> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vritti.works/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Payroll & Statutory Compliance

> Executing monthly salary runs, calculating PF/ESI/PT deductions, and issuing payslips.

# Payroll & Indian Statutory Compliance

Vritti automates monthly salary processing by integrating daily attendance summaries, leave loss-of-pay (LOP) deductions, overtime additions, and Indian statutory compliance rules.

## Salary Structure Templates

Salary structures define how an employee's gross monthly pay is broken down into earnings and deductions.

### Default Earnings Components

* **Basic Salary**: Typically 50% of gross salary.
* **House Rent Allowance (HRA)**: 20% of basic salary.
* **Dearness Allowance (DA)**: 10% of basic salary.
* **Special Allowance**: Remaining balance of gross salary.

### Default Statutory Deductions

* **Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)**: 12% deduction on basic salary.
* **Employees' State Insurance (ESI)**: 0.75% deduction on gross salary (applicable for gross salary under ₹21,000/month).
* **Professional Tax (PT)**: State-level slab deduction (standard: ₹200/month).
* **Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)**: Income tax deduction based on tax regime declaration.

## Executing a Monthly Payroll Run

1. Navigate to **Payroll > Process Payroll** in Vritti Console.
2. Select the target **Pay Period (Month & Year)**.
3. Click **Initiate Payroll Run**.
4. Vritti automatically imports attendance data, calculates LOP deductions, computes net pay, and displays a review summary.
5. Audit the calculated payslips for accuracy.
6. Click **Finalize Payroll**.

## Issuing & Distributing Payslips

Once payroll is finalized:

* Payslips are instantly published to the **Vritti People** app for employees to view and download as PDF files.
* Automated email or messaging notifications can be dispatched to employees.
* Administrators can download bulk monthly payslip packages or salary bank transfer sheets (Excel/CSV).