Proposal to Amend Minimum Wages Act
The Government is in the process of consulting various stake holders and is yet to take a final decision on the proposal for amending the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and fixing a statutory National Floor Level Minimum Wage.
On the basis of the information available, a statement showing the range of minimum rates of wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 in different States/Union Territories is given below:-
RANGE OF MINIMUM WAGES FOR UNSKILLED WORKERS
IN DIFFERENT STATES/UNION TERRITORIES.
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Sl.No. |
States/Union Territories |
Range of Minimum Wage for Unskilled Workers (In Rs. Per day) |
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Central Sphere* |
156.00 – 256.00 |
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State Sphere |
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1 |
Andhra Pradesh* |
68.96 -231.71 |
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2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
134.62 – 153.85 |
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3 |
Assam* |
66.50 – 100.00 |
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4 |
Bihar* |
138.00 – 144.00 |
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5 |
Chhattisgarh* |
104.60 – 151.04 |
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6 |
Goa |
150.00 – 157.00 |
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7 |
Gujarat* |
100.00 – 169.00 |
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8 |
Haryana* |
173.19 |
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9 |
Himachal Pradesh |
110.00 |
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10 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
110.00 |
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11 |
Jharkhand* |
127.00 |
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12 |
Karnataka* |
82.57 – 227.89 |
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13 |
Kerala* |
110.00 – 322.10 |
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14 |
Madhya Pradesh* |
119.00 – 169.03 |
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15 |
Maharashtra* |
95.65 – 248.15 |
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16 |
Manipur |
122.10 |
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17 |
Meghalaya |
100.00 |
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The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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