee
- ₹50–₹100 by schedule — 3 published lines; the line that applies to you is confirmed before payment, at cost.
Total from
₹3,049₹2,749
Our fee plus the lowest line of the authority's schedule. The line that applies to you is confirmed before payment.
Launch pricing · 10% off our fee10% off our professional fee until 31 December 2026. Government fees are charged at cost and are never discounted — we collect them on the authority's behalf and cannot charge less than it does.
Government fees are charged at cost, exactly as the authority bills them — we add nothing to them. Where the authority publishes no figure, or publishes a schedule, we confirm the exact amount before you pay, so this total is a minimum: we never substitute a plausible number.
This price is exclusive of GST. GST at 18% is added at checkout on our professional fee. Government fees are collected at cost on your behalf and are not taxed. Clients outside India are zero-rated.
Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Karnataka Labour Welfare Board, Department of Labour, Government of Karnataka and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.