STATE - WISE AND EMPLOYMENT - WISE MINIMUM WAGES

24 TAMIL NADU
(Rs. Per Day)
Sl. No. Scheduled Employment Category of Zone Basic V.D.A. Total Minimum
Workers Minimum Wages
Wages
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Agarbathi Industry 69.73 38.57 108.30
2 Agriculture and works Men No
ancillary to agriculture workers (6 Provision
100.00 100.00
Hours)

Women
workers (5
85.00 85.00
Hours)

3 Aerated Water 70.00 44.46 114.46

Manufactory
4 Appalam Manufactory 93.42 51.77 145.19
5 Automobile Workshop Unskilled 94.92 52.31 147.23
Semi 97.50 52.31 149.81
Skilled
Skilled 95.96 52.31 148.27
6 Auto Rickshaw and Taxi 138.50 76.69 215.19
Drivers
7 Bakeries and Biscuits Unskilled 78.00 42.24 120.24
Manufactory Semi 87.50 42.24 129.74
Skilled
Skilled 95.50 42.24 137.74
Highly 105.00 42.24 147.24
skilled
8 Bought Leaf Tea Factory To revise the Minimum Rates of wages by Committee method,
action is being taken by the Government.
9 Bricks and Tiles 74.00 39.60 113.60
Manufactory
10 Cashew Nut 132.50 6.60 139.10
11 Carpentry and Black Smith Unskilled 110.50 68.04 178.54
Semi skilled 68.04 186.04
118.00
Skilled 126.00 68.04 194.04
Highly 133.00 68.04 201.04
skilled
12 Chemical and Fertilizers Unskilled 96.24 48.23 144.47
Industry Semi 105.12 48.23 153.35
Skilled
Highly 127.50 48.23 175.73
skilled
13 Cinema Industry 128.73 71.07 199.80
Sl. No. Scheduled Employment Category of Zone Basic V.D.A. Total Minimum
Workers Minimum Wages
Wages
1 2 3 4 5 6
14 Coaching Academics that is 51.92 36.23 88.15
to say tutorial colleges, Due to stay, Minimum Wages have not been revised. To vacate the
15 Coconut Peeling Industry 79.00 42.24 121.24

16 Coir Manufactory 90.00 53.00 143.00

17 Coffee Curing Works 73.00 39.60 112.60
18 Construction or 117.00 63.36 180.36
Maintenance of Road and
Building Operations

19 Colleges and Research Men 100.00 100.0

Stations under the Tamil workers (6
Nadu Agricultural Hours)
University and Agricultural
Farms maintined by the Women 85.00 85.0
Agriculture and workers (5
Horticulture and other Hours)
Govt. Departments
20 Cotton Ginning , Pressing Unskilled 91.00 51.76 142.76
and Cotton Waste Industry Semi- 93.00 51.76 144.76
Skilled
Skilled 96.00 51.76 147.76
Highly 107.00 51.76 158.76
Skilled
21 Electronics Industry Unskilled 91.00 50.27 141.27
Semi- 96.81 50.27 147.08
Skilled
Skilled 106.23 50.27 156.50
Highly 122.04 50.27 172.31
Skilled
22 Food Processing Industry 41.00 75.85 116.85

23 Foot Wear Making Industry Unskilled 54.62 30.21 84.83

Semi- 62.31 30.21 92.52
Skilled
Skilled 70.00 30.21 100.21
Highly 85.38 30.21 115.59
Skilled
24 Employment in Forestry 39.00 72.15 111.15

25 Fire Works Manufactory 31.50 61.04 92.54

26 General Engineering & Unskilled 104.00 60.92 164.92
Fabrication Industry Semi 109.00 60.92 169.92
Skilled
Skiled 117.00 60.92 177.92
27 Gunny Industry 113.00 60.72 173.72
Sl. No. Scheduled Employment Category of Zone Basic V.D.A. Total Minimum
Workers Minimum Wages
Wages
1 2 3 4 5 6
28 Gold and Silver Articles 131.00 71.28 202.28
Manufactory
29 Granite Industry 130.26 72.07 202.33
30 Handloom Silk Weaving Piece rate exists
Industry
31 Handloom Weaving Piece rate exists
Industry
32 Hotel and Restaurants 85.96 62.96 148.92
33 Hospitals and Nursing 107.19 59.38 166.57
Home
34 Laundries and Washing 140.50 76.56 217.06
Cloths (including Woolen)
35 Leather Goods Unskilled 54.62 30.21 84.83
Manufactory Semi skilled 62.31 30.21 92.52

Skilled 70.00 30.21 100.21

36 Loading and Unloading 85.00 44.88 129.88
Operations in markets,
shandies (fairs and market
place) and other like places
37 Match Manufacturing 68.50 36.96 105.46

38 Medical & Sales 112.81 62.46 175.27

representative
39 Motion Picture Industry 103.07 56.84 159.91

40 Neera Tapping 133.50 73.92 207.42

41 Any Oil Mills 72.00 40.62 112.62
42 Paper and other incidental Unskilled 39.58 73.08 112.66
Processes connected with Semi 42.85 73.08 115.93
Hand Made Paper Skilled
Skilled 48.42 73.08 121.50
43 Plantations
1. Tea Estates and 78.00 48.00 126.00
Cinchona Plantations in the
areas other than those in
Kanyakumari Dist.

2. Coffee and Cardamom 77.00 48.00 125.00

Estates
3. Tea and Rubber Estates 81.50 48.00 129.50
in Kanyakumari Distt.

44 Power Loom Industry 29.00 52.91 81.91

To revise the minimum rates of wages, committee has been
Sl. No. Scheduled Employment Category of Zone Basic V.D.A. Total Minimum
Workers Minimum Wages
Wages
1 2 3 4 5 6
45 Polythene Processing Foam 47.12 87.88 135.00
Item and Plastic
Manufacturing
46 Printing Presses 72.81 40.12 112.93
47 Public Motor Transport 137.30 76.15 213.45
48 Rice Mill, Flour Mills and 88.50 47.52 136.02
Dal mills
49 Sago Industry 94.50 53.61 148.11
50 Salt Pans 77.00 42.24 119.24
51 Sea Food processing 79.92 44.38 124.30
Industry
52 Security Guards Security A 99.19 49.77 148.96
guard B 94.77 49.77 144.54
C 90.35 49.77 140.12
Watchman A 125.73 49.77 175.50
B 116.88 49.77 166.65
C 108.04 49.77 157.81
Supervisor A 130.15 49.77 179.92
B 121.31 49.77 171.08
C 108.04 49.77 157.81
Manager A 174.38 49.77 224.15
B 161.12 49.77 210.89
C 139.00 49.77 188.77
53 Sericulture Industry 82.50 44.88 127.38

54 Shops and Commercial 78.88 43.65 122.53

Establishments
55 Silk Twisting Industry 97.00 52.80 149.80
56 Soap Manufactory 122.00 71.08 193.08
57 Synthetic Gem Cutting Piece rate Rate not available
Industry exists
58 Tailoring Industry Zone A 76.19 38.58 114.77
Zone B 73.19 38.58 111.77
Zone C 70.19 38.58 108.77
59 Tanneries and Leather watchman 67.58 42.65 110.23
Manufactory
60 Timber Industry Unskilled 132.50 71.28 203.78
Semi-skilled 138.00 71.28 209.28
Skilled 144.00 71.28 215.28
61 Tin Container Manufactory 91.00 50.26 141.26
Sl. No. Scheduled Employment Category of Zone Basic V.D.A. Total Minimum
Workers Minimum Wages
Wages
1 2 3 4 5 6
62 Tobacco Manufactory
(a) Beedi making 96.15 50.77 146.92
(b) Beedi Rolling (per 1000 37.20 48.62 85.82
bidies)
(c) Scanted and Chewing 67.50 36.96 104.46
Tobacco
(d) Snuff industry 78.00 42.24 120.24
63 Vessels Utensils 72.00 39.60 111.60
Manufactory
64 Woolen Carpet and Shawl No Registered factories are in Tamil Nadu. To find out the Un-
Weaving Industry registered factories undr sec 85(i) of the Factories Act, 1948,
action is being taken.
65 Textiles (Apprentices) 110.00 60.72 170.72
66 Based
Bleaching and on the Committee Report, the Government is taking action to revise the minimum rates of wages
Dyeing
Industry
67 Committee constituted. To extend the period of the committee, Government orders are awaited.
Hosiery Manufasctory
68 Any Local Authority Action is being taken by the Government to constitute committee.
69 Paper and Other Incidental Unskilled 42.92 73.08 116.00
Processes connected with Semiskilled 47.34 73.08 120.42
Machine made paper
Industry Skilled 56.19 73.08 129.27
Highly 63.92 73.08 137.00
Skilled
70 Employment in Distribution 82.69 45.69 128.38
of Liquid Petroleum Gas
Cylinders

NA = Not available *The rates of wages prescribed includes living costs but does not
include cost of food supplied to the employees.
Total Number of Scheduled
Emploments = 91