Lok Sabha Question No. 118 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: HEMAMALINI, RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 118

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948

*118. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI: SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether minimum  wages  fixed  for  various  types of unskilled labourer under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 vary amongst States;
- (b)if  so,  the  details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the reasons for differential wages;
- (c)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  amend  the  Minimum  Wages Act,  1948  and  formulate  a  uniform  wage  policy  for  the  entire country and if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (d)whether the Government has received feedbacks from the States in this regard; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  118  FOR  24.07.2017  BY SHRIMATI  HEMA  MALINI  AND  SHRI  RAJAN    VICHARE  REGARDING 'MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948'.

- (a) & (b): 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 employment under their respective jurisdictions. As regards minimum wages in States, there is disparity due to variations in socioeconomic  and  agro-climatic  conditions,  income,  prices  of  essential commodities,  paying  capacity,  productivity  and  local  conditions.  As per the available information, a statement showing the range of rates of minimum wages in different States/Union Territories is at Annexure.

(c) to (e): Ministry  has  taken  steps  for  drafting  the  Labour  Code  on Wages  by  amalgamating,  simplifying  and  rationalizing  the  relevant provisions of  4  Central  Acts  i.e.  The  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948,  The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and The Equal  Remuneration  Act,  1976.  Amendment  to  Labour  Laws  is  an ongoing  process  and  such  amendments  are  made  through  tripartite consultations.

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the  Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 118 for 24.07.2017 Statement showing the range of rates of  Minimum Wages per day in All States

| Sl. No.   |                   | Categories    | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories     | Categories     |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|           | State/UT          | Unskilled     | Unskilled    | Semi Skilled | Semi Skilled | Skilled      | Skilled      | Highly Skilled | Highly Skilled |
|           |                   | Min.          | Max.         | Min.         | Max.         | Min.         | Max.         | Min.           | Max.           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 145.88        | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | 895.83         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 150.00        | 170.00       | 160.00       | 180.00       | 170.00       | 190.00       | -              | -              |
| 3         | Assam             | 240.00        | -            | 280.00       | -            | 350.00       | -            | 450.00         | -              |
| 4         | Bihar             | 181.00        | 197.00       | 188.00       | 206.00       | 232.00       | 251.00       | 282.00         | 308.00         |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 166.00        | 256.00       | 213.00       | 261.00       | 222.00       | 269.00       | 276.00         | 279.00         |
| 6         | Goa               | 215.00        | 307.00       | 217.00       | 307.00       | 223.00       | 307.00       | 233.00         | 307.00         |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 150.00        | 276.00       | 276.00       | 284.00       | 284.00       | 293.00       | -              | -              |
| 8         | Haryana           | 310.40        | 310.40       | 325.92       | 342.21       | 359.32       | 377.29       | 396.15         | 396.15         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 146.00        | 200.00       | 156.88       | 217.00       | 176.92       | 244.17       | 231.46         | 304.50         |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 150.00        | 150.00       | 175.00       | 175.00       | 225.00       | 225.00       | -              | -              |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 221.61        | 237.44       | 232.16       | 253.27       | 306.03       | 327.14       | 353.52         | 369.90         |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 182.39        | 289.74       | 188.39       | 304.74       | 210.86       | 329.74       | 213.06         | 332.96         |
| 13        | Kerala            | 275.46        | 548.70       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 195.00        | 267.00       | 260.00       | 353.00       | 306.00       | 401.00       | 350.00         | 403.00         |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 180.00        | 315.49       |              |              |              |              | -              | -              |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 170.00        | 170.00       | 181.00       | 181.00       | 191.00       | 191.00       | 212.00         | 212.00         |
| 17        | Manipur           | 122.10        | 122.10       | 129.97       | 129.97       | 132.60       | 132.60       | -              | -              |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 270.00        | 270.00       | 300.00       | 300.00       | 370.00       | 370.00       | 460.00         | 460.00         |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 115.00        | 115.00       | 125.00       | 125.00       | 135.00       | 135.00       | 145.00         | 145.00         |
| 20        | Odisha            | 200.00        | 200.00       | 220.00       | 220.00       | 240.00       | 240.00       | 260.00         | 260.00         |
| 21        | Punjab            | 267.13        | 277.13       | 297.13       | 297.13       | 331.63       | 331.63       | 371.33         | 371.33         |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 201.00        | 201.00       | 211.00       | 211.00       | 221.00       | 221.00       | 271.00         | 271.00         |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 220.00        | 220.00       | 242.00       | 242.00       | 275.00       | 275.00       | 319.00         | 319.00         |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 146.00        | 455.60       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |
| 25        | Tripura           | 142.46        | 346.15       | 162.81       | 375.00       | 184.96       | 403.85       | 280.00         | 405.42         |
| 26        | Uttarakhand       | 200.00        | 272.12       | 231.54       | 291.54       | 235.31       | 310.96       | 249.23         | 356.35         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 161.00        | 211.67       | 233.33       | 300.71       | 261.33       | 354.67       | 299.17         | 418.83         |
| 28        | West Bengal       | 211.00        | 278.00       | 232.00       | 306.00       | 255.00       | 337.00       | 370.00         | -              |
| 29        | A.& N. Islands    | 297.00        | 327.00       | 309.00       | 345.00       | 322.00       | 396.00       | 343.00         | 407.00         |
| 30        | Chandigarh        | 295.73        | 338.00       | 300.76       | 348.00       | 310.85       | 364.00       | 331.88         | 379.30         |
| 31        | D &NHaveli        | 268.20 268.20 | 268.20       | 276.20       | 276.20       | 284.20       | 284.20       | -              | -              |
| 32        | Daman &Diu        |               | 268.20       | 276.20       | 276.20       | 284.20       | 284.20       | -              | -              |
| 33        | Delhi             | 337.00        | 374.00       | 373.00       | 414.00       | 410.00       | 455.00       | -              | -              |
| 34        | Lakshadweep       | 255.20        | 255.20       | 280.50       | 280.20       | 305.20       | 305.20       | 335.20         | 335.20         |
| 35        | Puducherry        | 55.00         | 255.00       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |
| 36        | Telangana         | 69.27         | 380.48       |              |              |              |              |                |                |
|           | Central Sphere    | 308.00        | 536.00       | 315.00       | 593.00       | 342.00       | 653.00       | 373.00         | 653.00         |

Rates for unskilled workers for Assam and West Bengal exclude Tea garden workers.

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