Lok Sabha Question No. 2124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: National Minimum Wages in Unorganised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGES IN UNORGANISED SECTOR

## 2124. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  taken  a  decision  to  fix  National minimum wages for the unorganised workers in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, State-wise thereof; and
- (c)the  details  of  wages  being  paid  by  the  State  Governments  to  the MNREGA workers as on date, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):    No,  Sir.  However,  there  is  a  provision  for  fixation  of  floor wage  as  per  section  9  of  Code  on  Wages,  2019  passed  by  the Parliament on 08/08/2019.
- (c): As per section 6(1) of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005, the Ministry of Rural Development notifies MGNREGA wage rates every year for States/UTs. To compensate the MGNREGA workers against inflation, the Ministry of Rural Development  revises  the  wage  rates  every  year  based  on  Consumer  Price Index for Agricultural Labour (CPI-AL) published by Labour Bureau, Shimla for all  States/UTs.  The  wage  rates  are  made  applicable  from 1 st  April  of  each Financial  Year.    State/UT-wise  wage  rates  under  MGNREGA  during  the financial year 2019-20 are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2124  RAISED  BY  SHRI  NATARAJAN  P.R  FOR  ANSWER  ON  02.12.2019 REGARDING NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGES IN UNORGANISED SECTOR.

| S. No.   | State/UTs                             | MGNREGA wage rate as per Gazette notification (2019-20)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH                        | 211                                                       |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                     | 192                                                       |
| 3        | ASSAM                                 | 193                                                       |
| 4        | BIHAR                                 | 171                                                       |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH                          | 176                                                       |
| 6        | GUJARAT                               | 199                                                       |
| 7        | HARYANA                               | 284                                                       |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH - NON SCHEDULED AREA | 185                                                       |
| 8a       | HIMACHAL PRADESH - SCHEDULED AREA     | 231                                                       |
| 9        | JAMMU &KASHMIR                        | 189                                                       |
| 10       | JHARKHAND                             | 171                                                       |
| 11       | KARNATAKA                             | 249                                                       |
| 12       | KERALA                                | 271                                                       |
| 13       | MADHYAPRADESH                         | 176                                                       |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA                           | 206                                                       |
| 15       | MANIPUR                               | 219                                                       |
| 16       | MEGHALAYA                             | 187                                                       |
| 17       | MIZORAM                               | 211                                                       |
| 18       | NAGALAND                              | 192                                                       |
| 19       | ODISHA                                | 188                                                       |
| 20       | PUNJAB                                | 241                                                       |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN                             | 199                                                       |
| 22       | SIKKIM                                | 192                                                       |
| 23       | TAMIL NADU                            | 229                                                       |
| 24       | TRIPURA                               | 192                                                       |
| 25       | UTTAR PRADESH                         | 182                                                       |
| 26       | UTTARAKHAND                           | 182                                                       |
| 27       | WEST BENGAL                           | 191                                                       |
| 28       | GOA                                   | 254                                                       |
| 29       | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                      |                                                           |
| 29a      | ANDAMAN                               | 250                                                       |
| 29b      | NICOBAR                               | 264                                                       |
| 30       | D&N HAVELI                            | 224                                                       |
| 31       | D&DIU                                 | 202                                                       |
| 32       | LAKSHADWEEP                           | 248                                                       |
| 33       | PUDUCHERRY                            | 229                                                       |
| 34       | CHANDIGARH                            | -                                                         |
| 35       | TELANGANA                             | 211                                                       |

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