Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Minimum Wages
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, RAMCHARAN BOHARA, RITI PATHAK, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 460 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## MINIMUM WAGES

460. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a)whether  minimum  wages  fixed  for  various  types  of  unskilled  labourers including  those  working  in  farming  and  non-farming  sector  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  has  amended/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  and other stakeholders in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the followup action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (e)the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  welfare  and betterment of labourers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (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 including farming and non-farming sector under their respective jurisdictions.

Contd..2/-

Minimum  wages  in  States  vary  due  to  variations  in  socioeconomic 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 at Annexure.

(c) & (d): Proposal  to  amend  the  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948  is  not  being pursued by the Government presently. In the mean time, the Code on Wages has been introduced in Lok Sabha on 10.08.2017 and which, inter-alia, has provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.

(e): The labour welfare measures recently initiated for betterment of labour force include minimum  pension of Rs.1000/-per month to the pensioners  under  Employees'  Pension  Scheme  (EPS),  1995,  portability  of provident  fund  account,  National  Career  Service  portal,  Employees  State Insurance Corporation 2.0(Health Reforms of ESIC), Revision in eligibility and calculation ceiling under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 etc.

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| 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.           |
|           | 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 &NHaveli        | 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        | Puducherry        | 55.00        | 255.00       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |

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