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Minimum Wages As Fixed by Central Government Wef 19.01.2017 - Taxguru - in

The Central Government of India notified revisions to minimum wages for scheduled employments effective January 19, 2017. Minimum wages were increased for various categories of workers including unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly-skilled workers in industries like agriculture, sweeping and cleaning, watch and ward, loading and unloading, construction, and stone mines. The minimum wage increases ranged from Rs. 333-438 per day for unskilled workers to Rs. 395-610 per day for highly skilled workers depending on the area and industry. Revisions were also made to wages paid to workers engaged in stone breaking and crushing activities in stone mines.

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Minimum Wages As Fixed by Central Government Wef 19.01.2017 - Taxguru - in

The Central Government of India notified revisions to minimum wages for scheduled employments effective January 19, 2017. Minimum wages were increased for various categories of workers including unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly-skilled workers in industries like agriculture, sweeping and cleaning, watch and ward, loading and unloading, construction, and stone mines. The minimum wage increases ranged from Rs. 333-438 per day for unskilled workers to Rs. 395-610 per day for highly skilled workers depending on the area and industry. Revisions were also made to wages paid to workers engaged in stone breaking and crushing activities in stone mines.

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MINIMUM WAGES AS FIXED BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

WEF 19.01.2017
AUTHOR :TG TEAM

https://taxguru.in/corporate-law/minimum-wages-fixed-central-government-wef-19012017.html

Press Information Bureau


Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment
20-March-2017 16:52 IST

Increase in Minimum Wages

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

Area A Area B Area C

Scheduled Employment Category of Workers

old Revised old Revised old

Unskilled 237 333 216 303 214

Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory 259 364 239 335 219

Agriculture
Skilled/Clerical 281 395 259 364 238

Highly-skilled 312 438 289 407 259


Sweeping and Cleaning Unskilled 374 523 312 437 250

Without Arms ( Upgraded to


414 637 353 579 293
skilled with training)

Watch and Ward

With Arms( Upgraded to highly


456 693 414 637 353
skilled for supervision)

Loading & Unloading Unskilled 374 523 312 437 250

Unskilled 374 523 312 437 250

Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory 414 579 353 494 293

Construction
Skilled/Clerical 456 637 414 579 353

Highly-skilled 495 693 456 637 414

Existing Proposed

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

(a) Soft Soil 252.00 351

Workers engaged in Stone Mines for


Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing

(b) Soft Soil with Rock 380.00 531

(c) Rock 503.00 703


2. Removal and Staking of rejected
stones with 50 metres lead/1.5 203.00 283
metreslift*

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

Above Ground Below Ground

Existing Proposed Existing

Unskilled 250 350 312

Non – Coal Mines Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory 312 437 374

Skilled/Clerical 374 523 436

Highly-skilled 436 610 495


*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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