₹375 minimum wage plan junked as govt opts for ₹2 hike
5 years, 6 months ago

₹375 minimum wage plan junked as govt opts for ₹2 hike

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union cabinet has approved the Wage Code Bill, which raised the national minimum wage by ₹2 to ₹178 per day, despite an internal labour ministry committee recommending a much higher amount of ₹375. The mandatory national minimum wage will not be fixed as per the labour ministry’s expert committee report on minimum wage, two government officials said, requesting anonymity. The labour ministry panel had said in its report in January that “the single value of the national minimum wage for India should be set at ₹375 per day as of July 2018”. “A simple, coherent and enforceable minimum wage should be designed with the aid of technology as minimum wages push wages up and reduce wage inequality without significantly affecting employment.” While workers’ unions have been talking about better wages and supporting a national mandatory wage floor, industry bodies have expressed their reservations.

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Delhi govt revises minimum wage for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled workers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi govt revises minimum wage for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled workers

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Atishi on Wednesday announced a hike in the minimum wage for various categories of workers in the national capital. The revised wages will now provide unskilled workers a minimum of ₹18,066 per month, while semi-skilled workers will earn ₹19,929 and skilled workers ₹21,917 per month. Atishi credited the AAP government, under former CM Arvind Kejriwal's leadership, for …

Odisha govt hikes minimum wages of workers, BJD calls it rehash of notification
6 months ago

Odisha govt hikes minimum wages of workers, BJD calls it rehash of notification

Hindustan Times  

The Odisha government led by chief minister Mohan Majhi in its second Cabinet meeting on Wednesday announced a hike in the daily minimum wages of workers in various categories, but the decision triggered a controversy with Opposition Biju Janata Dal alleging that the new government is merely rehashing an old notification. However, BJD leaders said the Cabinet decision is just …

Data on what Indians earn does have plenty to reveal of poverty in India
9 months, 1 week ago

Data on what Indians earn does have plenty to reveal of poverty in India

Live Mint  

Even though the fact-sheet on the Consumption Expenditure Survey has been officially released, the debate on poverty is far from over. For all of India, it would imply a poverty line of ₹445 per day, slightly higher than the government notified minimum wages. This was only ₹310 per day in case of agricultural workers, lower than the estimate reported by …

Govt hikes wages under MGNREGA scheme, effective from April 1
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt hikes wages under MGNREGA scheme, effective from April 1

Live Mint  

The government has hiked wage rates for rural jobs with Haryana state seeing the highest wage rate of ₹357 per day. In value terms, Haryana's daily wage rate is hiked to ₹357 per day from ₹331 per day. MNREGA is a demand driven wage employment Scheme which provides for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas …

Increase minimum wage to Rs 26,000 per month: CITU
2 years, 1 month ago

Increase minimum wage to Rs 26,000 per month: CITU

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: All India general secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions Tapan Sen demanded that the government revise the minimum wage to Rs 26,000 according to the hike in prices in the present conditions as per the Supreme Court verdict against the present minimum wage of Rs 18,000 per month which was recommended by the 6th Pay Commission. Sen …

Delhi government hikes minimum wage. Check revised monthly salary here
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi government hikes minimum wage. Check revised monthly salary here

Live Mint  

India has registered a five month surge in retail inflation, recording 7.41% in September. At such a time Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has informed that the Delhi government has decided to raise the minimum wage for unskilled workers, skilled workers and semi-skilled workers. "Increase in minimum wages will give respite to the labour class suffering from the adverse …

Why is it necessary to fix a minimum wage?
5 years, 1 month ago

Why is it necessary to fix a minimum wage?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 8, the President gave his assent to the Code on Wages, 2019, that had earlier been approved by Parliament. Following the consultation, the Centre will notify the rules that will create the mechanisms to fix a floor wage that would then undergird the minimum wages for different categories of workers — unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled …

Why minimum wage won’t fix India’s woes
5 years, 5 months ago

Why minimum wage won’t fix India’s woes

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: The new Parliament passed the Code on Wages Bill, 2019 mandating a minimum wage across the country in its first session itself. India’s minimum wage system, according to the Economic Survey 2018-19, comprises of 1,915 minimum wages defined for various scheduled job categories across different states in the country. The 15th Indian Labour Conference more than 60 years ago …

No single minimum wage floor under the Wage Code bill
5 years, 5 months ago

No single minimum wage floor under the Wage Code bill

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India will not have a single mandatory minimum wage floor as talked earlier as the the union Labour ministry has stayed away from making it part of the wage code bill. However, after the Union cabinet approved the Wage Code bill, the labour ministry indicated that states will not be allowed to pay less than the minimum national …

A national minimum wage can help curb distress migration
5 years, 6 months ago

A national minimum wage can help curb distress migration

Live Mint  

India needs to have a mandatory national-level minimum wage to promote social justice and curb distress migration, said the Economic Survey 2019 tabled in Parliament on Thursday. “An effective minimum wage policy that targets the vulnerable bottom rung of wage earners can help in driving up aggregate demand and building and strengthening the middle class,” chief economic advisor K.V. An …

To create more jobs, CII recommends creation of National Employment Board
5 years, 6 months ago

To create more jobs, CII recommends creation of National Employment Board

India TV News  

The Confederation of Indian Industry has recommended the creation of a National Employment Board in order to look into and address issues faced in employment creation in the country. The CII also suggested that the government initiate a comprehensive National Employment Mission. The government's National Employment Mission should include flexibility in hiring, tax incentives, education and skill development, and promotion …

Opinion | Look beyond unconditional transfers for social security
5 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | Look beyond unconditional transfers for social security

Live Mint  

As transfers to the agricultural sector gain speed and traction, there will inevitably arise a clamour from other sectors of the economy—industry and services—to better their lot. An expert committee recently submitted its report on “Determining the methodology for fixation of the national minimum wage”. This panel has recommended a need-based national minimum wage of ₹375 a day for a …

Govt expert committee bats for fixing need-based national minimum wage at Rs 375 per day
5 years, 11 months ago

Govt expert committee bats for fixing need-based national minimum wage at Rs 375 per day

Firstpost  

Apart from proposing the level of a single national minimum wage at an all-India level, the report also estimated and recommended different national minimum wages for different geographical region. New Delhi: An expert committee has recommended fixing the need-based national minimum wage at Rs 375 per day or Rs 9,750 per month as of July 2018, irrespective of sectors, skills, …

Will adopt Centre’s wage slabs in Delhi, says AAP govt
6 years, 5 months ago

Will adopt Centre’s wage slabs in Delhi, says AAP govt

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday said it will adopt the central government’s minimum wage slabs so that scheduled employees in the national capital are not impacted by the recent high court order quashing the Delhi government’s proposal for revised minimum wages. Labour minister Gopal Rai told reporters on Thursday the minimum wages offered by the central government are …

Delhi govt to move SC against HC order on minimum wages
6 years, 5 months ago

Delhi govt to move SC against HC order on minimum wages

Hindustan Times  

Delhi labour minister Gopal Rai on Monday said the Aam Aadmi Party government will approach the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court’s decision to quash its notification hiking minimum wages for workers by 37%. Rai said on Monday that Delhi HC order quashing AAP government order on hiking minimum wages will be challenged in Supreme Court. The court had …

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