Dear Comrades,
Since the
local conditions vary widely across the States, it is not feasible to have a
uniform minimum wage for the whole country. The concept of National Floor Level
Minimum Wage (NFLMW) was mooted on the basis of the recommendations of the
National Commission on Rural Labour (NCRL) in 1991 with a view to have a
uniform wage structure and to reduce the disparity in minimum wages across the
country. Keeping in view the recommendation of NCRL and taking into account the
rise in price indices, the NFLMW was initially fixed at Rs.35/- per day in
1996. The same has been revised from time to time and presently it is Rs.115/-
w.e.f. 1.4.2011.
Since NFLMW is a non-statutory measure, all the States/UT Governments have been
requested that in none of the scheduled employments, the minimum wages should
be less than the NFLMW. At present, there is a proposal to amend the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948 to make the NFLMW statutory.
A statement showing the range of minimum rates of wages for unskilled workers
state-wise as available is annexed.
Disparity
in rates of minimum wages in various regions of the country is
inevitable. This is due to wide differences in socio-economic and
agro-climatic conditions, prices of essential commodities, paying capacity,
productivity and local conditions influencing the wage rate. The
regional disparity in minimum wages is also attributed to the fact that labour
is in the concurrent list under the Constitution and both the Central and State
Governments are the appropriate Governments to fix, revise and enforce minimum
wages in scheduled employments in their respective jurisdictions.
The
Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this
information in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
RANGE OF MINIMUM WAGES FOR
UNSKILLED WORKERS IN DIFFERENT STATES/UNION TERRITORIES
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Sl. No.
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States/Union Territories
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Range of Minimum Wage for Unskilled Workers (In Rs. Per
day)
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Central Sphere*
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162.00 - 270.00
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State Sphere
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1
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Andhra Pradesh*
|
69.00 -231.71
|
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
|
134.62 - 153.85
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3
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Assam*
|
100.42
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4
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Bihar*
|
138.00 - 144.00
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5
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Chhattisgarh*
|
104.60 - 151.04
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6
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Goa
|
150.00 - 157.00
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7
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Gujarat*
|
100.00-181.80
|
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8
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Haryana*
|
186.42
|
|
9
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Himachal Pradesh
|
120.00
|
|
10
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Jammu & Kashmir
|
110.00
|
|
11
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Jharkhand*
|
127.00-145.54
|
|
12
|
Karnataka*
|
130.08-220.73
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|
13
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Kerala*
|
85.20 - 353.00
|
|
14
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Madhya Pradesh*
|
146.49 - 174.80
|
|
15
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Maharashtra*
|
100.00 -248.15
|
|
16
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Manipur
|
122.10
|
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17
|
Meghalaya
|
100.00
|
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
132.00
|
|
19
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Nagaland
|
80.00
|
|
20
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Orissa*
|
92.50
|
|
21
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Punjab*
|
154.46
|
|
22
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Rajasthan*
|
135.00-166.46
|
|
23
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Sikkim
|
130.00
|
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu*
|
88.29 - 222.35
|
|
25
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Tripura
|
65.77 - 130.00
|
|
26
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Uttar Pradesh*
|
100.00 - 171.20
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand*
|
98.67 - 200.77
|
|
28
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West Bengal*
|
112.50 -169.30
|
|
29
|
A & N Islands*
|
212.00 - 242.000
|
|
30
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Chandigarh*
|
219.23
|
|
31
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli*
|
156.20
|
|
32
|
Daman & Diu*
|
143.60
|
|
33
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Delhi*
|
270.00
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep*
|
200.00
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
100.00 - 205.00
|
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* = The system of VDA is in vogue.
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11 States/UTs have no VDA
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Source : PIB
