Lok Sabha Question No. 266 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Minimum Wages for Domestic Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 266 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## MINIMUM WAGES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS

*266. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO: SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  classified/proposes to  classify  domestic work as scheduled employment under the Minimum Wages Act;
- (b)if so, the details thereof along with the per hour, per day and per month minimum wages fixed for domestic workers in the country, State-wise;
- (c)if not, the reasons for excluding domestic workers out of the purview of the Minimum Wages Act;
- (d)the number of persons working as domestic workers in the country and the average wages earned, State-wise; and
- (e)whether  the  Government  has  data  on  the  working  conditions  of domestic workers such as working hours, weekly leaves, etc., if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government proposes to collect such data and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  266  FOR  ANSWER  ON  31.12.2018 REGARDING MINIMUM WAGES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS BY SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO AND SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL.

(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 employments  under  their  respective  jurisdictions.  Rates  fixed  in  the Central  sphere  are  applicable  to  establishments  under  the  authority  of Central  Government  viz.  railway  administration,  mines,  oil-fields,  major port  or  any  corporation  established  by  a  Central  Government.  Domestic Workers  falls  under  the  purview  of  State  sphere,  wherein,  the  State Governments as the appropriate Governments are empowered to include Domestic Workers in the Scheduled Employment to ensure the minimum wages to them. The range of minimum wages as per available information in  this  Ministry  fixed  by  the  various  State  Governments/UTs  is  given  at Annexure I.

There  is  no  centralized  data  on  domestic  workers.  The  State Governments  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Tamilnadu and Tripura have included domestic  workers  in  the  schedule  of  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948  and workers are entitled to file cases before the concerned authorities in case of any grievance in this regard. The Ministry of Labour and Employment is contemplating to formulate a National policy on Domestic Workers which is at the draft stage.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 266 for 31.12.2018

## Category wise variation in Minimum Wages per day in All States as on 01.11.2018 (Provisional)

| Sl.No.   | State/UT          | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories     | Categories     |
|----------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
| Sl.No.   | State/UT          | Unskilled    | Unskilled    | Semi Skilled | Semi Skilled | Skilled      | Skilled      | Highly Skilled | Highly Skilled |
| Sl.No.   | State/UT          | Min.         | Max.         | Min.         | Max.         | Min.         | Max.         | Min.           | Max.           |
|          | Central Sphere    | 321.00       | 558.00       | 328.00       | 617.00       | 356.00       | 679.00       | 389.00         | 738.00         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 69.27        | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | 895.83         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 150.00       | 170.00       | 160.00       | 180.00       | 170.00       | 190.00       | -              | -              |
| 3        | Assam             | 244.56       | -            | 285.32       | -            | 356.65       | -            | 458.55         | -              |
| 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           | 100.00       | 276.00       | 105.00       | 284.00       | 115.00       | 293.00       | -              | -              |
| 8        | Haryana           | 326.82       | -            | 343.17       | 360.32       | 378.34       | 397.26       | 417.12         | -              |
| 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         | 229.90       | -            | 240.85       | -            | 317.49       | -            | 366.75         | -              |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 262.40       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | 607.32         |
| 13       | Kerala            | 287          | 510          | 289.70       | 498.00       | 278.60       | 533          | 284.60         | 556.00         |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 283.65       | -            | 316.65       | -            | 369.65       | -            | 419.65         | -              |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 180.00       | 315.49       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 189.00       | -            | 201.00       | -            | 212.00       | -            | 235.00         | -              |
| 17       | Manipur           | 273.00       | -            | 248.00       | -            | 225.00       | -            | -              | -              |
| 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            | 311.12       | -            | 341.12       | -            | 375.62       | -            | 415.32         | -              |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 207.00       | -            | 217.00       | -            | 227.00       | -            | 277.00         | -              |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 300.00       | -            | 320.00       | -            | 335.00       | -            | 365.00         | -              |
| 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    | 272.12   | 231.54   | 291.54   | 235.31   | 310.96   | 249.23   | 356.35   |
|   27 | Uttar Pradesh   |   228.07 | 284.63   | 260.65   | 313.10   | 310.78   | 350.72   | 324.90   | -        |
|   28 | West Bengal     |   211    | 278.00   | 232.00   | 306.00   | 255.00   | 337.00   | 370.00   | -        |
|   29 | A. & N. Islands |   437    | -        | 494.00   | -        | 579.00   | -        | 637.00   | -        |
|   30 | Chandigarh      |   350    | -        | 356.00   | 359.00   | 367.00   | 376.00   | 391.00   | -        |
|   31 | D & N Haveli    |   277.7  | -        | 285.70   | -        | 293.70   | -        | -        | -        |
|   32 | Daman & Diu     |   287.5  | -        | 295.50   | -        | 303.50   | -        | -        | -        |
|   33 | Delhi           |   538    | -        | 592.00   | -        | 652.00   | -        | -        | -        |
|   34 | Lakshadweep     |   314.8  | -        | 339.80   | -        | 364.80   | -        | 389.80   | -        |
|   35 | Puducherry      |    55    | 255.00   | -        | -        | -        | -        | -        | -        |
|   36 | Telangana       |    69.27 | -        | -        | -        | -        | -        | -        | 413.63   |

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

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