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Minimum Wages in West Bengal

West Bengal: Minimum Wages

 
Sr.No.  Name of the Scheduled Employments Area Category of worker- skill wise
Unskilled Semi-skilled Skilled Highly Skilled
Total Minimum Wages per day (In Rs) Total Minimum Wages per day(In Rs) Total Minimum   Wages per day  
(In Rs)		 Total Minimum     Wages per day   
(In Rs)
1 Agriculture WB 87.50 without food - 95.50 without food -
79.50 with food 87.50 with food
2 Bakery WB 132.59 - - -
3 Beedi Leaf Plucking WB 95.69 99.84 103.96 -
4 Bell Metal and Brass Industry WB 132.27 134.57 136.88 -
5 Bone meal Industry CAL 122.69 128.26 133.84 -
6 Bricks Manufacturing CAL 131.69 135.53 143.23 -
7 Ceramic Industry CAL 132.58 133.8 135.92 -
8 Chakki Mills CAL 135.5 134.03 - -
9 Cigarette Manufacturing   Rates are now Governed by Agreement
10 Cinchona WB 105.19 - - -
11 Cinema
(a) Cinema Industry CH 103.37 104 106.8 -
(Cinema House Exhibition)
(b) Cinema Industry WB 103.37 104.88 106.4 -
(Production Side)
(c) Cinema Industry WB 103.37 106.8 106 -
(Distribution Side) (Peon etc.) (Clerks etc.) (Represen-tative)
12 Clinical Nursing Home CAL Quashed by High Court
13 Construction & Maintenance of Road  or building operation ZONE A 123.94 126.88 140.47 148.98
ZONE B 122.91 123.88 128.83 139.03
14 Dal Mills CAL 134.92 136.84 138.76 137.61(clerk/Munshi)
15 Decoration WB 90.76 92.43 94.18 -
16 Establishments not covered by
Notification  No.24-MW dated
21.2.1985		 WB 134.5 (peon etc.) - 136.19 141.34
17 Fishery WB 95.69 - - -
18 Flour Mills WB 128.65 129.61 130.57 131.53 (clerk/Driver)
19 Forestry and Timber
Operations 		 WB 95.69 - - -
20 Glass Industry WB 134.46 135.23 137.15 139.26
21 Guards of Security Agencies (Provided 10 or more Employees)   130.62 - - -
22 Godown(WB) ZONE A 123.96 - - -
ZONE B 122.92
23 Handloom WB 94.19 - - -
24 Hosiery Industry CAL 140.15 142.07 144 -
25 Hotels & Restaurants Rates fixed under the Labour Department Notification No. 1341-LW dated 14.07.79 quashed by the order dated 2.7.80 of the Kolkata High Court.
26 Iron Foundry CAL 136.85 138 141.07 -
27 Lac Manufactory WB 95.69 99.84 103.96 -
28 Local Authorities Rates are now regulated by local Self-Government Department.
29 Medicinal Plant other than
Cinchona		 WB 105.19 103.94 - -
30 Oil Mills CAL 140.19 141.15 142.11 143.07
31 Paints & Chemicals Factories WB 133.69 136.65 138.65 141.61
32 Paper Board & straw Board
Mfg. Industry(Sun Dry Process)		 CAL 87.43 88.2 89.58 -
33 Paper Board & straw Board
Mfg. Industry(Machine Dry)		 CAL 115.3 116.33 118.14 -
34 Plastic Industry CAL 132.58 133.63 135.92 -
35 Plywood Industry WB 123.96 125.88 127.8 -
36 Power Loom (Less than 10
Workmen)		 CAL 134.58 134.96 135.73 -
37 Power Loom (10 or more
Workmen)		 CAL 134.58 134.96 135.73 -
38 Printing Press WB 115 119.61 124.42 -
39 Public Motor Transport WB 158.22 (Cleaner & Lorry Coolies) 160.56 (Fitters & Time Keeper) 163.3 (Drivers & Mechanics) 160.26 (Conductor)
40 Refractory Industry WB 125.31 127.61 129.92 132.23
41 Rice Mills WB 96.38 100.23 104.07 111.76
42 Rope Industry WB 133.85 136.26 138.65 -
43 Rubber Product CAL 133.15 133.57 134.57 -
44 SALES PROMOTION IN MEDICINE WB - 158.11 177.34 -
45 Salt Manufacturing Industry WB 97.04 99.34 101.34 102.5 (clerk)
        105.5 (Supervisor)
46 Saw Mills CAL 133.69 136 138.26 140.11
47 Sericulture Nursary and
Cultivation
Silk Spinning and/or Weaving(Handloom)		 WB 91.91 per day - - -
48 Shoes Making  Industry WB 132.19 134.53 136.84 -
49 Shops WB 131.77 (Helper/weighman 133.11 (Salesman) 135.15 (Accountant/cashier) -
50 Silk Printing CAL 129 129.96 132.11 -
51 Stone Breaking and Stone crushing CAL 122.69 128.26 133.8  
52 Tailoring Industry CAL 133.04 133.46 134.46 -
53 Tanneries & Leather
Manufacturing		 CAL 136.31 140.15 145.92 -
54 Tea Plantation Rates are now governed by agreement.
55 Tobacco(Beedi Making) CAL 134.47 135.57 per 1000 Beedi rolled - -
56 Tobacco Godown WB 95.69 - - -
N.B. CAL : INDICATES RATES PRESCRIBED FOR CALCUTTA, NORTH 24PGS & SOUTH 24PGS ONLY; RATES ARE DIFFERENT IN OTHER DISTRICTS.
W.B. INDICATES RATES PRESCRIBED FOR WHOLE OF WEST BENGAL.
CH : INDICATES RATES PRESCRIBED IN KOLKATA AND HOWRAH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, RATES ARE DIFFERENT IN OTHER AREAS.

Last Updated by Paycheck India on March 11, 2010

Source: Labour Department, Government of West Bengal.

 

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.

 

 

 

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