Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Minimum Wages
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 211 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## MINIMUM WAGES

211.   SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

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

- (a)the  details  of  the  minimum  wages  fixed  for  skilled,  semi-skilled  and unskilled workers in the country, State-wise;
- (b)whether there is a demand for uniform system for fixing wage rates for the workers engaged in the unorganised sector in the country and if so, the details thereof and action taken so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): 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.  A  copy  of  current  rate  of minimum wages w.e.f. 01.10.2019 for Central Sphere is at Annexure 'A' and category  wise  variation  in  Minimum  wages  per  day  in  States/UTs  is  at Annexure 'B'.
- (b): Considering suggestions received from various stakeholders in tripartite consultations, a draft Labour Code on Wages Bill, 2019, had been prepared after amalgamation,  simplification and rationalization of the relevant provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. Now, the Code on Wages, 2019 has been notified on 08-08-2019 under which  the  preliminary  draft  rules  have  been  uploaded  on  the  web-site  on 01-11-2019  seeking  comments  of  all  stakeholders  including  general  public regarding various provisions of the Act.

The  Code  on  Wages,  2019  will  ensure  minimum  wages  to  all  and  timely payment of wages to all employees irrespective of the sector of employment without any wage ceiling.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 211 FOR 18.11.2019 BY SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA AND  SHRI N. REDDEPPA REGARDING MINIMUM WAGES.

## Area wise Rates of Minimum Wages for Scheduled Employments in the Central Sphere

## As on 01.10.2019

| 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                                                                     | 383.00                                                                     | 350.00                                                                     | 347.00                                                                     |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 420.00                                                                     | 385.00                                                                     | 354.00                                                                     |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 455.00                                                                     | 420.00                                                                     | 384.00                                                                     |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Highly Skilled                                                                | 504.00                                                                     | 469.00                                                                     | 420.00                                                                     |
| 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                                                                 | 406.00                                                                     | 406.00                                                                     | 406.00                                                                     |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (b) Soft Soil with Rock                                                       | 611.00                                                                     | 611.00                                                                     | 611.00                                                                     |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (c) Rock                                                                      | 809.00                                                                     | 809.00                                                                     | 809.00                                                                     |
| 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 | 326.00                                                                     | 326.00                                                                     | 326.00                                                                     |
| 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                                                    | 2494.00                                                                    | 2494.00                                                                    | 2494.00                                                                    |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (b) Above 1.5 Inches to 3.0 Inches                                            | 2133.00                                                                    | 2133.00                                                                    | 2133.00                                                                    |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (c) Above 3.0 Inches to 5 Inches                                              | 1252.00                                                                    | 1252.00                                                                    | 1252.00                                                                    |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (d) Above 5.0 Inches                                                          | 1027.00                                                                    | 1027.00                                                                    | 1027.00                                                                    |
| 3. Sweeping and Cleaning                                                | Unskilled                                                                     | 603.00                                                                     | 503.00                                                                     | 403.00                                                                     |
| 4. Watch and Ward                                                       | Without Arms                                                                  | 733.00                                                                     | 666.00                                                                     | 569.00                                                                     |
| 4. Watch and Ward                                                       | With Arms                                                                     | 797.00                                                                     | 733.00                                                                     | 666.00                                                                     |
| 5. Loading and Unloading                                                | Unskilled                                                                     | 603.00                                                                     | 503.00                                                                     | 403.00                                                                     |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Unskilled                                                                     | 603.00                                                                     | 503.00                                                                     | 403.00                                                                     |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 666.00                                                                     | 569.00                                                                     | 472.00                                                                     |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 733.00                                                                     | 666.00                                                                     | 569.00                                                                     |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Highly Skilled                                                                | 797.00                                                                     | 733.00                                                                     | 666.00                                                                     |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       |                                                                               | Above Ground                                                               | Below Ground                                                               | Below Ground                                                               |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Unskilled                                                                     | 403.00                                                                     | 503.00                                                                     | 503.00                                                                     |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 503.00                                                                     | 603.00                                                                     | 603.00                                                                     |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 603.00                                                                     | 703.00                                                                     | 703.00                                                                     |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Highly Skilled                                                                | 703.00                                                                     | 785.00                                                                     | 785.00                                                                     |
| 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 | 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 |

## 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.Corp n)   |
| 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.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 211 FOR 18.11.2019 BY SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA AND SHRI N. REDDEPPA REGARDING  MINIMUM WAGES.

Category wise variation in Minimum Wages per day in All States/UTs as Data provided by States/UTs Government provisional)

| 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.           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 161.00       | 424.00       | 179.00       | 447.00       | 182.00       | 507.00       | 182.00         | 611.00         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 150.00       | 170.00       | 160.00       | 180.00       | 170.00       | 190.00       | -              | -              |
| 3         | Assam             | 254.91       | -            | 297.40       | -            | 371.75       | -            | -              | 477.98         |
| 4         | Bihar             | 268.00       | -            | 279.00       | -            | 340.00       | -            | -              | 415.00         |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 234.00       | 325.00       | 249.95       | 350.00       | 242.79       | 380.00       | 338.00         | 410.00         |
| 6         | Goa               | 307.00       | -            | 367.00       | -            | 423.00       | -            | 465.00         | -              |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 268.00       | 276.00       | 276.00       | 284.00       | 284.00       | 293.00       | -              | -              |
| 8         | Haryana           | 339.51       | -            | 359.46       | 374.31       | 393.03       | 412.88       | 433.31         | -              |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 225.00       | 225.00       | 233.47       | 242.00       | 261.52       | 269.17       | 282.50         | 329.50         |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 225.00       | -            | 350.00       | -            | 400.00       | -            | -              | -              |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 249.83       | -            | 261.73       | -            | 345.01       | -            | 398.54         | -              |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 262.40       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | 607.32         |
| 13        | Kerala            | 317.30       | 542.40       | 322.30       | 522.30       | 340.14       | 557.30       | 352.14         | 580.30         |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 296.00       | -            | 329.00       | -            | 382.00       | -            | 432.00         | -              |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 180.00       | 315.49       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 300.00       | -            | 340.00       | -            | 380.00       | -            | 420.00         | -              |
| 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            | 280.00       | -            | 320.00       | -            | 370.00       | -            | 430.00         | -              |
| 21        | Punjab            | 325.53       | -            | 355.53       | -            | 390.03       | -            | 429.73         | -              |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 213.00       | -            | 223.00       | -            | 233.00       | -            | 283.00         | -              |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 300.00       | -            | 320.00       | -            | 335.00       | -            | 365.00         | -              |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 244.45       | 654.73       | 248.95       | 731.73       | 265.00       | 808.73       | 332.61         | 832.50         |
| 25        | Tripura           | 176.00       | 346.00       | 214.00       | 375.00       | 226.00       | 403.00       | 343.00         | 669.00         |
| 26        | Uttarakhand       | 310.00       | 346.00       | 315.00       | 353.00       | 320.00       | 397.00       | 336.00         | 429.00         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |              | 318.42       |              | 350.26       |              | 392.35       | -              |                |
| 28        | West Bengal       | 276.00       | 315.00       | 304.00       | 346.00       | 334.00       | 381.00       | 367.00         | 419.00         |
| 29        | A.& N. Islands    | 451.00       | -            | 508.00       | -            | 593.00       | -            | 651.00         | -              |
| 30        | Chandigarh        | 386.00       | -            | 392.00       | -            | 412.00       | -            | 428.00         | -              |
| 31        | D &NHaveli        | 294.10       | -            | 302.10       | -            | 310.10       | -            | -              | -              |
| 32        | Daman &Diu        | 294.10       | -            | 302.10       | -            | 310.10       | -            | -              | -              |
| 33        | Delhi             | 538.00       | -            | 592.00       | -            | 652.00       | -            | -              | -              |
| 34        | Lakshadweep       | 314.80       | -            | 339.80       | -            | 364.80       | -            | 389.80         | -              |
| 35        | Puducherry        | 206.00       | 336.00       | 216.00       | 346.00       | 209.00       | 352.00       | 233.00         | 359.00         |
| 36        | Telangana         | 174.62       | 395.06       | 192.81       | 452.75       | 195.97       | 517.57       | 198.47         | 641.87         |

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