Lok Sabha Question No. 1944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Minimum Pay Scale for Private Sector Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1944 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## MINIMUM PAY SCALE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS

## 1944. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  fixed  minimum  pay  scale  for  the workers engaged in the Private sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  some  workers  are  reportedly  not  getting  minimum  pay scale in Private Sector and if so, the details thereof including central Government  officers  who  have  employed  Drivers,  Cooks  and  other staff  members  for  their  personal  assistance  and  reportedly  not giving the full amount released by the Government for their salaries etc.;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  any  details  about  the  number  of workers who  have  not received full amount  released by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether the Government proposes to bring any rule/law to ensure that the workers in the Private Sector get at least Rs. 25,000/- per month as salary; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): 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. Rates fixed in the Central sphere are applicable to establishments under the authority  of  Central  Government,  railway  administration,  mines,  oilfields, major port or any corporation established by a Central Government.  These  rates  are  equally  applicable  to  contract  and casual labourers/worker. There are 45 scheduled employments in the Central Sphere (Annexure 'A') which does not include workers engaged in the Private sector, Drivers, Cooks and other staff members for the personal assistance of Central Government Officers.

Further,  the  implementation  of  the  Act  is  done  by  the Centre as well as the States in respect of their respective jurisdiction. The  compliance  in  the  State  Sphere  is  ensured  through  the  State enforcement machinery. The officers of these machineries are appointed as Inspectors under the provisions of the Act.  They conduct regular inspections and in the event of detection of any case of nonpayment  of  minimum  wages,  they  advise  the  employers  to  make payment of the shortfall  of  wages.  In  case  of  non-compliance,  penal provisions against the defaulting employers are invoked.

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## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA USQ NO. 1944 FOR 30.07.2018. SCHEDULED EMPLOYMENTS FOR WHICH CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS FIXED MINIMUM WAGES

## UNDER THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948

|   S. No | Name of Employment                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|       2 | Construction/Maintenance of Roads and Building Operations.                                                                                                                                                                              |
|       3 | Maintenance of buildings                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       4 | Construction and Maintenance of Runways.                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       5 | Gypsum mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|       6 | Barites mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|       7 | Bauxite mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|       8 | Manganese mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       9 | China Clay mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|      10 | Kyanite mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      11 | Copper mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|      12 | Clay mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|      13 | Stone mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|      14 | White Clay mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|      15 | Orchire mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      16 | Fire Clay mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|      17 | Steatite (Soapstone and Talc) Mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|      18 | Asbestos mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      19 | Chromite mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      20 | Quartzite Mines                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      21 | Quartz mines                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|      22 | Silica mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|      23 | Magnesite Mines                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      24 | Graphite mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      25 | Felspar mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      26 | Red oxide mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|      27 | Laterite mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      28 | Dolomite mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      29 | Iron Ore mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      30 | Granite mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      31 | Wolfram mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      32 | Magnetite mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|      33 | Rock phosphate mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|      34 | Hematite mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      35 | Marble and Calcite Mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|      36 | Uranium mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      37 | Mica mines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|      38 | Employment in Lignite Mines                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|      39 | Employment in Gravel Mines                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      40 | Employment in the Slate Mines                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|      41 | Employment in laying down of underground electric, wireless, radio, television, telephone, telegraph and overseas communication cables and similar other underground cabling, electric lines water supply lines and sewerage pipe lines |
|      42 | Loading, Unloading in Railways Goods Shed                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|      43 | Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|      44 | Employment in Sweeping and Cleaning                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|      45 | Watch &Ward                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |