Shri
Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Ministry Labour and
Employment in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today stated that there is
a proposal to increase the eligibility limit and calculation ceiling under
the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
The minimum wage in the country may not be comparable to those of developed
countries owing to differences in exchange rates, purchasing power parity of
local currencies, etc. Also under the provisions of the Minimum Wages
Act, 1948, both Central and State Governments are appropriate Governments to
fix, review and revise the minimum wages of the workers employed in the
scheduled employment under their respective jurisdictions. As regards
minimum wages in States, there is disparity due to variations in socio-economic
and agro-climatic conditions, income, prices of essential commodities, paying
capacity, productivity and local conditions. However, as per the
available information, a statement showing the range of rates of minimum wages
in all the States/Union Territories is enlisted here.
Category wise Range of Minimum Rates of Wages in All States as on
01.12.2015
|
S.No.
|
State/UT
|
Categories
|
|||||||
|
Unskilled
|
Semi
Skilled
|
Skilled
|
Highly
Skilled
|
||||||
|
Min.
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
Max.
|
Min.
|
Max.
|
||
|
1
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
69.27
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
858.83
|
|
2
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
150.00
|
170.00
|
160.00
|
180.00
|
170.00
|
190.00
|
-
|
-
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
177.84
|
177.84
|
205.20
|
205.20
|
284.55
|
284.55
|
-
|
-
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
181.00
|
197.00
|
188.00
|
206.00
|
232.00
|
251.00
|
282.00
|
308.00
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
157.00
|
242.00
|
201.00
|
247.00
|
210.00
|
256.00
|
236.00
|
266.00
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
215.00
|
216.00
|
223.00
|
229.00
|
227.00
|
232.00
|
235.00
|
292.00
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
150.00
|
276.00
|
276.00
|
284.00
|
284.00
|
293.00
|
-
|
-
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
226.40
|
226.40
|
231.40
|
236.40
|
241.40
|
246.40
|
251.40
|
251.40
|
|
9
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
170.00
|
185.55
|
180.17
|
187.00
|
206.52
|
214.00
|
227.12
|
274.50
|
|
10
|
Jammu
& Kashmir*
|
150.00
|
150.00
|
175.00
|
175.00
|
225.00
|
225.00
|
-
|
-
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
210.00
|
225.00
|
220.00
|
240.00
|
290.00
|
335.00
|
259.31
|
360.00
|
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
198.23
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
343.58
|
|
13
|
Kerala
*
|
150.00
|
532.50
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
14
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
187.00
|
253.00
|
248.00
|
339.00
|
294.00
|
387.00
|
337.00
|
389.00
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
180.00
|
315.49
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
16
|
Meghalaya
|
170.00
|
170.00
|
181.00
|
181.00
|
191.00
|
191.00
|
212.00
|
212.00
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
122.10
|
122.10
|
129.97
|
129.97
|
132.60
|
132.60
|
-
|
-
|
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
220.00
|
220.00
|
250.00
|
250.00
|
310.00
|
380.00
|
-
|
-
|
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
115.00
|
115.00
|
125.00
|
125.00
|
135.00
|
135.00
|
145.00
|
145.00
|
|
20
|
Odisha
|
200.00
|
200.00
|
220.00
|
220.00
|
240.00
|
240.00
|
260.00
|
260.00
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
267.13
|
277.13
|
297.13
|
297.13
|
331.63
|
331.63
|
371.33
|
371.33
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
166.00
|
166.00
|
176.00
|
176.00
|
186.00
|
186.00
|
236.00
|
236.00
|
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
220.00
|
220.00
|
242.00
|
242.00
|
275.00
|
275.00
|
319.00
|
319.00
|
|
24
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
146.00
|
431.86
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
142.46
|
346.15
|
162.81
|
375.00
|
184.96
|
403.85
|
280.00
|
405.42
|
|
26
|
Uttarakhand
|
200.00
|
272.12
|
231.54
|
291.54
|
235.31
|
310.96
|
249.23
|
356.35
|
|
27
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
161.00
|
262.11
|
240.24
|
288.32
|
282.07
|
322.96
|
299.19
|
299.19
|
|
28
|
West
Bengal
|
171.00
|
268.00
|
172.00
|
295.00
|
175.00
|
324.50
|
181.00
|
357.00
|
|
29
|
A.&
N. Islands
|
274.00
|
285.00
|
286.00
|
294.00
|
338.00
|
363.00
|
363.00
|
384.00
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
306.19
|
306.19
|
311.96
|
316.00
|
323.15
|
332.15
|
348.00
|
348.00
|
|
31
|
D &
N Haveli
|
220.80
|
220.80
|
227.30
|
227.30
|
233.80
|
233.80
|
-
|
-
|
|
32
|
Daman
& Diu
|
268.20
|
268.20
|
276.20
|
276.20
|
284.20
|
284.20
|
-
|
-
|
|
33
|
Delhi
|
316.00
|
353.00
|
349.00
|
390.00
|
384.00
|
429.00
|
-
|
-
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
255.20
|
255.20
|
280.50
|
280.20
|
305.20
|
305.20
|
335.20
|
335.20
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
55.00
|
255.00
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
36
|
Telangana
|
69.27
|
363.26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Data is yet to be
received. Figures indicate rates of wages as on 31.12.2013
The minimum wages shown for
unskilled category for the state of Assam and West Bengal do not include
the rates for Tea plantation. However, the rate of Tea Plantation in Tamil Nadu
and Kerala are higher than the minimum for unskilled category.
***
PIB
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