Lok Sabha Question No. 102 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Minimum Wages
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 102

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## MINIMUM WAGES

## *102. SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

- SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

- (a)whether the Government proposes to increase minimum wages for different trades/occupations and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  consulted  the  trade  unions  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the likely effect of the move on the labour force in the country;
- (d)the  details  of  last  revision  of  minimum  wages  for  the  above categories; and
- (e)the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  the
- welfare and betterment of labour force in the country?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 102 FOR 25.07.2016 BY SHRI MOHITE    PATIL  VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO  AND  SHRI  M.B.  RAJESH REGARDING 'MINIMUM WAGES'.

(a)  &  (b):    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 for different categories of workers employed in  the  scheduled  employment  under  their    respective    jurisdictions.  The Central  Government  is  the  appropriate  Government  in  respect  of 45 scheduled employments in the Central Sphere. The revision of Basic Minimum Wage in the Central Sphere is done in consultation  with  the  Minimum  Wages  Advisory  Board  (MWAB)  which  is  a tripartite body comprising of members each from the (i) Employers' Group, (ii) Trade Unions and (iii) Independent members. The last meeting of MWAB was held on 26.05.2016 where suggestions were received for review of the minimum wages in the scheduled employment. (c):  The  upward revision of the  minimum wage would facilitate the labour force to cope up with the changes in the cost of living. (d):  The  statement  showing  the  details  of  last  revision  of  basic  minimum wages  for  the  scheduled  employments  under  Central  Sphere  is  given  at Annexure I. However, to check price escalation, the idea of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) was mooted. Accordingly, in the Central sphere, the minimum rates of wages are revised by adding VDA effective from 1st April and 1st October every year. The rates of minimum wages for scheduled employments in the Central Sphere w. e. f. 01.04.2016 is at Annexure II.

(e): Over the last two years, the Ministry has initiated many labour welfare measures like minimum pension of Rs.1000/-per month to the pensioners under Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, portability of provident fund account, National Career Service portal, Employees State Insurance Corporation  2.0,  Revision  in  eligibility  and  calculation  ceiling  under  the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 etc.

## A nnexure in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 102 for 25.07.2016.

## Basic Minimum Wage (Rs.)

| Scheduled Employment                                                 | Category of Workers                                                           | Area A                                                                     | Area B                                                                     | Area C                                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Agriculture ( 20.10.2005)                                            | Unskilled                                                                     | 114                                                                        | 104                                                                        | 102                                                                        |
| Agriculture ( 20.10.2005)                                            | Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 125                                                                        | 116                                                                        | 107                                                                        |
| Agriculture ( 20.10.2005)                                            | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 137                                                                        | 125                                                                        | 115                                                                        |
| Agriculture ( 20.10.2005)                                            | Highly-skilled                                                                | 153                                                                        | 141                                                                        | 125                                                                        |
| Sweeping and Cleaning ( 07.08.2008)                                  | Unskilled                                                                     | 180                                                                        | 150                                                                        | 120                                                                        |
| Watch and Ward (18.09.2012)                                          | Without Arms ( Upgraded to skilled with training)                             | 200                                                                        | 170                                                                        | 140                                                                        |
| Watch and Ward (18.09.2012)                                          | With Arms( Upgraded to highly skilled for supervision)                        | 220                                                                        | 200                                                                        | 170                                                                        |
| Loading & Unloading ( 20.05.2009)                                    | Unskilled                                                                     | 180                                                                        | 150                                                                        | 120                                                                        |
| Construction ( 20.05.2009)                                           | Unskilled                                                                     | 180                                                                        | 150                                                                        | 120                                                                        |
| Construction ( 20.05.2009)                                           | Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 200                                                                        | 170                                                                        | 140                                                                        |
| Construction ( 20.05.2009)                                           | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 220                                                                        | 200                                                                        | 170                                                                        |
| Construction ( 20.05.2009)                                           | Highly-skilled                                                                | 240                                                                        | 220                                                                        | 200                                                                        |
| 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: |
| Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (a) Soft Soil                                                                 | 103.53                                                                     | 103.53                                                                     | 103.53                                                                     |
|                                                                      | (b) Soft Soil with Rock                                                       | 157.78                                                                     | 157.78                                                                     | 157.78                                                                     |
|                                                                      | (c) Rock                                                                      | 208.09                                                                     | 208.09                                                                     | 208.09                                                                     |
| ( 03.06.2006)                                                        | 2. Removal and Staking of rejected stones with 50 metres lead/1.5 metres lift | 82.44                                                                      | 82.44                                                                      | 82.44                                                                      |
| ( 03.06.2006)                                                        | 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                        |
| ( 03.06.2006)                                                        | (a) 1.0 inch to 1.5 inches                                                    | 646.44                                                                     | 646.44                                                                     | 646.44                                                                     |
| ( 03.06.2006)                                                        | (b) Above 1.5 Inches to 3.0 Inches                                            | 552.12                                                                     | 552.12                                                                     | 552.12                                                                     |
| ( 03.06.2006)                                                        | (c) Above 3.0 Inches to 5 Inches                                              | 322.69                                                                     | 322.69                                                                     | 322.69                                                                     |
| ( 03.06.2006)                                                        | (d) Above 5.0 Inches                                                          | 264.47                                                                     | 264.47                                                                     | 264.47                                                                     |
| Non - Coal Mines                                                     |                                                                               | Above Ground                                                               | Below                                                                      | Ground                                                                     |
| (20.05.2009)                                                         | Unskilled                                                                     | 120                                                                        | 120                                                                        | 150                                                                        |
| (20.05.2009)                                                         | Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 150                                                                        | 150                                                                        | 180                                                                        |
| (20.05.2009)                                                         | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 180                                                                        | 180                                                                        | 210                                                                        |
| (20.05.2009)                                                         | Highly-skilled                                                                | 210                                                                        | 210                                                                        | 240                                                                        |

## Annexure in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.102 for 25.07.2016

## Area wise Rates of Minimum Wages for Scheduled Employments in the Central Sphere As on 01.04.2016

| Name of Schedulded Employment                                           | Category of Worker                                                            | 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 Schedulded Employment                                           |                                                                               |                                                                               | AreaA                                                                      | Area B                                                                     | AreaC                                                                      |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Unskilled                                                                     | Unskilled                                                                     | 234.00                                                                     | 213.00                                                                     | 211.00                                                                     |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 256.00                                                                     | 236.00                                                                     | 216.00                                                                     |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 278.00                                                                     | 256.00                                                                     | 235.00                                                                     |
| 1. Agriculture                                                          | Highly Skilled                                                                | Highly Skilled                                                                | 308.00                                                                     | 286.00                                                                     | 256.00                                                                     |
| 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: | 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                                                                 | (a) Soft Soil                                                                 | 247.00                                                                     | 247.00                                                                     | 247.00                                                                     |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (b) Soft Soil with Rock                                                       | (b) Soft Soil with Rock                                                       | 373.00                                                                     | 373.00                                                                     | 373.00                                                                     |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (c) Rock                                                                      | (c) Rock                                                                      | 494.00                                                                     | 494.00                                                                     | 494.00                                                                     |
| 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 | 2. Removal and Staking of rejected stones with 50 metres lead 1.5 metres lift | 199.00                                                                     | 199.00                                                                     | 199.00                                                                     |
| 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                        | 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                                                    | (a) 1.0 inch to 1.5 inches                                                    | 1528.00                                                                    | 1528.00                                                                    | 1528.00                                                                    |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (b) Above 1.5 Inches to 3.0 Inches                                            | (b) Above 1.5 Inches to 3.0 Inches                                            | 1307.00                                                                    | 1307.00                                                                    | 1307.00                                                                    |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (c) Above 3.0 Inches to 5 Inches                                              | (c) Above 3.0 Inches to 5 Inches                                              | 765.00                                                                     | 765.00                                                                     | 765.00                                                                     |
| 2. Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing | (d) Above 5.0 Inches                                                          | (d) Above 5.0 Inches                                                          | 628.00                                                                     | 628.00                                                                     | 628.00                                                                     |
| 3. Sweeping and Cleaning                                                | Unskilled                                                                     | Unskilled                                                                     | 368.00                                                                     | 307.00                                                                     | 246.00                                                                     |
| 4. Watch and Ward                                                       | Without Arms                                                                  | Without Arms                                                                  | 407.00                                                                     | 347.00                                                                     | 288.00                                                                     |
| 4. Watch and Ward                                                       | With Arms                                                                     | With Arms                                                                     | 448.00                                                                     | 407.00                                                                     | 347.00                                                                     |
| 5. Loading and Unloading                                                | Unskilled                                                                     | Unskilled                                                                     | 368.00                                                                     | 307.00                                                                     | 246.00                                                                     |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Unskilled                                                                     | Unskilled                                                                     | 368.00                                                                     | 307.00                                                                     | 246.00                                                                     |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 407.00                                                                     | 347.00                                                                     | 288.00                                                                     |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 448.00                                                                     | 407.00                                                                     | 347.00                                                                     |
| 6. Construction                                                         | Highly Skilled                                                                | Highly Skilled                                                                | 487.00                                                                     | 448.00                                                                     | 407.00                                                                     |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       |                                                                               |                                                                               | Above Ground                                                               | Below Ground                                                               | Below Ground                                                               |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Unskilled                                                                     | Unskilled                                                                     | 246.00                                                                     | 307.00                                                                     | 307.00                                                                     |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory                                            | 307.00                                                                     | 368.00                                                                     | 368.00                                                                     |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | Skilled/Clerical                                                              | 368.00                                                                     | 429.00                                                                     | 429.00                                                                     |
| 7. Non-Coal Mines                                                       | Highly Skilled                                                                | Highly Skilled                                                                | 429.00                                                                     | 487.00                                                                     | 487.00                                                                     |
| Name of Schedulded Employment                                           | Nomenclature                                                                  | 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          | Workers engaged in Stone Mines for Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing       | 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4. 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 Goods sheds, 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                                                                                                                                                  |
| 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 and Magnetite Mines |

## CLASSIFICATION  OF  AREA

| AREA - 'A'     | AREA - 'A'   | AREA - 'A'         | AREA - 'A'   | AREA - 'A'        | AREA - 'A'   |
|----------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
| Ahmadabad      | (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    |              |                    |              |                   |              |
| AREA - 'B'     | AREA - 'B'   | AREA - 'B'         | AREA - 'B'   | AREA - 'B'        | AREA - 'B'   |
| Agra           | (UA)         | Jodhpur            |              | Jabalpur          | (UA)         |
| Ajmer          |              | Kochi              | (UA)         | Jaipur            | (UA)         |
| Aligarh        |              | Kolhapur           | (UA)         | Jalandhar         | (UA)         |
| Allahabad      | (UA)         | Kozhikode          | (UA)         | Jamshedpur        | (UA)         |
| Amravati       |              | Kota               |              | Puducherry        | (UA)         |
| Aurangabad     | (UA)         | Ludhiana           |              | Jalandhar-cantt.  |              |
| Bareilly       | (UA)         | Madurai            | (UA)         | Dhanbad           | (UA)         |
| Bhavnagar      |              | Meerut             | (UA)         | Dehradun          | (UA)         |
| Bikaner        |              | Moradabad          | (UA)         | Durg-Bhilai Nagar | (UA)         |
| Bhopal         |              | Mysore             | (UA)         | Jammu             | (UA)         |
| Bhubaneshwar   |              | Nasik              | (UA)         | Jamnagar          | (UA)         |
| Amritsar       | (UA)         | Pune               | (UA)         | Vijayawada        | (UA)         |
| Chandigarh     | (UA)         | Patna              | (UA)         | Vishakhapatnam    | (UA)         |
| Coimbatore     | (UA)         | Raipur             | (UA)         | Warangal          |              |
| Cuttack        | (UA)         | Rajkot             |              | Mangalore         | (UA)         |
| Durgapur       |              | Ranchi             | (UA)         | Salem             | (UA)         |
| Gorakhpur      |              | Sholapur           |              | Tiruppur          | (UA)         |
| Guwahati City  |              | Srinagar           | (UA)         | Tiruchirappalli   | (UA)         |
| Guntur         |              | Surat              | (UA)         | Asansol           | (UA)         |
| Gwalior        | (UA)         | Thiruvananthapuram | (UA)         | Belgaum           | (UA)         |
| Indore         | (UA)         | Vadodara           | (UA)         | Bhiwandi          | (UA)         |
| Hubli-Dharwad  |              | Varanasi           | (UA)         |                   |              |

Area 'C' will comprise all areas not mentioned in this list.

NB : U.A. stands for Urban Agglomeration.