Minimum Wages in Orissa

Orissa: Minimum Wages w.e.f. July 13, 2009

 
Sr.No.
Scheduled Employment
Category of
Workers
Minimum Wages
1 Agriculture
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
2 Automobile Servicing, repairing, Garages and work shops
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly skilled
129.00
3 Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacy
Unskilled
90.00
Semi skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
4 Bakeries and confectioneries and
Biscuit making
Unskilled
90.00
Semi skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
5 Bamboo forest establishments
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
6 Brass and Bell Metal Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
7 Manufacture of Brush and  Brooms
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
8 Carpet Weaving Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
9 Cashew Process Establishments
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
10 Contingent and Casual employees in
Government and other establishments
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
11 Ceramic and Pottery Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
12 Cement Pipe making and allied products industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
13 Chemical Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
14 Cinema Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
15 Clay, Pottery
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
16 Manufacture of Coke and burning coal
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
17 Collection of Sal Seeds
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
18 Construction, maintenance of dams and embankments irrigation projects, sinking of wells and tanks
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
19 Construction or Maintenance of roads or in building operations.
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
20 Coir Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
21 Cold drinks, soda and other allied products
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
22 Cotton Ginning and Processing
Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
23 Distilleries
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
24 Dispensary of a Medical practitioner or in any establishment etc.
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
25 Electrical bulbs
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
26 Electricity Board
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
27 Fisheries and Sea Food industries
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
28 Finishing, Dyeing or Yarn and Fabrics, Painting and Knitting and Embroider
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
29 Foundry Industry with or without attached Machine
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
30 Forest produce such as Genduli Gum, Mahua, making of Coal and Resin.
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
31 Gold and silver Ornaments and article of artistic design
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
32 Glass industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
33 Graphite Industry including
Benefactions
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
34 Handloom & Hosiery
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
35 Hotels, Eating Houses and Restaurants
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
36 Ice Factories and Cold Storages.
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
37 Jute Industry and Jute Twine Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
38 Kendu leaf collection
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
39 Khadi village Industries including manufacture of Khandsari and other products
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
40 Laundry including dry washing
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
41 Local Authority
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
42 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Manufacture and Distribution
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
43 Leather Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
44 Manufactory of Matches fire works and explosives
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
45 Metal Industries (except Cottage and
Village Scale Units)
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
46 Minor engineering Industry (Less than
50 persons)
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
47 Motor Body Building
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
48 Nails and pins
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
49 Oil Mills
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
50 Paper and Card Board Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
51 Manufacture of Paints and Varnishes
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
52 Petrol and Diesel Oil Pumps
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
53 Pharmaceutical Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
54 Manufacture of  Plastic Products including toys
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
55 Power Loom Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
56 Printing Press
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
57 Private Road Transport
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
58 Private Security Agencies / Services
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
59 Public Motor Transport
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
60 Public Health Engineering.
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
61 Radio by assembling with parts
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
62 Readymade Garments Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
63 Refractory Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
64 Regulated Markets, Marketing Societies, Cooperative Societies and Banks
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
65 Rice Mills, Dal  Mills and Flour Mills
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
66 Ropes
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
67 Rubber and Rubber Products Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
68 Salt Pans
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
69 Saw Mills
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
70 Shops and Establishments
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
71 Siali leave pluckers
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
72 Soap and Detergent Manufactory
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
73 Social Forestry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
74 Spinning Mills
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
75 Stone Breaking or Stone Crushing
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
76 Tamarind collection
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
77 Tile and Brick Making
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
78 Timber Trading (excluding felling, Sawing)
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
79 Timber Trading including felling, Sawing
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
80 Tobacco (including Beedi Making
Manufactory)
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
81 Trunks, Suitcase and Bucket manufactory
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
82 Manufacture of Utensils including
Aluminum and Hindalium products
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00
83 Wood Works and Furniture making
Industry
Unskilled
90.00
Semi Skilled
103.00
Skilled
116.00
Highly Skilled
129.00

(N. B. : VDA (Rs. 2.50 paise per day) shall be allowed once in every two years or for every 50 point raise in All India Price consumer Index Number (Base 2001-100) for Industrial Workers.

Explanation - for the purpose of this notification -

 
1 The minimum rates of wages are all inclusive rates including the basic rates, the cost of living allowances and the cash value of the concessional supply if any of essential commodities.
2 The daily minimum rates of wages shall be inclusive of wages payable for the weekly day of rest.
3 The minimum rates of wages are applicable to employees employed by contractors.
4 The minimum rates of wages for disabled persons shall be same as payable to the workers of the appropriate category.
5 There shall not be any discrimination between male and female workers in the matters of payment of minimum wages in any category of employment.
6 "Unskilled" work means work which involves simple operation requiring little or no skill or experience on the job.
7 "Semi skilled" work means work which incvolves some degree of skill or competence acquired through experience on the job and which is capable of being performed under the supervision or guidance of a skilled employee and includes un-skilled supervisory work.
8 "Skilled" work menas work which involves skill or competence acquired through experience on the job or through training as an apprentice or in a technical or vocational institute and the performance of which calls for initiative and judgement.
9 "Highly skilled" work means work which calls for a high degree of performance and full competence in the performance of certain tasks, acquired through intensive technical or professional training or practices, work experience for long years and also required for workers to assure full responsibility for the judgement or decisions involved in the execution of these tasks. 
10 An adult employee shall work for 8 (eight) hours per day excluding half an hour of rest.

Last Updated by Paycheck India on February 5, 2010

Source: Labour and Employment Department, Orissa.

 

Disclaimer :

Minimum Wages have been provided by the Labour Departments of respective states.All efforts have been made to update the minimum wage data on a regular basis.However, there might be unforeseen errors.