Lok Sabha Question No. 4963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Organised and Unorganised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4963 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  MARCH, 2018

## ORGANISED AND UNORGANISED SECTOR

4963.  SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether the entire labour class in the country is divided between organised and unorganised sector to earn their livelihood;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) the  percentage  of  labourers  engaged  in  organised  and  unorganised  sector  in  the  country during 2014-17;
- (d) whether there is a huge variation in wages of labourers working in organised and unorganised sector; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and on an average the extent of difference in the wages of the above mentioned labour classes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  to  (e):  Estimates  of employment and unemployment are obtained through labour force survey conducted  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme Implementation. As per the last available NSSO survey results, the category-industry sector wise distribution of workers during 2011-12 is given below:

|          | (Figures in %)   | (Figures in %)            | (Figures in %)   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
| Worker   | Unorganized      | Industry Sector Organised | Total            |
| Informal | 82.6             | 9.8                       | 92.4             |
| Formal   | 0.4              | 7.2                       | 7.6              |
| Total    | 83.0             | 17.0                      | 100.0            |

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.

Minimum wages in States vary due to variations in socio-economic and agro-climatic conditions, income,  prices  of  essential  commodities,  paying  capacity,  productivity  and  local  conditions.  A statement  showing  the  category  wise  variation  in  minimum  wages  in  different  States/Union Territories as on 01.11.2017 is placed at Annexure-I.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4963 FOR 26-03-2018 REGARDING ORGANISED AND UNORGANISED SECTOR.

CATEGORY  WISE  VARIATION  IN  MINIMUM  WAGES  PER  DAY  IN  ALL  STATES  &  UTs  AS  ON 01.11.2017(PROVISIONAL)

|       |                      | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories     | Categories     |
|-------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|       |                      | Unskilled    | Unskilled    | Semi Skilled | Semi Skilled | Skilled      | Skilled      | Highly Skilled | Highly Skilled |
|       |                      | Min.         | Max.         | Min.         | Max.         | Min.         | Max.         | Min.           | Max.           |
|       | Central Sphere       | 308.00       | 536.00       | 315.00       | 593.00       | 342.00       | 653.00       | 373.00         | 653.00         |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 69.27        | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | 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         | 234.00       | 325.00       | 249.95       | 350.00       | 242.79       | 380.00       | 338.00         | 410.00         |
| 6     | Goa                  | 307.00       | 465.00       | 321.00       | 465.00       | 386.00       | 465.00       | 418.00         | 465.00         |
| 7     | Gujarat              | 178.00       | 276.00       | 276.00       | 284.00       | 284.00       | 293.00       | -              | -              |
| 8     | Haryana              | 318.46       | -            | 334.39       | 351.11       | 368.66       | 387.10       | 406.45         | -              |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh     | 184.87       | 210.00       | 199.12       | 227.00       | 228.37       | 254.17       | 242.40         | 314.50         |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir      | 225.00       | -            | 350.00       | -            | 400.00       | -            | -              | -              |
| 11    | Jharkhand            | 221.61       | 237.44       | 232.16       | 253.27       | 306.03       | 327.14       | 353.52         | 369.90         |
| 12    | Karnataka            | 231.92       | 569.44       | 272.13       | 476.83       | 277.76       | 592.13       | 282.41         | 554.44         |
| 13    | Kerala               | 287.00       | 510.00       | 289.70       | 498.00       | 278.60       | 533.00       | 284.60         | 556.00         |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh       | 200.00       | 274.00       | 266.00       | 360.00       | 312.00       | 408.00       | 355.00         | 410.00         |
| 15    | Maharashtra          | 180.00       | 315.49       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |
| 16    | Meghalaya            | 189.00       | -            | 201.00       | -            | 212.00       | -            | 235.00         | -              |
| 17    | Manipur              | 122.10       | 122.10       | 129.97       | 129.97       | 132.60       | 132.60       | -              | -              |
| 18    | Mizoram              | 270.00       | -            | 300.00       | -            | 370.00       | -            | 460.00         | -              |
| 19    | Nagaland             | 115.00       | -            | 125.00       | -            | 135.00       | -            | 145.00         | -              |
| 20    | Odisha               | 200.00       | -            | 220.00       | -            | 240.00       | -            | 260.00         | -              |
| 21    | Punjab               | 275.08       | 305.83       | 323.62       | -            | 358.12       | -            | 397.82         | -              |
| 22    | Rajasthan            | 207.00       | -            | 217.00       | -            | 227.00       | -            | 277.00         | -              |
| 23    | Sikkim               | 220.00       | -            | 242.00       | -            | 275.00       | -            | 319.00         | -              |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu           | 182.73       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | 505.10         |
| 25    | Tripura              | 179.96       | 359.00       | 197.42       | 389.00       | 220.76       | 419.00       | 325.00         | 630.84         |
| 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           | 350.00       | -            | 356.00       | 359.00       | 367.00       | 376.00       | 391.00         | -              |
| 31    | D & N Haveli         | 277.70       | -            | 285.70       | -            | 293.70       | -            | -              | -              |
| 32    | Daman & Diu          | 287.50       | -            | 295.50       | -            | 303.50       | -            | -              | -              |
| 33    | Delhi                | 522.00       | -            | 575.00       | -            | 633.00       | -            | -              | -              |
| 34    | Lakshadweep          | 267.20       | -            | 292.20       | -            |              |              |                | -              |
|       |                      |              |              |              |              | 317.20       | -            | 342.20         |                |
| 35 36 | Puducherry Telangana | 55.00 69.27  | 255.00 -     | - -          | - -          | -            | - -          | - -            | - 380.48       |