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Increase in Minimum Wages

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Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both Central and State Governments are appropriate Governments to fix, review and revise the minimum wages of the workers employed in the scheduled employments under their respective  jurisdictions. The Central Government has notified the revision of minimum wages for the scheduled employments in the Central sphere on 19.01.2017. The increase in minimum wages for scheduled employment under the Central sphere w.e.f. 19.01.2017 as shown in the table below:-

(Wages in Rs. per day) w .e f. 19.01.2017


Scheduled Employment

Category of Workers

Area A

Area B

Area C

old

Revised

old

Revised

old

Revised

 

Agriculture

Unskilled

237

333

216

303

214

300

Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory

259

364

239

335

219

307

Skilled/Clerical

281

395

259

364

238

334

Highly-skilled

312

438

289

407

259

364

Sweeping and Cleaning

Unskilled

374

523

312

437

250

350

Watch and Ward

Without Arms ( Upgraded to skilled with training)

414

637

353

579

293

494

With Arms( Upgraded to highly skilled for supervision)

456

693

414

637

353

579

Loading & Unloading

Unskilled

374

523

312

437

250

350

 

Construction

Unskilled

374

523

312

437

250

350

Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory

414

579

353

494

293

410

Skilled/Clerical

456

637

414

579

353

494

Highly-skilled

495

693

456

637

414

579

 

 

Existing

Proposed

Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing

1.Excavation & removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift:*

(a) Soft Soil

252.00

351

(b) Soft Soil with Rock

380.00

531

(c) Rock

503.00

703

2. Removal and Staking of rejected stones with 50 metres lead/1.5 metreslift*

203.00

283

3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of category**

(a) 1.0 inch to 1.5 inches

1553.00

2171

(b) Above 1.5 Inches to 3.0 Inches

1329.00

1857

(c) Above 3.0 Inches to 5 Inches

778.00

1088

(d) Above 5.0 Inches

639.00

893

 

 

Non - Coal Mines

 

Above Ground

Below Ground

 

Existing

Proposed

Existing

Proposed

Unskilled

250

350

312

437

Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory

312

437

374

523

Skilled/Clerical

374

523

436

610

Highly-skilled

436

610

495

683


*Per 2.831 cubic meters or 100 cubic feet
** Per truck load of 5.662 cubic meters or 200 cubic feet

This information was given by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment,in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.

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