{"id":"in-dnh-dd","country":"in","kind":"ut","name":{"en":"Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu","local":"દાદરા અને નગર હવેલી અને દમણ અને દીવ"},"languages":["gu","hi","mr","en"],"currency":"INR","symbol":"₹","fxPerUsd":94,"cities":{"T1":"Silvassa","T2":"Daman","T3":"Diu"},"basket":{"teaCup":12,"simpleMeal":90,"haircutMen":100,"milkLitre":58,"breadLoaf":45,"unskilledDayWage":513.5,"minWageMonthly":13351,"shopRentSqftMonth":{"T1":60,"T2":50,"T3":35},"electricityCommercialKwh":5.5,"lpgCommercialCylinder":2810,"petrolLitre":99.44},"tax":{"salesTax":"GST 0/5/18/40% (national, from 22 Sep 2025)","smallBizThreshold":"₹40 lakh goods / ₹20 lakh services; composition 1% for traders up to ₹1.5 crore","localLevies":"No professional tax; low UT VAT on fuel and liquor"},"licences":[{"name":"Shop & Establishment intimation/registration (UT rules 2025 adopting the Gujarat S&E Act 2019 framework; registration at 10+ employees)","fee":"computed on EODB portal (not published)","authority":"Labour dept, UT administration","source":"https://calcguru.in/?p=1490"},{"name":"Excise licence for liquor shops/bars","fee":"UT excise schedule","authority":"Excise dept","source":"Est.: UT excise policy; liquor legal unlike neighbouring Gujarat"},{"name":"Municipal trade licence (Silvassa Municipal Council / Daman MC)","fee":"₹500–₹5,000 (Est.)","authority":"Municipal council","source":"Est.: small-town municipal fees"}],"festivals":[{"name":"Diwali + Gujarati New Year","dates2026_27":"8–10 Nov 2026","effect":"sweets, clothes peak; Gujarati tourist inflow to Daman/Diu during holidays"},{"name":"Christmas–New Year","dates2026_27":"24 Dec 2026–1 Jan 2027","effect":"Daman/Diu beach and bar tourism peak (Portuguese-Catholic heritage)"},{"name":"Daman & Diu Liberation Day","dates2026_27":"19 Dec 2026","effect":"UT holiday"},{"name":"Uttarayan","dates2026_27":"14 Jan 2027","effect":"kite/food demand; Gujarat-style holiday"},{"name":"DNH Liberation Day","dates2026_27":"2 Aug 2027","effect":"UT holiday"}],"seasons":[{"months":"Jun–Sep","what":"Heavy monsoon (Silvassa ~2,500 mm); flooding on Daman Ganga; beach tourism thin"},{"months":"Oct–Mar","what":"Weekend tourist peak from Gujarat and Mumbai"},{"months":"May–Jun","what":"Cyclone risk on Diu/Daman coast"}],"payments":{"digitalShare":"about 55–65% (industrial workforce paid by bank transfer; tourists pay UPI) (Est.)","credit":"worker-colony kirana credit cycles tied to factory paydays"},"notes":"This merged UT (since Jan 2020) is a cluster of industrial towns (Silvassa, Daman) and a small tourist island (Diu) wedged into Gujarat. Its small-business economy runs on two things: tens of thousands of migrant factory workers, who create pay-day-driven demand for cheap meals, kirana and mobile shops, and weekend visitors from dry Gujarat, who come for legal, cheap liquor and beaches. Wages track Gujarat (₹501.5/day unskilled from Apr 2026), there is no professional tax, fuel is a little cheaper than in Gujarat, and commercial power under the JERC tariff is among the cheapest in India. Shop rules adopt Gujarat's 2019 S&E framework.","factors":[{"id":"P01","cat":"Wages","name":"Minimum wage, unskilled (from 1 Apr 2026)","value":"₹501.50/day (₹441 basic + ₹60.50 VDA) = ₹13,039/month","role":"HV","source":"https://wageindicator.org/en-in/ai/work-in-india/minimum-wage/16234-dadra-nagar-haveli/16303-local-authority/","estimate":false},{"id":"P02","cat":"Wages","name":"Minimum wage after Oct 2026 VDA","value":"about ₹513.50/day = ₹13,351/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.: DNH rates mirror Gujarat Zone II (same ₹441 basic and ₹60.50 VDA in Apr 2026); Gujarat raised VDA to ₹72.50 from 1 Oct 2026 (https://ascent-hr.com/?p=44824)","estimate":true},{"id":"P03","cat":"Wages","name":"Semi-skilled / skilled basic","value":"₹452 / ₹462 basic + same VDA","role":"HV","source":"https://wageindicator.org/en-in/ai/work-in-india/minimum-wage/16234-dadra-nagar-haveli/16303-local-authority/","estimate":false},{"id":"P04","cat":"Wages","name":"Typical informal helper pay","value":"₹9–12k/month; factory jobs set the floor","role":"HV","source":"Est.: competes with factory wages in Silvassa/Daman industrial estates","estimate":true},{"id":"P05","cat":"Rent","name":"Shop rent T1 Silvassa","value":"₹60/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.: industrial-town market rents, below Surat","estimate":true},{"id":"P06","cat":"Rent","name":"Shop rent T2 Daman","value":"₹50/sq ft/month (beach-road premium higher)","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P07","cat":"Rent","name":"Shop rent T3 Diu","value":"₹35/sq ft/month","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P08","cat":"Energy","name":"Commercial electricity all-in (DNH & DD Power Distribution Corp, JERC)","value":"about ₹5.5/kWh","role":"HV","source":"Est.: last order seen is JERC FY 2023-24 (https://dded.gov.in/downloads/1692188744881tarifforder2023-2024.pdf); UT tariffs historically ₹4–5.5/kWh commercial; no 2026-27 order found","estimate":true},{"id":"P09","cat":"Energy","name":"Distribution privatised","value":"Torrent Power took over DNH & DD distribution in 2022","role":"HV","source":"Est.: privatisation completed Apr 2022","estimate":true},{"id":"P10","cat":"Energy","name":"Commercial LPG 19 kg","value":"about ₹2,810","role":"HV","source":"Est.: between Mumbai ₹2,764.50 and Jaipur ₹2,839 (https://www.goodreturns.in/news/lpg-gas-cylinder-prices-hiked-october-1-2026-19-kg-commercial-lpg-prices-up-rs-62-71-50-city-wise-1538497.html)","estimate":true},{"id":"P11","cat":"Energy","name":"Petrol, Daman / Silvassa / Diu","value":"₹99.44 / ₹99.62 / ₹100.46 per litre (25 Oct 2026), ~₹2 below Gujarat","role":"HV","source":"https://www.businesstoday.in/fuel-price/petrol-price-in-silvassa-today","estimate":false},{"id":"P12","cat":"Licences","name":"S&E registration threshold","value":"10+ employees register; smaller shops file intimation","role":"HV","source":"https://calcguru.in/?p=1490","estimate":false},{"id":"P13","cat":"Licences","name":"S&E law","value":"UT 2025 rules adopting Gujarat S&E Act 2019; replaces 1988 Act","role":"HV","source":"https://calcguru.in/?p=1490","estimate":false},{"id":"P14","cat":"Licences","name":"S&E validity","value":"one-time registration, no renewal; apply within 15 days","role":"HV","source":"https://calcguru.in/?p=1490","estimate":false},{"id":"P15","cat":"Regulation","name":"Liquor legal (vs Gujarat prohibition)","value":"bars and wine shops draw weekend visitors from Gujarat","role":"HV","source":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_India","estimate":false},{"id":"P16","cat":"Regulation","name":"Border checks","value":"Gujarat police check vehicles leaving Daman/Silvassa for liquor","role":"RE","source":"Est.: routine border enforcement","estimate":true},{"id":"P17","cat":"Tax","name":"Professional tax","value":"not levied","role":"HV","source":"https://calcguru.in/?p=1490","estimate":false},{"id":"P18","cat":"Tax","name":"Fuel/liquor VAT","value":"low UT VAT keeps petrol ~₹2/L below Gujarat","role":"HV","source":"https://www.businesstoday.in/fuel-price/petrol-price-in-silvassa-today","estimate":false},{"id":"P19","cat":"Tax","name":"National rules","value":"Inherits national rules from in.json (GST 0/5/18/40%, FSSAI basic registration to ₹1.5 crore, Mudra, PM SVANidhi, labour codes from 21 Nov 2025)","role":"HV","source":"See src/data/places/in.json (national baseline, sourced there): https://www.fssai.gov.in/upload/advisories/2026/03/69c6a23234827order_27032026.pdf","estimate":false},{"id":"P20","cat":"Demand","name":"Migrant industrial workforce","value":"large share of population are migrant factory workers; demand peaks after monthly payday (1st–10th)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Census 2011 shows DNH and Daman with India's most male-skewed sex ratios (774 and 618 per 1,000) from migrant labour","estimate":true},{"id":"P21","cat":"Demand","name":"Weekend tourism from Gujarat","value":"Fri–Sun footfall 2–3× weekdays for Daman/Diu eateries and bars (Est.)","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P22","cat":"Festivals","name":"Christmas–New Year","value":"Daman/Diu peak","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P23","cat":"Festivals","name":"Diwali 2026","value":"8 Nov 2026","role":"HV","source":"https://navbharatlive.com/religion/diwali-kab-hai-2026-date-bhai-dooj-rrs05","estimate":false},{"id":"P24","cat":"Festivals","name":"Liberation days","value":"19 Dec (Daman & Diu), 2 Aug (DNH)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: UT holiday list","estimate":true},{"id":"P25","cat":"Climate","name":"Monsoon","value":"Jun–Sep; Silvassa ~2,500 mm; Daman Ganga floods low-lying markets","role":"HV","source":"Est.: IMD normals","estimate":true},{"id":"P26","cat":"Climate","name":"Cyclone","value":"Tauktae (May 2021) hit Diu hard: multi-day closures","role":"RE","source":"Est.: IMD cyclone record","estimate":true},{"id":"P27","cat":"Payments","name":"Digital share","value":"55–65% (Est.)","role":"HV","source":"Est.: national UPI data; wage workers paid by bank transfer","estimate":true},{"id":"P28","cat":"Prices","name":"Cup of tea","value":"₹10–15; baseline ₹12","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Gujarat-like prices","estimate":true},{"id":"P29","cat":"Prices","name":"Simple meal","value":"₹90 (Gujarati/Maharashtrian thali, worker messes ₹60–80)","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P30","cat":"Prices","name":"Packet milk (Amul via Gujarat)","value":"about ₹58/L","role":"HV","source":"Est.: Amul supply from Gujarat; +₹2 from 14 May 2026 (https://www.angelone.in/news/economy/amul-and-mother-dairy-increase-milk-prices-by-2-per-litre-effective-may-14-2026)","estimate":true},{"id":"P31","cat":"Prices","name":"Men's haircut","value":"₹100","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P32","cat":"Prices","name":"Bread loaf","value":"₹45","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P33","cat":"Language","name":"Business language","value":"Gujarati (Daman, Diu), Hindi among migrants, Marathi/tribal languages in DNH; Portuguese heritage in Diu","role":"HV","source":"Est.","estimate":true},{"id":"P34","cat":"Income","name":"Per-capita income","value":"high industrial GSDP per head; no official 2024-25 NSDP series for the merged UT","role":"HV","source":"https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23183","estimate":true},{"id":"P35","cat":"Demographics","name":"Urbanisation","value":"DNH 46.7%, Daman & Diu 75.2% (Census 2011)","role":"HV","source":"https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables","estimate":false},{"id":"P36","cat":"Risk","name":"Industrial slowdown / plant closures","value":"factory layoffs cut local consumption quickly","role":"RE","source":"Est.: economy dominated by manufacturing","estimate":true},{"id":"P37","cat":"Risk","name":"Liquor-policy change","value":"tighter excise or border enforcement cuts visitor flows","role":"RE","source":"Est.","estimate":true}]}