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.
Source : PIB Release, 07.12.2015
