India / Minimum wages increase

The Delhi Government has decided to implement the revised rates of minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled categories in all scheduled employments, Labour Minister A.K. Walia said on Monday. The new rates, which have been worked out after adjustment of dearness allowances, have come into effect from April 1, 2013 and will extend to clerical and non-technical supervisory staff as well.

Now the monthly minimum wages of unskilled workers has been fixed at Rs.7,722 (previously Rs.7,254) and per day wage has gone up from Rs.279 to Rs.297. The monthly wages for semi-skilled workers has gone up from Rs.8,528 to Rs.8,008 (per day wage from Rs.308 to Rs.328) and for skilled workers the new wages have been fixed at Rs.9,386 (previously Rs.8,814) increasing the per day wage to Rs.361 from Rs.339.

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via Delhi Govt. increases minimum wages – The Hindu.

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