‘Minimum wages for workers to increase’
18 Aug 2012 8:15 AM IST
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced to increase the minimum wages of workers by Rs 120 per month in the state and this would be effective from 1 July, 2012.
Hooda said the decision to increase the minimum wages would benefit more than 11.5 lakh labourers working in factories, shops, dhabas, small undertakings and brick kilns. There are as many as 7.5 lakh workers in about 11,500 large and small scale industries and four lakh people in shops, dhabas and small undertakings.
The consumer price index is reviewed after every six months in January and July and the minimum wages are determined as per increase or decrease in the consumer price index, he added.
Giving details of the minimum wages, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shiv Charan Lal Sharma, said the unskilled labourers in the state would now get a minimum wage of Rs. 4967.29 per month or Rs.191.04 per day, semi skilled (A) Rs.5097.29 per month or Rs.196.04 daily, semi skilled (B) Rs.5227.29 per month or Rs.201.04 daily. Similarly, the skilled labourers (A) would now get minimum wage of Rs.5357.29 per month and Rs.206.04 daily and skilled ones (B) would get Rs.5487.29 per month and Rs.211.04 daily. The highly skilled workers would now get minimum wage of Rs.5617.29 per month or Rs.216.04 daily.
The minister said the minimum wages of the labourers working in the brick kilns have also been increased. Now, pathera brick and pathera tiles would get Rs.283.03 and Rs.318.41 per day respectively. Bharai wala (a) and (b) would get Rs.127.36 and Rs.104.72 per day respectively.
Keri wala and nikasi wala would get Rs. 22.64 and Rs.93.40 per thousand respectively. Masons would now get Rs.5357.29 per month.
Hooda said the decision to increase the minimum wages would benefit more than 11.5 lakh labourers working in factories, shops, dhabas, small undertakings and brick kilns. There are as many as 7.5 lakh workers in about 11,500 large and small scale industries and four lakh people in shops, dhabas and small undertakings.
The consumer price index is reviewed after every six months in January and July and the minimum wages are determined as per increase or decrease in the consumer price index, he added.
Giving details of the minimum wages, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shiv Charan Lal Sharma, said the unskilled labourers in the state would now get a minimum wage of Rs. 4967.29 per month or Rs.191.04 per day, semi skilled (A) Rs.5097.29 per month or Rs.196.04 daily, semi skilled (B) Rs.5227.29 per month or Rs.201.04 daily. Similarly, the skilled labourers (A) would now get minimum wage of Rs.5357.29 per month and Rs.206.04 daily and skilled ones (B) would get Rs.5487.29 per month and Rs.211.04 daily. The highly skilled workers would now get minimum wage of Rs.5617.29 per month or Rs.216.04 daily.
The minister said the minimum wages of the labourers working in the brick kilns have also been increased. Now, pathera brick and pathera tiles would get Rs.283.03 and Rs.318.41 per day respectively. Bharai wala (a) and (b) would get Rs.127.36 and Rs.104.72 per day respectively.
Keri wala and nikasi wala would get Rs. 22.64 and Rs.93.40 per thousand respectively. Masons would now get Rs.5357.29 per month.
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