National Minimum Wages
(Release ID :86505)
Since
the local conditions vary widely across the States, it is not feasible to have
a uniform minimum wage for the whole country. The concept of National Floor
Level Minimum Wage (NFLMW) was mooted on the basis of the recommendations of
the National Commission on Rural Labour (NCRL) in 1991 with a view to have a
uniform wage structure and to reduce the disparity in minimum wages across the
country. Keeping in view the recommendation of NCRL and taking into account the
rise in price indices, the NFLMW was initially fixed at Rs.35/- per day in
1996. The same has been revised from time to time and presently it is Rs.115/- w.e.f. 1.4.2011.
Since NFLMW is a
non-statutory measure, all the States/UT Governments have been requested that
in none of the scheduled employments, the minimum wages should be less than the
NFLMW. At present, there is a proposal to amend the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 to
make the NFLMW statutory.
A statement showing the range of minimum rates of
wages for unskilled workers state-wise as available is annexed.
Disparity
in rates of minimum wages in various regions of the country is inevitable. This is due to wide differences in
socio-economic and agro-climatic conditions, prices of essential commodities,
paying capacity, productivity and local conditions influencing the wage rate. The regional disparity in minimum wages is
also attributed to the fact that labour is in the concurrent list under the
Constitution and both the Central and State Governments are the appropriate
Governments to fix, revise and enforce minimum wages
in scheduled employments in their respective jurisdictions.
The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this
information in a written reply in
Rajya Sabha today.
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RANGE OF MINIMUM WAGES FOR
UNSKILLED WORKERS IN DIFFERENT STATES/UNION TERRITORIES.
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Sl.No.
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States/Union Territories
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Range of Minimum Wage for
Unskilled Workers (In Rs. Per day)
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Central Sphere*
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162.00 - 270.00
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State Sphere
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1
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Andhra Pradesh*
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69.00
-231.71
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2
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Arunachal
Pradesh
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134.62
- 153.85
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3
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Assam*
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100.42
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4
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Bihar*
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138.00
- 144.00
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5
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Chhattisgarh*
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104.60
- 151.04
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6
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Goa
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150.00
- 157.00
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7
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Gujarat*
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100.00-181.80
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8
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Haryana*
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186.42
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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120.00
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10
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Jammu & Kashmir
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110.00
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11
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Jharkhand*
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127.00-145.54
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12
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Karnataka*
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130.08-220.73
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13
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Kerala*
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85.20
- 353.00
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14
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Madhya Pradesh*
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146.49
- 174.80
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15
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Maharashtra*
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100.00
-248.15
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16
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Manipur
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122.10
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17
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Meghalaya
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100.00
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18
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Mizoram
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132.00
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19
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Nagaland
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80.00
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20
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Orissa*
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92.50
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21
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Punjab*
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154.46
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22
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Rajasthan*
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135.00-166.46
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23
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Sikkim
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130.00
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24
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Tamil Nadu*
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88.29
- 222.35
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25
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Tripura
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65.77
- 130.00
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26
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Uttar Pradesh*
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100.00
- 171.20
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27
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Uttarakhand*
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98.67
- 200.77
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28
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West Bengal*
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112.50
-169.30
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29
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A
& N Islands*
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212.00
- 242.000
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30
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Chandigarh*
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219.23
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31
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Dadra
& Nagar Haveli*
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156.20
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32
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Daman & Diu*
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143.60
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33
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Delhi*
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270.00
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34
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Lakshadweep*
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200.00
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35
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Puducherry
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100.00
- 205.00
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* = The system of VDA is in vogue.
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11 States/UTs
have no VDA
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(Release ID :86505)
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