Lok Sabha Question No. 1292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Changes under Bonus Act
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI, CHAND NATH, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## CHANGES UNDER BONUS ACT

1292. SHRI  KESINENI NANI: SHRI CHAND NATH: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)whether the Government proposes to amend the existing Bonus Act and if
- so, the details of changes/proposal to be effected in the said Act;
- (b)whether the  Government  is  considering to virtually doubling  bonus payments to employees and making gratuity portable between jobs;
- (c)whether the Government is also considering to raise the eligibility limit of monthly wages under the payment of bonus act;
- (d)if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the same is likely to
- be introduced and implemented; and
- (e)the  details  of  minimum  wages  in  India  compared  to  the  other  countries and also the wage difference between skilled and unskilled labourers in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (d): Yes, Madam.  There is a proposal to increase the eligibility limit and calculation ceiling under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
- (e): The  minimum  wage  in  the  country  may  not  be  comparable  to those  of  developed  countries  owing  to  differences  in  exchange  rates, purchasing power parity of local currencies, etc.  Also 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.  As regards minimum wages in States, there is disparity due to variations in socio-economic and agro-climatic conditions, income, prices of essential  commodities,  paying  capacity,  productivity  and  local  conditions. However, as per the available information, a statement showing the range of rates of minimum wages in all the States/Union Territories is enclosed.

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## Annexure in reply to part (e)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1292 for 07.12.2015 Category wise Range of Minimum Rates of Wages in All States as on 01.12.2015

| S.No.   |                   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories     | Categories     |
|---------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
| S.No.   |                   | Unskilled    | Unskilled    | Semi Skilled | Semi Skilled | Skilled      | Skilled      | Highly Skilled | Highly Skilled |
| S.No.   |                   | Min.         | Max.         | Min.         | Max.         | Min.         | Max.         | Min.           | Max.           |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 69.27        | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | 858.83         |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 150.00       | 170.00       | 160.00       | 180.00       | 170.00       | 190.00       | -              | -              |
| 3       | Assam             | 177.84       | 177.84       | 205.20       | 205.20       | 284.55       | 284.55       | -              | -              |
| 4       | Bihar             | 181.00       | 197.00       | 188.00       | 206.00       | 232.00       | 251.00       | 282.00         | 308.00         |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 157.00       | 242.00       | 201.00       | 247.00       | 210.00       | 256.00       | 236.00         | 266.00         |
| 6       | Goa               | 215.00       | 216.00       | 223.00       | 229.00       | 227.00       | 232.00       | 235.00         | 292.00         |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 150.00       | 276.00       | 276.00       | 284.00       | 284.00       | 293.00       | -              | -              |
| 8       | Haryana           | 226.40       | 226.40       | 231.40       | 236.40       | 241.40       | 246.40       | 251.40         | 251.40         |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 170.00       | 185.55       | 180.17       | 187.00       | 206.52       | 214.00       | 227.12         | 274.50         |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir*   | 150.00       | 150.00       | 175.00       | 175.00       | 225.00       | 225.00       | -              | -              |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 210.00       | 225.00       | 220.00       | 240.00       | 290.00       | 335.00       | 259.31         | 360.00         |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 198.23       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | 343.58         |
| 13      | Kerala *          | 150.00       | 532.50       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 187.00       | 253.00       | 248.00       | 339.00       | 294.00       | 387.00       | 337.00         | 389.00         |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 180.00       | 315.49       |              |              |              |              | -              | -              |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | 170.00       | 170.00       | 181.00       | 181.00       | 191.00       | 191.00       | 212.00         | 212.00         |
| 17      | Manipur           | 122.10       | 122.10       | 129.97       | 129.97       | 132.60       | 132.60       | -              | -              |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 220.00       | 220.00       | 250.00       | 250.00       | 310.00       | 380.00       | -              | -              |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 115.00       | 115.00       | 125.00       | 125.00       | 135.00       | 135.00       | 145.00         | 145.00         |
| 20      | Odisha            | 200.00       | 200.00       | 220.00       | 220.00       | 240.00       | 240.00       | 260.00         | 260.00         |
| 21      | Punjab            | 267.13       | 277.13       | 297.13       | 297.13       | 331.63       | 331.63       | 371.33         | 371.33         |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 166.00       | 166.00       | 176.00       | 176.00       | 186.00       | 186.00       | 236.00         | 236.00         |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 220.00       | 220.00       | 242.00       | 242.00       | 275.00       | 275.00       | 319.00         | 319.00         |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 146.00       | 431.86       | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |
| 25      | Tripura           | 142.46       | 346.15       | 162.81       | 375.00       | 184.96       | 403.85       | 280.00         | 405.42         |
| 26      | Uttarakhand       | 200.00       | 272.12       | 231.54       | 291.54       | 235.31       | 310.96       | 249.23         | 356.35         |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 161.00       | 262.11       | 240.24       | 288.32       | 282.07       | 322.96       | 299.19         | 299.19         |
| 28      | West Bengal       | 171.00       | 268.00       | 172.00       | 295.00       | 175.00       | 324.50       | 181.00         | 357.00         |
| 29      | A.& N. Islands    | 274.00       | 285.00       | 286.00       | 294.00       | 338.00       | 363.00       | 363.00         | 384.00         |
| 30      | Chandigarh        | 306.19       | 306.19       | 311.96       | 316.00       | 323.15       | 332.15       | 348.00         | 348.00         |
| 31      | D &NHaveli        | 220.80       | 220.80       | 227.30       | 227.30       | 233.80       | 233.80       | -              | -              |
| 32      | Daman &Diu        | 268.20       | 268.20       | 276.20       | 276.20       | 284.20       | 284.20       | -              | -              |
| 33      | Delhi             | 316.00       | 353.00       | 349.00       | 390.00       | 384.00       | 429.00       | -              | -              |
| 34      | Lakshadweep       | 255.20       | 255.20       | 280.50       | 280.20       | 305.20       | 305.20       | 335.20         | 335.20         |
| 35      | Puducherry        | 55.00        | 255.00       |              | -            | -            | -            | -              | -              |
| 36      | Telangana         | 69.27        | 363.26       | -            |              |              |              |                |                |

The minimum wages shown for unskilled category for the state of Assam, & W.B. don't include the rates for Tea plantation. However, the rate of Tea Plantation in Tamil Nadu & Kerala are higher than the minimum for unskilled category.