How much gratuity will I get?
- You get 15 days’ wages at the rate last drawn for every completed year of service, and a part year of more than six months counts as a full year s. 53(2).
- If you are paid monthly, a day’s wages is your monthly wage divided by 26 s. 53, Explanation 3.
- Your employer must pay within 30 days of it becoming payable, or pay interest for the delay s. 56(3)–(4).
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The Labour Ministry's FAQs give the limit as ₹20,00,000, from S.O. 1420(E) under the old Payment of Gratuity Act. See the note in the gratuity guide.
Last checked 1 Nov 2026 · written from the official text · not reviewed by a lawyer. This explains the law in general and does not decide your case.