Under Section 8 of the Code on Wages, 2019, the appropriate Government is required to review or revise minimum rates of wages ordinarily at intervals not exceeding:

Section 8 of the Code on Wages, 2019 requires the appropriate Government, in fixing minimum rates of wages for the first time or revising minimum rates of wages already fixed, to either fix such rates for different classes of employees for different localities, or for such wage periods as it may deem fit, and mandates that such rates ordinarily be reviewed and revised at intervals not exceeding five years. This is consistent with the periodic revision cycle earlier prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The Code, however, also permits the appropriate Government to adjust the minimum rates of wages in between such five-yearly revisions by taking into account the cost of living index for the relevant employees, ensuring wage rates are not left stagnant for the entire five-year period in the face of inflationary pressures.