Lok Sabha Question No. 2463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Minimum Wages Act
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pratima Mondal, Keshari Devi Patel, Rodmal Nagar, Khagen Murmu

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2463 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## MINIMUM WAGES ACT

## 2463. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

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, if so, the details thereof along with the per hour, per day and per month minimum wages fixed for domestic workers in the country, if not, the reasons for excluding  domestic  workers  out  of  the  purview  of  the  Minimum  Wages Act;
- (b)the  number  of  persons  working  as  domestic  workers  in  the  country  and the average wages earned, State-wise;
- (c)whether the Government proposes to conduct any action plan to survey the domestic workers of the country and if so, the steps being taken for social,  economic  and  educational  upliftment  of  the  domestic  workers along  with  the  State-wise  number  of  people  surveyed  so  far  by  the  All India Domestic Workers Survey;
- (d)whether the Government is aware of the fact that the wages of labourers are withheld for 10 days in private institutions, if so, the details thereof along  with  the  number  of  institutions  found  to  be  negligence  in  paying wages to workers as per rule in Uttar Pradesh and action taken against them;
- (e)the steps taken/monitoring mechanism adopted to ensure minimum wages to the workers of private institutions and contract labourers, State-wise; and
- (f)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  wages  of  labourers throghout the country at par with increase in the dearness allowance of Government employees at regular interval, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): Domestic work does not form part of the scheduled employments  in  relation  to  the  establishments  in  respect  of  which  the Central Government is the appropriate Government under the provisions of

the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. As domestic work is performed in households, adding domestic work to the schedule of employments is under the purview of the State Governments.

The Code on Wages, 2019, which subsumes the provisions of the Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948,  provides  for  universal  minimum  wage  across employments in organized and unorganized sector. The said provisions of the

Code on Wages, 2019, have not come into force.

- (b): As  per  Census  2011,  the  number  of  domestic  workers  in  the country  were  47,  81,355.  State-wise  details  are  given  at  the  Annexure  I. State-wise  data  on  the  average  wages  earned  by  domestic  workers  is  not maintained centrally.
- (c): Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched the fieldwork for the All India Survey on Domestic Workers (DW) in the  month  of  January,  2022  with  the  objective  to  estimate  the  State  wise number  of  Domestic  Workers  and  their  socio-economic  conditions.  The number of First stage Units (FSU) to be covered in 36 States/UTs is 12766 (6190 Rural + 6576 Urban).

Further, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has developed eSHRAM  portal  which  is  a  National  Database  of  the  Unorganised  Workers seeded  with  Aadhaar.  It  has  been  launched  on  26.08.2021  and  made available  to  the  States/UTs  for  the  registration  of  unorganised  workers including domestic workers on e-SHRAM portal. As on 29.07.2022, more than 28.03 crore unorganized workers have been registered on e-SHRAM portal.

The Unorganized Workers' Social Security Act, 2008, provides for social  security  to  all  unorganized  workers  including  domestic  workers. Government  has  launched  Central  Sector  Schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Beema Yojana (PMSBY) for life and disability cover and Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Man Dhan Yojana (PM-SYM) for pension to the unorganized workers including domestic  workers.  Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana (PMJAY) provides secondary and tertiary health benefits to all unorganized eligible workers including domestic workers who are covered as beneficiaries as per Socio Economic Caste census Data, 2011.

Government  has  launched    various  schemes  for  unorganized sector workers including domestic workers. Domestic Workers Sector Skill and Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  is  imparting  various  skill  development  training programmes to domestic workers. Under Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  implementing  Pradhan

Council (DWSSC), under the Ministry of Skill Development Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) under which training/orientation is

being imparted to candidates in various National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned job roles across 37 sectors, including Domestic Workers Sector. In the Domestic Workers Sector, training/orientation is given to candidates in four job roles namely, child caretaker (non-clinical), elderly caretaker  (non-clinical),  general  housekeeper  and  housekeeper-cum-cook aligned to the Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council. Under PMKVY, as on 30.06.2022, around 1.92 lakh candidates have been trained / oriented in the Domestic Worker Sector.

(d) & (e): Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both the Central and the State Governments are appropriate Governments to enforce the  provisions  of  the  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948,  including  the  provisions relating  to  non-payment  of  wages/minimum  wages,  in  their  respective jurisdictions.  In  the  Central  sphere  the  enforcement  is  done  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 wages/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, 1948 are taken recourse to. The details in regard to enforcement of the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948,  in  scheduled  employments  in  the  Central  Sphere  are  Annexure  II. Details of enforcement of the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, in the State sphere are not centrally maintained.

(f): Under  the  provisions  of  the  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948, both  the  Central  Government  and  the  State  Governments  are  appropriate Governments to fix, review and revise the minimum wages of the employees employed in the scheduled employments under their respective jurisdictions. In order to take care of the rising prices, the Central Government revises the Variable Dearness Allowance (V.D.A) on basic rates of minimum wages every six months effective from 1st April and 1st October of every year on the basis of Consumer Price Index for Industrial workers. V.D.A. was last revised w.e.f. 01.04.2022. A statement showing increase in the rates of wages on account of  increasing  V.D.A  payable  to  the  employees  engaged  in  the  scheduled employments in the Central Sphere is at Annexure III.  The details of periodic revision of minimum rates of wages in scheduled employments in the State sphere are not centrally maintained.

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## Annexure I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 2463 FOR 01.08.2022 REGARDING MINIMUM WAGES ACT.

| Sr. No.   | States/UTs                  | Number of Domestic Workers   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands UT | 2,085                        |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh              | 4,66,209                     |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 2,855                        |
| 4.        | Assam                       | 38,397                       |
| 5.        | Bihar                       | 39,685                       |
| 6.        | Chandigarh UT               | 23,110                       |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                | 1,08,422                     |
| 8.        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli UT      | 1,403                        |
| 9.        | Daman &Diu UT               | 1,503                        |
| 10.       | NCT of Delhi                | 2,11,767                     |
| 11.       | Goa                         | 20,810                       |
| 12.       | Gujarat                     | 2,39,517                     |
| 13.       | Haryana                     | 1,02,476                     |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh            | 23,128                       |
| 15.       | Jammu &Kashmir              | 18,937                       |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                   | 39,371                       |
| 17.       | Karnataka                   | 3,26,585                     |
| 18.       | Kerala                      | 1,65,012                     |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep UT              | 39                           |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh              | 1,89,170                     |
| 21.       | Maharashtra                 | 9,92,040                     |
| 22.       | Manipur                     | 1,248                        |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                   | 11,461                       |
| 24.       | Mizoram                     | 1,718                        |
| 25.       | Nagaland                    | 2,470                        |
| 26.       | Odisha                      | 92,714                       |
| 27.       | Puducherry UT               | 22,815                       |
| 28.       | Punjab                      | 1,41,861                     |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                   | 99,288                       |
| 30.       | Sikkim                      | 3,157                        |
| 31.       | Tamilnadu                   | 6,05,169                     |
| 32.       | Tripura                     | 8,770                        |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh               | 2,01,316                     |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand                 | 27,512                       |
| 35.       | West Bengal                 | 5,49,335                     |
|           | Total                       | 47,81,355                    |

Data as per Census 2011

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 2463 FOR 01.08.2022 REGARDING MINIMUM WAGES ACT.

## Details of Inspections, Prosecutions and Convictions done under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948

| Particulars   |   No. of Inspections Conducted |   No. of Irregularities detected |   No. Irregularities Rectified |   No. of Prosecutions Launched |   No. of Convictions |
|---------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1             |                              2 |                                3 |                              4 |                              5 |                    6 |
| 2019-20       |                           7690 |                            59950 |                          23397 |                           1609 |                  412 |
| 2020-21       |                           2114 |                            13949 |                           7566 |                            501 |                  174 |
| 2021-22       |                           5022 |                            35983 |                           8726 |                            492 |                  167 |

## Claim cases under Minimum Wages Act, 1948

| Year    | CLAIMS FILED UNDER MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948   | CLAIMS FILED UNDER MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948   | CLAIMS FILED UNDER MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948   | CLAIMS FILED UNDER MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|         | FILED                                        | DECIDED                                      | AWARDED                                      | No. of WORKERS BENEFITED                     |
| 1       | 2                                            | 3                                            | 4                                            | 5                                            |
| 2019-20 | 3470                                         | 754                                          | Rs. 217981002/-                              | 5297                                         |
| 2020-21 | 3763                                         | 1334                                         | Rs. 270202177/-                              | 7631                                         |
| 2021-22 | 5297                                         | 2102                                         | Rs. 177722490/-                              | 7487                                         |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 2463 FOR 01.08.2022 REGARDING MINIMUM WAGES ACT.

## STATEMENT SHOWING INCREASED RATES OF MINIMUM WAGES ON ACCOUNT OF REVISION OF VDA FROM 19.01.2017 TO 01.04.2022.

| Scheduled Employment                        | Category                                                                    |                                                                             | 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.)                             | Rates of Wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)                             | Rates of Wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)                             |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                             | of Workers                                                                  | Area A                                                                      |                                                                             | Area                                                                        | B                                                                           | Area C                                                                      | Area C                                                                      |
|                                             |                                                                             | 19.01.2017                                                                  | 01.04.2022                                                                  | 19.01.2017                                                                  | 01.04.2022                                                                  | 19.01.2017                                                                  | 01.04.2022                                                                  |
| Agriculture                                 | Unskilled                                                                   | 333                                                                         | 423                                                                         | 303                                                                         | 385                                                                         | 300                                                                         | 382                                                                         |
|                                             | Semi- skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                         | 364                                                                         | 461                                                                         | 335                                                                         | 425                                                                         | 307                                                                         | 389                                                                         |
|                                             | Skilled/Clerical                                                            | 395                                                                         | 502                                                                         | 364                                                                         | 461                                                                         | 334                                                                         | 424                                                                         |
|                                             | Highly-skilled                                                              | 438                                                                         | 554                                                                         | 407                                                                         | 516                                                                         | 364                                                                         | 461                                                                         |
| Sweeping and Cleaning+                      | Unskilled                                                                   | 523                                                                         | 663                                                                         | 437                                                                         | 553                                                                         | 350                                                                         | 443                                                                         |
| Watch and Ward                              | Without Arms ( Upgraded to skilled with training)                           | 637                                                                         | 806                                                                         | 579                                                                         | 734                                                                         | 494                                                                         | 625                                                                         |
|                                             | With Arms( Upgraded to highly skilled for supervision)                      | 693                                                                         | 876                                                                         | 637                                                                         | 806                                                                         | 579                                                                         | 734                                                                         |
| Loading &                                   | Unskilled                                                                   | 523                                                                         | 663                                                                         | 437                                                                         | 553                                                                         | 350                                                                         | 443                                                                         |
| Construction^                               | Unskilled                                                                   | 523                                                                         | 663                                                                         | 437                                                                         | 553                                                                         | 350                                                                         | 443                                                                         |
|                                             | Semi- skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                         | 579                                                                         | 734                                                                         | 494                                                                         | 625                                                                         | 410                                                                         | 519                                                                         |
|                                             | Skilled/Clerical                                                            | 637                                                                         | 806                                                                         | 579                                                                         | 734                                                                         | 494                                                                         | 625                                                                         |
|                                             | Highly-skilled                                                              | 693                                                                         | 876                                                                         | 637                                                                         | 806                                                                         | 579                                                                         | 734                                                                         |
|                                             | 19.01.2017 01.04.2022                                                       | 19.01.2017 01.04.2022                                                       | 19.01.2017 01.04.2022                                                       | 19.01.2017 01.04.2022                                                       | 19.01.2017 01.04.2022                                                       | 19.01.2017 01.04.2022                                                       | 19.01.2017 01.04.2022                                                       |
| Workers engaged in Stone for Stone Breaking | 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: * |
|                                             | (a) Soft Soil                                                               | 351                                                                         | 351                                                                         | 351                                                                         | 447                                                                         | 447                                                                         | 447                                                                         |
| Mines                                       | (b) Soft Soil with Rock                                                     | 531                                                                         | 531                                                                         | 531                                                                         | 672                                                                         | 672                                                                         | 672                                                                         |
| and                                         | (c) Rock                                                                    | 703                                                                         | 703                                                                         | 703                                                                         | 890                                                                         | 890                                                                         | 890                                                                         |
| Stone                                       | 2. Removal and Staking of rejected                                          | 283                                                                         | 283                                                                         | 283                                                                         |                                                                             |                                                                             |                                                                             |
| Crushing                                    | stones with 50 metres lead/1.5metres lift*                                  |                                                                             |                                                                             |                                                                             | 359                                                                         | 359                                                                         | 359                                                                         |
|                                             | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of **                | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of **                | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of **                | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of **                | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of **                | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of **                | 3. Stone breaking or Stone Crushing for the stone size of **                |
|                                             | (a) 1.0 inch to 1.5 inches                                                  | 2171                                                                        | 2171                                                                        | 2171                                                                        | 2736                                                                        | 2736                                                                        | 2736                                                                        |
|                                             | (b) Above 1.5 Inches to 3.0 Inches                                          | 1857                                                                        | 1857                                                                        | 1857                                                                        | 2340                                                                        | 2340                                                                        | 2340                                                                        |
|                                             | (c) Above 3.0 Inches to 5 Inches                                            | 1088                                                                        | 1088                                                                        | 1088                                                                        | 1374                                                                        | 1374                                                                        | 1374                                                                        |
|                                             | (d) Above 5.0 Inches                                                        | 893                                                                         | 893                                                                         | 893                                                                         | 1129                                                                        | 1129                                                                        | 1129                                                                        |
| Non - Coal Mines $                          |                                                                             | Above Ground {Rates of Wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)}              | Above Ground {Rates of Wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)}              | Above Ground {Rates of Wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)}              | Below Ground {Rates of Wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)}              | Below Ground {Rates of Wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)}              | Below Ground {Rates of Wages including V.D.A per day (in Rs.)}              |
|                                             |                                                                             | 19.01.2017                                                                  | 19.01.2017                                                                  | 01.04.2022                                                                  |                                                                             |                                                                             | 01.04.2022                                                                  |
|                                             | Unskilled                                                                   | 350                                                                         | 350                                                                         | 443                                                                         | 19.01.2017 437                                                              | 19.01.2017 437                                                              | 553                                                                         |
|                                             | Semi- skilled/Unskilled Supervisory Skilled/Clerical                        | 437 523                                                                     |                                                                             | 553 663                                                                     | 523 610                                                                     | 523 610                                                                     | 663 772                                                                     |
|                                             | Highly-skilled                                                              | 610                                                                         | 610                                                                         | 772                                                                         | 683                                                                         | 683                                                                         | 862                                                                         |

## *Per 2.831 cubic meters or 100 cubic feet ** Per truck load of 5.662 cubic meters or 200 cubic feet

+ Employees engaged in the employment of Sweeping and Cleaning excluding Activities prohibited under the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993.

# Employees engaged in the employment of Loading and Unloading in (i) Goods Sheds, Parcel Offices of Railways; (ii) Other Goods Sheds, Godowns, Warehouses and other similar employments;  (iii) Docks and  Ports;  and  (iv)  Passengers  Goods  and  Cargo  Carried  out  at  Airports  (Both  International  and Domestic).

^ Employees  engaged  in  the  employment  of  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.

$ Employees engaged in the employment of Gypsum Mines, Barytes Mines, Bauxite Mines, Manganese Mines,  China  Clay  Mines,  Kyanite  Mines,  Copper  Mines,  Clay  Mines,  Magnesite  Mines,  White  Clay Mines, Stone Mines, Steatite Mines (including the mines producing Soap Stones and Talc), Ochre Mines, Asbestos  Mines,  Fire  Clay  Mines,  Chromite  Mines,  Quartzite  Mines,  Quartz  Mines,  Silica  Mines, Graphite Mines, Felspar Mines, Laterite Mines, Dolomite Mines, Red Oxide Mines, Wolfram Mines, Iron Ore Mines, Granite Mines, Rock Phosphate Mines, Hematite Mines, Marble and Calcite Mines, Uranium Mines, Mica Mines, Lignite Mines, Gravel Mines, 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)         | Thiruvananthapuram | (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)   | Greater Visakhapatnam | (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.