Revised Minimum Wages Notification 19.01.2017

Summary of  Revised Minimum Wages by Center Govt of India on 19.02.2017

Summary : Revised minimum wages has been notified on 19.01.2017 as per the following notification by Govt of India,  Ministry of Labour and Employment. The revised minimum rates of wages shall be effective from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.i.e from 19.01.2017

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Notification of  Revised Minimum Wages by Center Govt of India on 19.02.2017

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 19th January, 2017

S.O. 186(E).—Whereas the draft proposal to revise the minimum rates of wages per day payable to the Schedule mentioned categories of employees engaged in the employment of Agriculture was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), as required by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948), vide notification number S.O. 2832(E), dated the 1st September, 2016 of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment for information and inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, till the expiry of the period of two months from the date on which the copies of the Gazette of India containing the said notification were made available to the public;

AND whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 2nd September, 2016;

AND whereas objections and suggestions received on the said proposal have been considered by the Central Government;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 read with clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (2) of section 5 of the said Act, and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, number S.O.1520(E), dated the 20th October, 2005 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), relating to revision of minimum rates of wages payable to the employees engaged in the employment of Agriculture, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government after consulting the Advisory Board hereby revises the minimum rates of wages per day, as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed hereto, payable to the categories of employees mentioned against them in column (1) thereof, in the employment of Agriculture.

(1). The revised minimum rates of wages shall be effective from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.

(2). The revised minimum rates of wages shall consist of,-

(a) basic rates of wages as set out in columns (2), (3) and (4) of Part I of the Schedule mentioned hereunder and payable to the categories of employees engaged in the employment of agriculture as specified in column (1) thereof; and

(b) a special allowance (hereinafter referred to as Variable Dearness Allowance) at the rates as set out in columns (2), (3) and (4) of Part II of the Schedule for the respective categories of employees mentioned in column (1) thereof and the Variable Dearness Allowance shall be adjusted by the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) at an interval of every six months commencing on 1st October and 1st April of every year on the basis of the average Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (Base 2001=100) for the preceding period of six months ending on 30th June and 31st December every year respectively, at the rate of and in the manner specified in the columns (2), (3) and (4) of Part II of the said Schedule.

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