Minimum Wages in Orissa
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Khushi Mehta
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last modified
Feb 01, 2012 08:34 AM
Orissa: Minimum Wages w.e.f. July 13, 2009
| Sr.
No. |
Scheduled Employment |
Category of Workers |
Total Minimum Wages per Day (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agriculture |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 2 | Automobile Servicing, repairing, Garages and work shops |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 3 | Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacy |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 4 | Bakeries and confectioneries and Biscuit making |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 5 | Bamboo forest establishments |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 6 | Brass and Bell Metal Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 7 | Manufacture of Brush and Brooms |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 8 | Carpet Weaving Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 9 | Cashew Process Establishments |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 10 | Contingent and Casual employees in Government and other establishments |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 11 | Ceramic and Pottery Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 12 | Cement Pipe making and allied products
industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 13 | Chemical Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 14 | Cinema Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 15 | Clay, Pottery |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 16 | Manufacture of Coke and burning coal |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 17 | Collection of Sal Seeds |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 18 | Construction, maintenance of dams and
embankments irrigation projects, sinking of wells and tanks |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 19 | Construction or Maintenance of roads or in building operations. |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 20 | Coir Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 21 | Cold drinks, soda and other allied
products |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 22 | Cotton Ginning and Processing Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 23 | Distilleries |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 24 | Dispensary of a Medical practitioner or in any establishment etc. |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 25 | Electrical bulbs |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 26 | Electricity Board |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 27 | Fisheries and Sea Food industries |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 28 | Finishing, Dyeing or Yarn and Fabrics, Painting and Knitting and Embroider |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 29 | Foundry Industry with or without attached
Machine |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 30 | Forest produce such as Genduli Gum, Mahua, making of Coal and Resin. |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 31 | Gold and silver Ornaments and article of artistic design |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 32 | Glass industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 33 | Graphite Industry including Benefactions |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 34 | Handloom & Hosiery |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 35 | Hotels, Eating Houses and Restaurants |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 36 | Ice Factories and Cold Storages. |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 37 | Jute Industry and Jute Twine Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 38 | Kendu leaf collection |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 39 | Khadi village Industries including manufacture
of Khandsari and other products |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 40 | Laundry including dry washing |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 41 | Local Authority |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 42 | Liquefied Petroleum Gas Manufacture and Distribution |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 43 | Leather Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 44 | Manufactory of Matches fire works and explosives |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 45 | Metal Industries (except Cottage and Village Scale Units) |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 46 | Minor engineering Industry (Less than 50 persons) |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 47 | Motor Body Building |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 48 | Nails and pins |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 49 | Oil Mills |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 50 | Paper and Card Board Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 51 | Manufacture of Paints and Varnishes |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 52 | Petrol and Diesel Oil Pumps |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 53 | Pharmaceutical Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 54 | Manufacture of
Plastic Products including toys |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 55 | Power Loom Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 56 | Printing Press |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 57 | Private Road Transport |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 58 | Private Security Agencies / Services |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 59 | Public Motor Transport |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 60 | Public Health Engineering. |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 61 | Radio by assembling with parts |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 62 | Readymade Garments Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 63 | Refractory Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 64 | Regulated Markets, Marketing Societies,
Cooperative Societies and Banks |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 65 | Rice Mills, Dal
Mills and Flour Mills |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 66 | Ropes |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 67 | Rubber and Rubber Products Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 68 | Salt Pans |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 69 | Saw Mills |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 70 | Shops and Establishments |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 71 | Siali leave pluckers |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 72 | Soap and Detergent Manufactory |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 73 | Social Forestry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 74 | Spinning Mills |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 75 | Stone Breaking or Stone Crushing |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 76 | Tamarind collection |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 77 | Tile and Brick Making |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 78 | Timber Trading (excluding felling, Sawing) |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 79 | Timber Trading including felling, Sawing |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 80 | Tobacco (including Beedi Making Manufactory) |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 81 | Trunks, Suitcase and Bucket manufactory |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 82 | Manufacture of Utensils including Aluminum and Hindalium products |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 | ||
| 83 | Wood Works and Furniture making Industry |
Highly
Skilled |
129.00 |
| Skilled |
116.00 | ||
| Semi Skilled |
103.00 | ||
| Unskilled |
90.00 |
(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. |
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| 2 | The
daily minimum rates of wages shall be inclusive of wages payable for the weekly day of rest. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 6 | "Unskilled"
work means work which involves simple operation requiring little or no skill or experience on the job. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 10 | An adult employee shall work for 8 (eight) hours per day excluding half an hour of rest. | ||||||
Definition of Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled & Highly Skilled Workers
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Last Updated by Paycheck India on February 5, 2010 Source: Labour and Employment Department, Orissa
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