Minimum Wages India – Current Minimum Wage Rate India
Minimum Wages in India. Get Information on Current Minimum Wages and Minimum Wage Rate in All state of India. Fixation of current minimum wage act, enforcement of minimum wages.
Legislative protection for workers to receive a minimum wage, can be considered as the hall mark of any progressive nation. It is one of the fundamental premises of decent work. In India, the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides for fixation and enforcement of minimum wages in respect of scheduled employments.
The Act aims to prevent sweating or exploitation of labour1( According to the NSSO (2004-05) 61st round, around 395 million workers (86%) out of the total workforce of around 457 million workers constitute the unorganized/informal sector. In fact 7% of those employed in organized sector has been identified as informal workers raising the toll of informal sector to 422 million (92%). )through payment of low wages by ensuring a minimum subsistence wage for workers. The Act also requires the appropriate government (both at Centre and States) to fix minimum rates of wages in respect of employments specified in the schedule and also review and revise the same at intervals not exceeding five years.
Currently, the number of scheduled employments in the Central sphere is 45 whereas in the States sphere the number is 1596 (when all states are counted). With effect from November 2009, the National Floor Level of Minimum Wage has been increased to Rs 100 per day from Rs 80 per day (which was in effect since 2007).
Since the respective state governments have been empowered to independently fix minimum wages, disparities between wages in neighboring states are common. In order to reduce this problem and bring comparability the Central government has set up 5 regional committees (table below)2 for harmonization of minimum wages.
Current Minimum Wages
In India the following States have fixed minimum wages (the list is not exhaustive):
Central Sphere
(w.e.f October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
Andaman & Nicobar
(w.e.f Jan 2011) |
Haryana
(w.e.f. July 1, 2010) |
Nagaland
(w.e.f. October 1, 2008) |
Andhra Pradesh
(w.e.f. April 1, 2009) |
Himachal Pradesh
(w.e.f October 1, 2010) |
Orissa
(w.e.f. July 13, 2009) |
Arunachal Pradesh
(w.e.f. February 19, 2009) |
Jammu and Kashmir
(w.e.f. October 1, 2009) |
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Assam
(Notification Date - October 12, 2010) |
Jharkhand
(w.e.f. April 1, 2010) |
Punjab
(w.e.f. September 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011) |
Bihar
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
Karnataka
(w.e.f. April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
Rajasthan
(w.e.f. January 1, 2011) |
Chandigarh
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
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Chhattisgarh
(w.e.f October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
Lakshadweep
(w.e.f. November 1, 2008) |
Tamil Nadu
(w.e.f April 1, 2010) |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
Madhya Pradesh
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
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Daman & Diu
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
Maharashtra
(w.e.f. September 28, 2010.
Notification date October 25, 2010) |
Uttarakhand
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
Delhi
(w.e.f. February 1, 2010) |
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Uttar Pradesh
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
Goa
(w.e.f. May 13, 2010) |
Meghalaya
(Notification Date - August 24, 2009) |
West Bengal
(w.e.f August 2010) |
Gujarat
(w.e.f October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) |
Mizoram
(w.e.f. April 1, 2009) |
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Definition of Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled & Highly Skilled Workers
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Table: 5 Regional Committees in India
| Current Minimum Wages |
Region |
States/UTs covered |
Eastern Region (6) |
West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
North Eastern Region (8) |
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. |
Southern Region (6) |
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Lakshadweep. |
Northern Region (9) |
Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi and
Chandigarh. |
Western Region (6) |
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. |
Minimum wages :-Haryana
by Khushi Mehta — last modified Nov 25, 2010 09:24 AM
Minimum Wages w.e.f. July 1, 2010
HARYANA
| Sr. No.
48 |
Schedules of Employment
Brick Kiln |
Category of workers |
Total Minimum Wages per Day (in Rs) |
Highly skilled |
192.23 |
Skilled B |
187.23 |
Skilled A |
182.23 |
Semi skilled B |
177.23 |
Semi skilled A |
172.23 |
Unskilled |
167.23 |
BIHAR
Sr. No.
9 |
Schedules of Employment
Brick Manufactory |
Category of workers |
Total Minimum Wages per Day (in Rs) |
Unskilled |
104 |
15 |
119 |
Semi-skilled |
107 |
16 |
123 |
Skilled |
132 |
19 |
151 |
Highly skilled |
161 |
23 |
184 |
Clerical/ Supervisory |
114.65 |
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CHANDIGARH
Sr. No.
7 |
Schedules of Employment
Employment in Brick Kiln |
Category of workers |
Total Minimum Wages per Day (in Rs) |
Class I(Staff) |
207.21 |
Class II (Staff) |
193.32 |
Class III (Staff) |
187.55 |
Highly skilled |
218.32 |
Skilled I |
202.94 |
Skilled II |
194.28 |
Semi skilled I |
186.5 |
Semi skilled II |
182.75 |
Unskilled |
176.98 |
GUJRAT
| Sr. No.
7 |
Schedules of Employment
Brick Manufacturing Industry (1000 Bricks) |
Category of workers |
Total Minimum Wages per Day (in Rs) |
Bharatiwala |
I |
120.1 |
28.4 |
148.5 |
Patiawali-B |
I |
154.5 |
28.4 |
182.9 |
Patiawali-A |
I |
158.9 |
28.4 |
187.3 |
Chokidar/peon |
I |
133.7 |
28.4 |
162.1 |
Bharatiwala |
II |
119.2 |
28.4 |
147.6 |
Patiawali-B |
II |
151.6 |
28.4 |
180 |
Patiawali-A |
II |
154.5 |
28.4 |
182.9 |
Chokidar/peon |
II |
133.2 |
28.4 |
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JHARKHAND
| Sr. No. |
Schedules of Employment |
BASIC MIN.WAGES |
V.D.A |
Per Day |
| 44 |
Refractories, Fire bricks ceramic Industry |
95.08 |
49.35 |
144.43 |
PUNJAB
Sr. No.
7 |
Schedules of Employment
Brick-Kiln Industry |
Category of Workers |
Total Minimum Wage |
Highly Skilled (Upper) |
187.1 |
Highly Skilled (Lower) |
179.82 |
Skilled (Upper) |
168.98 |
Skilled (Lower) |
158.94 |
Semi-Skilled (Upper) |
155.26 |
Semi-Skilled (Lower) |
149.1 |
Unskilled |
141.98 |
U.P.
Sr. No.
7 |
Scheduled Employment
Brick Kilns |
Category of Workers |
Basic Minimum Wage |
V.D.A. |
Total Minimum Wage |
Skilled |
126.54 |
65.69 |
192.23 |
Semi-Skilled |
114.00 |
59.18 |
173.18 |
Unskilled |
100.00 |
51.92 |
151.92 |
RAJASTHAN
Sr. No.
49 |
Scheduled Employment
Manufacturing of Tiles & Potteries Industry |
Category of Workers |
Total Minimum Wages per Day (in Rs) |
Skilled |
155 |
Semi-Skilled |
145 |
Unskilled |
135 |
DELHI
Sr. No.
4 |
Scheduled Employment
Brick Kiln Industry |
Category of Workers |
Total Minimum Wages per Day (in Rs) |
Skilled |
248 |
Semi-Skilled |
225 |
Unskilled |
203 |
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