Disclosing this here today, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Pt Shiv Charan Lal Sharma said that the decision to increase the minimum wages would benefit lakhs of labourers working in factories, shops, dhabas, small undertakings and brick kilns.
As many as, 7.5 lakh workers are working in about 11,500 large and small scale industries and four lakh are working in the shops, dhabas and small undertakings.
Giving details of the minimum wages, the Minister said that the unskilled labourers in the State would now get minimum wage of Rs 5212.15 per month or Rs 200.46 per day, semi skilled (A) Rs 5342.15 per month or Rs 205.46 per day, semi skilled (B) Rs 5472.15 per month or Rs 210.46 per day.
Similarly, skilled labourers (A) would now get minimum wage of Rs 5602.15 per month or Rs 215.46 per day and skilled (B) would get Rs 5732.15 per month or Rs 220.46 per day.