Minimum Wages India – Current Minimum Wage Rate India
Minimum Wages in India. Get Information on Current Minimum Wages and Minimum Wage Rate in All state of India. Fixation of current minimum wage act, enforcement of minimum wages.
Legislative protection for workers to receive a minimum wage, can be considered as the hall mark of any progressive nation. It is one of the fundamental premises of decent work. In India, the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides for fixation and enforcement of minimum wages in respect of scheduled employments.
The Act aims to prevent sweating or exploitation of labour1( According to the
NSSO (2004-05) 61st round, around 395 million workers (86%) out of the
total workforce of around 457 million workers constitute the
unorganized/informal sector. In fact 7% of those employed in organized
sector has been identified as informal workers raising the toll of
informal sector to 422 million (92%). )through payment of low wages by ensuring a minimum subsistence wage for workers. The Act also requires the appropriate government (both at Centre and States) to fix minimum rates of wages in respect of employments specified in the schedule and also review and revise the same at intervals not exceeding five years.
Currently, the number of scheduled employments in the Central sphere is 45 whereas in the States sphere the number is 1596 (when all states are counted). With effect from November 2009, the National Floor Level of Minimum Wage has been increased to Rs 100 per day from Rs 80 per day (which was in effect since 2007). Recently with effect from April 1, 2011 the National Floor Level of Minimum Wage has been raised to Rs 115 per day.
Since the respective state governments have been empowered to independently fix minimum wages, disparities between wages in neighboring states are common. In order to reduce this problem and bring comparability the Central government has set up 5 regional committees (table below)2 for harmonization of minimum wages.
Current Minimum Wages
In India the following States have fixed minimum wages (the list is not exhaustive):
| Central Sphere (w.e.f October 1, 2011) |
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| Andaman & Nicobar (w.e.f March 1, 2011) |
Haryana (w.e.f. July 1, 2011) |
Nagaland (w.e.f. October 1, 2008) |
| Andhra Pradesh (w.e.f. October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) |
Himachal Pradesh (w.e.f October 1, 2010) |
Orissa (w.e.f. July 13, 2009) |
| Arunachal Pradesh (w.e.f. February 19, 2009) |
Jammu and Kashmir (w.e.f. October 1, 2009) |
Puducherry (Notification date March 1, 2011) |
| Assam (Notification Date - October 12, 2010) |
Jharkhand (w.e.f. October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) |
Punjab (w.e.f. September 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012) |
| Bihar (w.e.f. April 1, 2011) |
Karnataka (w.e.f. April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) |
Rajasthan (w.e.f. January 1, 2011) |
| Chandigarh (w.e.f. October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) |
Kerala | Sikkim |
| Chhattisgarh (w.e.f April 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011) |
Lakshadweep (w.e.f. August 1, 2011) |
Tamil Nadu (w.e.f October 1, 2010) |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli (w.e.f. October 01, 2011) |
Madhya Pradesh (w.e.f. October 01, 2011 to March 31, 2012) |
Tripura |
| Daman & Diu (w.e.f September 29, 2011) |
Maharashtra (w.e.f. July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011) |
Uttarakhand (w.e.f. April 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011) |
| Delhi (w.e.f. October 1, 2011) |
Manipur (w.e.f. February 1, 2011) |
Uttar Pradesh (w.e.f. October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) |
| Goa (w.e.f. May 13, 2010) |
Meghalaya (Notification Date - August 24, 2009) |
West Bengal (w.e.f August 2010) |
| Gujarat (w.e.f October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) |
Mizoram (w.e.f. April 1, 2009) |
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Definition of Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled & Highly Skilled Workers
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(Revised Minimum Wages. w.e.f. date not available) Disclaimer : Minimum Wages have been provided by the Labour Departments of respective states. All efforts have been made to updatethe minimum wage data on a regular basis. However, there might be unforeseen errors. Data collected by Paycheck India. |
Table: 5 Regional Committees in India
| Current Minimum Wages | |
|---|---|
| Region | States/UTs covered |
| Eastern Region (6) | West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
| North Eastern Region (8) | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. |
| Southern Region (6) | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Lakshadweep. |
| Northern Region (9) | Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh. |
| Western Region (6) | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. |
1Source: Growth Pole Programme for Unorganized Sector Enterprise Development by NCEUS, April 2009
2Source: Press Information Bureau, GOI. Available at: http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=61290
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