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Minimum Wages in India. Get Information on Current Minimum Wages and Minimum Wage Rate in
All state of India. Fixation of current minimum wage act, enforcement of minimum wages.
Legislative protection for workers to receive a minimum wage, can be considered as the hall mark of
any progressive nation. It is one of the fundamental premises of decent work. In India, the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948 provides for fixation and enforcement of minimum wages in respect of scheduled
employments.

The Act aims to prevent sweating or exploitation of labour1( According to the NSSO (2004-05) 61st
round, around 395 million workers (86%) out of the total workforce of around 457 million workers
constitute the unorganized/informal sector. In fact 7% of those employed in organized sector has been
identified as informal workers raising the toll of informal sector to 422 million (92%). )through
payment of low wages by ensuring a minimum subsistence wage for workers. The Act also requires the
appropriate government (both at Centre and States) to fix minimum rates of wages in respect of
employments specified in the schedule and also review and revise the same at intervals not exceeding
five years.

Currently, the number of scheduled employments in the Central sphere is 45 whereas in the States
sphere the number is 1596 (when all states are counted). With effect from November 2009, the
National Floor Level of Minimum Wage has been increased to Rs 100 per day from Rs 80 per day
(which was in effect since 2007).

Since the respective state governments have been empowered to independently fix minimum wages,
disparities between wages in neighboring states are common. In order to reduce this problem and bring
comparability the Central government has set up 5 regional committees (table below)2 for
harmonization of minimum wages.
Current Minimum Wages
In India the following States have fixed minimum wages (the list is not exhaustive):
Central Sphere
(w.e.f October 1, 2010 to
March 31, 2011)
Andaman & Nicobar Haryana Nagaland
Notification Date - July 9, (w.e.f. July 1, 2010) (w.e.f. October 1, 2008)
2010)
Andhra Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Orissa
(w.e.f. April 1, 2009) (w.e.f October 1, 2010) (w.e.f. July 13, 2009)
Arunachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Puducherry*
(w.e.f. February 19, 2009) (w.e.f. October 1, 2009)
Assam Jharkhand Punjab
(w.e.f. January 1, 2010 to June (w.e.f. April 1, 2010) (w.e.f. September 1, 2010 to
30, 2010) February 28, 2011)
Bihar Karnataka Rajasthan
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to (w.e.f. April 1, 2010 to March (w.e.f. January 1, 2011)
March 31, 2011) 31, 2011)
Chandigarh Kerala* Sikkim*
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to
March 31, 2011)
Chhattisgarh Lakshadweep Tamil Nadu
(w.e.f October 1, 2010 to (w.e.f. November 1, 2008) (w.e.f April 1, 2010)
March 31, 2011)
Dadra & Nagar Haveli Madhya Pradesh Tripura*
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to (w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to
March 31, 2011) March 31, 2011)
Daman & Diu Maharashtra Uttarakhand
(w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to (w.e.f. September 28, 2010. (w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to March
March 31, 2011) Notification date October 25, 31, 2011)
2010)
Delhi Manipur* Uttar Pradesh
(w.e.f. February 1, 2010) (w.e.f. October 1, 2010 to March
31, 2011)
Goa Meghalaya West Bengal*
(w.e.f. May 13, 2010) (Notification Date - August
24, 2009)
Gujarat Mizoram
(w.e.f October 1, 2010 to (w.e.f. April 1, 2009)
March 31, 2011)
Definition of Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled & Highly Skilled Workers
(*Revised Minimum Wages. w.e.f. date not available)
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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.

Data collected by Paycheck India.

 Table: 5 Regional Committees in India
Current Minimum
Wages
Region States/UTs covered
Eastern Region West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andaman and
(6) Nicobar Islands.
North Eastern Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Region (8) Tripura and Sikkim.
Southern Region Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and
(6) Lakshadweep.
Northern Region Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar
(9) Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi and
Chandigarh.
Western Region Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
(6) Daman and Diu.