Lok Sabha Question No. 43 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Minimum Wages of Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 43 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## MINIMUM WAGES OF WORKERS

## †43. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  modified  the  minimum  wages  of  the workers engaged in unorganised and agriculture sector;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether presently there exists any system to ensure that minimum
- wages fixed by the Government are paid to the labourers/workers;
- (d)if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether any complaints have been received regarding the lapses in the payment of minimum wages; and
- (f)if  so,  the  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this
- regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Labour& Employment has revised minimum rates  of  wages  for  employees  engaged  in  Scheduled  employment  in the  Central  Sphere  vide  its  Notification  dated  19 th   January,  2017.  A statement showing comparison of Old  and Revised  Basic Minimum Wages for various Categories under the Scheduled Employment is at Annexure 'A'.

In  addition  to  the  above,  Variable  Dearness  Allowance (V.D.A)  is  revised  every  six  months  on  the  basis  of  Consumer  Price Index. V.D.A. was last revised w.e.f. 01.04.2020. A statement showing Minimum rates of wages in the Central Sphere is at Annexure 'B'.

(c) & (d): Under  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948,  the  enforcement  is secured  at  two  levels.   In  the  Central  Sphere  the  enforcement  is secured through the Inspecting Officers of the Chief Labour Commissioner  (Central)  commonly  designated  as  Central  Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) and the compliance in the State Sphere is ensured  through  the  State  Enforcement  Machinery.  The  designated inspecting  officers  conduct  regular  inspections  and  in  the  event  of detection  of  any  case  of  non-payment  or  underpayment  of  minimum wages, they direct the employers to make payment of the shortfall of wages.  In case of non-compliance, penal provisions prescribed under Section 22 of the Minimum Wages Act are taken recourse to.

(e) & (f): Complaints of    payment  of  less  than  minimum  wages  are received by  office of Chief Labour Commissioner and their field offices from  time  to  time  and  are  redressed  by  inspections  and  filling  of claims before the concerned authority as specified under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The details are enclosed as Annexure 'C'.

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Annexure  in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 43 for 14.09.2020

Comparison showing Old  and Revised  Basic Minimum Wages for various Categories under the Scheduled Employment

(Wages in Rs. per day) w .e f. 19.01.2017

| Scheduled Employment                                        | Category of Workers                                                           | Area A                                                                      | Area A                                                                      | Area B                                                                      | Area B                                                                      | Area C                                                                      | Area C                                                                      |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Scheduled Employment                                        | Category of Workers                                                           | Old                                                                         | Revised                                                                     | Old                                                                         | Revised                                                                     | Old                                                                         | Revised                                                                     |
| Agriculture                                                 | Unskilled                                                                     | 237                                                                         | 333                                                                         | 216                                                                         | 303                                                                         | 214                                                                         | 300                                                                         |
| Agriculture                                                 | Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 259                                                                         | 364                                                                         | 239                                                                         | 335                                                                         | 219                                                                         | 307                                                                         |
| Agriculture                                                 | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 281                                                                         | 395                                                                         | 259                                                                         | 364                                                                         | 238                                                                         | 334                                                                         |
| Agriculture                                                 | Highly-skilled                                                                | 312                                                                         | 438                                                                         | 289                                                                         | 407                                                                         | 259                                                                         | 364                                                                         |
| Sweeping and Cleaning                                       | Unskilled                                                                     | 374                                                                         | 523                                                                         | 312                                                                         | 437                                                                         | 250                                                                         | 350                                                                         |
| Watch and Ward                                              | Without Arms ( Upgraded to skilled with training)                             | 414                                                                         | 637                                                                         | 353                                                                         | 579                                                                         | 293                                                                         | 494                                                                         |
| Watch and Ward                                              | With Arms( Upgraded to highly skilled for supervision)                        | 456                                                                         | 693                                                                         | 414                                                                         | 637                                                                         | 353                                                                         | 579                                                                         |
| Loading & Unloading                                         | Unskilled                                                                     | 374                                                                         | 523                                                                         | 312                                                                         | 437                                                                         | 250                                                                         | 350                                                                         |
| Construction                                                | Unskilled                                                                     | 374                                                                         | 523                                                                         | 312                                                                         | 437                                                                         | 250                                                                         | 350                                                                         |
| Construction                                                | Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 414                                                                         | 579                                                                         | 353                                                                         | 494                                                                         | 293                                                                         | 410                                                                         |
| Construction                                                | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 456                                                                         | 637                                                                         | 414                                                                         | 579                                                                         | 353                                                                         | 494                                                                         |
| Construction                                                | Highly-skilled                                                                | 495                                                                         | 693                                                                         | 456                                                                         | 637                                                                         | 414                                                                         | 579                                                                         |
| Construction                                                |                                                                               |                                                                             | old                                                                         |                                                                             |                                                                             | Revised                                                                     |                                                                             |
| Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone | 1.Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: *   | 1.Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: * | 1.Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: * | 1.Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: * | 1.Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: * | 1.Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: * | 1.Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: * |
| Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone | (a) Soft Soil                                                                 |                                                                             | 252.00                                                                      |                                                                             |                                                                             | 351                                                                         |                                                                             |
| Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone | (b) Soft Soil with Rock                                                       |                                                                             | 380.00                                                                      |                                                                             |                                                                             | 531                                                                         |                                                                             |
| Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone | (c) Rock                                                                      |                                                                             | 503.00                                                                      |                                                                             |                                                                             | 703                                                                         |                                                                             |
| Crushing                                                    | 2. Removal and Staking of rejected stones with 50 metres lead/1.5metres lift* |                                                                             | 203.00                                                                      |                                                                             |                                                                             | 283                                                                         |                                                                             |
| Crushing                                                    | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of category **         | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of category **       | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of category **       | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of category **       | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of category **       | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of category **       | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of category **       |
| Crushing                                                    | (a) 1.0 inch to 1.5 inches                                                    |                                                                             | 1553.00                                                                     |                                                                             |                                                                             | 2171                                                                        |                                                                             |
| Crushing                                                    | (b) Above 1.5 Inches to 3.0 Inches                                            |                                                                             | 1329.00                                                                     |                                                                             |                                                                             | 1857                                                                        |                                                                             |
| Crushing                                                    | (c) Above 3.0 Inches to 5 Inches                                              |                                                                             | 778.00                                                                      |                                                                             |                                                                             | 1088                                                                        |                                                                             |
| Crushing                                                    | (d) Above 5.0 Inches                                                          |                                                                             | 639.00                                                                      |                                                                             |                                                                             | 893                                                                         |                                                                             |
| Crushing                                                    |                                                                               |                                                                             | Above Ground                                                                | Above Ground                                                                | Above Ground                                                                | Below Ground                                                                | Below Ground                                                                |
| Non - Coal Mines                                            |                                                                               |                                                                             | Old                                                                         | Revised                                                                     |                                                                             | Old                                                                         | Revised                                                                     |
| Non - Coal Mines                                            | Unskilled                                                                     |                                                                             | 250                                                                         | 350                                                                         |                                                                             | 312                                                                         | 437                                                                         |
| Non - Coal Mines                                            | Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            |                                                                             | 312                                                                         | 437                                                                         |                                                                             | 374                                                                         | 523                                                                         |
| Non - Coal Mines                                            | Skilled/Clerical                                                              |                                                                             | 374                                                                         | 523                                                                         |                                                                             | 436                                                                         | 610                                                                         |
| Non - Coal Mines                                            | Highly-skilled                                                                |                                                                             | 436                                                                         | 610                                                                         |                                                                             | 495                                                                         | 683                                                                         |

## Annexure  in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 43 for 14.09.2020

Area wise Rates of Minimum Wages for Scheduled Employments in the Central Sphere as on 01.04.2020

| Name of Scheduled Employment                                            | Category of Worker                                                            | Rates of wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)                            | Rates of wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)                            | Rates of wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)                            |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Scheduled Employment                                            | Category of Worker                                                            | Area A                                                                     | Area B                                                                     | Area C                                                                     |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Unskilled                                                                     | 400                                                                        | 365                                                                        | 362                                                                        |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 438                                                                        | 402                                                                        | 369                                                                        |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 475                                                                        | 438                                                                        | 401                                                                        |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Highly Skilled                                                                | 526                                                                        | 489                                                                        | 438                                                                        |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | 1. Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift:    | 1. Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: | 1. Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: | 1. Excavation &removal of over burden with 50 meters lead/1.5 meters lift: |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (a) Soft Soil                                                                 | 424                                                                        |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (b) Soft Soil with Rock                                                       | 637                                                                        |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (c) Rock                                                                      | 844                                                                        |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | 2. Removal and Staking of rejected stones with 50 metres lead 1.5 metres lift | 340                                                                        |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size                           | Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size                        | Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size                        | Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size                        |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (a) 1.0 inch to 1.5 inches                                                    | 2600                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (b) Above 1.5 Inches to 3.0 Inches                                            | 2224                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (c) Above 3.0 Inches to 5 Inches                                              | 1305                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (d) Above 5.0 Inches                                                          | 1071                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 3. Sweeping and Cleaning                                                | Unskilled                                                                     | 629                                                                        | 525                                                                        | 420                                                                        |
| 4. Watch and Ward                                                       | Without Arms                                                                  | 764                                                                        | 695                                                                        | 593                                                                        |
| 4. Watch and Ward                                                       | With Arms                                                                     | 831                                                                        | 764                                                                        | 695                                                                        |
| 5. Loading and Unloading                                                | Unskilled                                                                     | 629                                                                        | 525                                                                        | 420                                                                        |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Unskilled                                                                     | 629                                                                        | 525                                                                        | 420                                                                        |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 695                                                                        | 593                                                                        | 492                                                                        |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 764                                                                        | 695                                                                        | 593                                                                        |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Highly Skilled                                                                | 831                                                                        | 764                                                                        | 695                                                                        |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       |                                                                               | Above Ground                                                               | Below Ground                                                               |                                                                            |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Unskilled                                                                     | 420                                                                        | 525                                                                        |                                                                            |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 525                                                                        | 629                                                                        |                                                                            |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 629                                                                        | 733                                                                        |                                                                            |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Highly Skilled                                                                | 733                                                                        | 819                                                                        |                                                                            |
| Name of Scheduled Employment                                            | Nomenclature                                                                  | Nomenclature                                                               | Nomenclature                                                               | Nomenclature                                                               |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Agriculture                                                                   | Agriculture                                                                | Agriculture                                                                | Agriculture                                                                |

| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing   | 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 3. Sweeping and Cleaning                                                  | Employment of Sweeping and Cleaning excluding Activities prohibited under the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Employment of Sweeping and Cleaning excluding Activities prohibited under the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 4. Watch and Ward                                                         | Employment of Watch and Ward                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Employment of Watch and Ward                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 5. Loading and Unloading                                                  | Employment in Loading and Unloading in (i) Goods Sheds, Parcel Offices of Railways; (ii) Other Goodssheds, Godowns, Warehouses etc. and; (iii) Docks and Ports                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Employment in Loading and Unloading in (i) Goods Sheds, Parcel Offices of Railways; (ii) Other Goodssheds, Godowns, Warehouses etc. and; (iii) Docks and Ports                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6. Construction                                                           | Construction or maintenance of Roads or Runways or in Building Operations including laying down Underground Electric, Wireless, Radio, Television, Telephone, Telegraph and Overseas Communication Cables and similar other Underground Cabling Work, Electric Lines, Water Supply Lines and Sewerage Pipe Lines                                                                                                                                                  | Construction or maintenance of Roads or Runways or in Building Operations including laying down Underground Electric, Wireless, Radio, Television, Telephone, Telegraph and Overseas Communication Cables and similar other Underground Cabling Work, Electric Lines, Water Supply Lines and Sewerage Pipe Lines                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                         | Employees engaged in the employment of Gypsum, Barytes, Bauxite, Manganese, China Clay, Kyanite, Copper,Clay, Magnesite, White Clay, Stone, Steatite (including the mines producing Soap Stones and Talc), Orchre, Asbestos, Fire Clay, Chromite, Quartzite, Quartz, Silica, Graphite, Felspar, Laterite, Dolomite, Red Oxide, Wolfram, Iron Ore, Granite, Rock Phosphate, Hematite, Marble and Calcite, Uranium, Mica, Lignite, Grave, Slate and Magnetite Mines | Employees engaged in the employment of Gypsum, Barytes, Bauxite, Manganese, China Clay, Kyanite, Copper,Clay, Magnesite, White Clay, Stone, Steatite (including the mines producing Soap Stones and Talc), Orchre, Asbestos, Fire Clay, Chromite, Quartzite, Quartz, Silica, Graphite, Felspar, Laterite, Dolomite, Red Oxide, Wolfram, Iron Ore, Granite, Rock Phosphate, Hematite, Marble and Calcite, Uranium, Mica, Lignite, Grave, Slate and Magnetite Mines |

## CLASSIFICATION  OF  AREA

| AREA - 'A'        | AREA - 'A'   | AREA - 'A'       | AREA - 'A'   | AREA - 'A'        | AREA - 'A'   |
|-------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
| Ahmedabad         | (UA)         | Hyderabad        | (UA)         | Faridabad complex |              |
| Bangaluru         | (UA)         | Kanpur           | (UA)         | Ghaziabad         |              |
| Kolkata           | (UA)         | Lucknow          | (UA)         | Gurgaon           |              |
| Delhi             | (UA)         | Chennai          | (UA)         | Noida             |              |
| Greater Mumbai    | (UA)         | Nagpur           | (UA)         | Secunderabad      |              |
| Navi Mumbai       |              | Pune             | (UA)         |                   |              |
| AREA - 'B'        | AREA - 'B'   | AREA - 'B'       | AREA - 'B'   | AREA - 'B'        | AREA - 'B'   |
| Agra              | (UA)         | Gwalior          | (UA)         | Port Blair        | (UA)         |
| Ajmer             | (UA)         | Hubli-Dharwad    | (M. Corpn)   | Puducherry        | (UA)         |
| Aligarh           | (UA)         | Indore           | (UA)         | Raipur            | (UA)         |
| Allahabad         | (UA)         | Jabalpur         | (UA)         | Raurkela          | (UA)         |
| Amravati          | (M.Corpn)    | Jaipur           | (M.Corpn)    | Rajkot            | (UA)         |
| Amritsar          | (UA)         | Jalandhar        | (UA)         | Ranchi            | (UA)         |
| Asansol           | (UA)         | Jalandhar-Cantt. | (UA)         | Saharanpur        | (M.Corpn)    |
| Aurangabad        | (UA)         | Jammu            | (UA)         | Salem             | (UA)         |
| Bareilly          | (UA)         | Jamnagar         | (UA)         | Sangli            | (UA)         |
| Belgaum           | (UA)         | Jamshedpur       | (UA)         | Shillong          |              |
| Bhavnagar         | (UA)         | Jhansi           | (UA)         | Siliguri          | (UA)         |
| Bhiwandi          | (UA)         | Jodhpur          | (UA)         | Solapur           | (M.Corpn)    |
| Bhopal            | (UA)         | Kannur           | (UA)         | Srinagar          | (UA)         |
| Bhubaneshwar      | (UA)         | Kochi            | (UA)         | Surat             | (UA)         |
| Bikaner           | (M.Corpn)    | Kolhapur         | (UA)         | Thiruvanantapuram | (UA)         |
| Bokaro Steel City | (UA)         | Kollam           | (UA)         | Thrissur          | (UA)         |
| Chandigarh        | (UA)         | Kota             | (M.Corpn)    | Tiruchirappalli   | (UA)         |
| Coimbatore        | (UA)         | Kozhikode        | (UA)         | Tiruppur          | (UA)         |

| Cuttack                                                                                                | (UA)                                                                                                   | Ludhiana                                                                                               | (M.Corpn)                                                                                              | Ujjain                                                                                                 | (M.Corpn)                                                                                              |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Dehradun                                                                                               | (UA)                                                                                                   | Madurai                                                                                                | (UA)                                                                                                   | Vadodara                                                                                               | (UA)                                                                                                   |
| Dhanbad                                                                                                | (UA)                                                                                                   | Malappuram                                                                                             | (UA)                                                                                                   | Varanasi                                                                                               | (UA)                                                                                                   |
| Durgapur                                                                                               | (UA)                                                                                                   | Malegaon                                                                                               | (UA)                                                                                                   | Vasai- Virar City                                                                                      | (M.Corpn)                                                                                              |
| Durg-Bhilai Nagar                                                                                      | (UA)                                                                                                   | Mangalore                                                                                              | (UA)                                                                                                   | Vijayawada                                                                                             | (UA)                                                                                                   |
| Erode                                                                                                  | (UA)                                                                                                   | Meerut                                                                                                 | (UA)                                                                                                   | Vishakhapatnam                                                                                         | (M.Corpn)                                                                                              |
| Firozabad                                                                                              |                                                                                                        | Moradabad                                                                                              | (M. Corpn)                                                                                             | Warangal                                                                                               | (UA)                                                                                                   |
| Goa                                                                                                    |                                                                                                        | Mysore                                                                                                 | (UA)                                                                                                   | Gorakhpur                                                                                              | (UA)                                                                                                   |
| NandedWaghala                                                                                          | (M. Corpn)                                                                                             | GreaterVisakhapatnam                                                                                   | (M.Corpn)                                                                                              | Nasik                                                                                                  | (UA)                                                                                                   |
| Gulbarga                                                                                               | (UA)                                                                                                   | Nellore                                                                                                | (UA)                                                                                                   | Guntur                                                                                                 | (UA)                                                                                                   |
| Panchkula                                                                                              | (UA)                                                                                                   | Guwahati                                                                                               | (UA)                                                                                                   | Patna                                                                                                  | (UA)                                                                                                   |
| Area 'C' will comprise all areas not mentioned in this list. NB : U.A. stands for Urban Agglomeration. | Area 'C' will comprise all areas not mentioned in this list. NB : U.A. stands for Urban Agglomeration. | Area 'C' will comprise all areas not mentioned in this list. NB : U.A. stands for Urban Agglomeration. | Area 'C' will comprise all areas not mentioned in this list. NB : U.A. stands for Urban Agglomeration. | Area 'C' will comprise all areas not mentioned in this list. NB : U.A. stands for Urban Agglomeration. | Area 'C' will comprise all areas not mentioned in this list. NB : U.A. stands for Urban Agglomeration. |

## Annexure in reply to part (e) & (f) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 43 for 14.09.2020

## Minimum Wages Act, 1948

|   S. No. | Particulars                    |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20(upto December, 2019 |
|----------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |      9151 |      9187 |      8327 |                          5827 |
|        2 | No. of Irregularities detected |     61689 |     77399 |     61489 |                         47881 |
|        3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |     53255 |     39620 |     34465 |                         17561 |
|        4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |      2321 |      1651 |      2081 |                          1302 |
|        5 | No. of Convictions             |      1951 |      2205 |       651 |                           353 |

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