Delhi's minimum wage hike: Flow of jobs to Noida, Gurgaon is inevitable

Many questions about the state govt's minimum wage increase

The Delhi government has proposed increasing minimum wages in the National Capital Territory. The extent of the proposed hike in minimum wages is substantial. Unskilled workers will have to be paid at least Rs 13,350 per month, as compared to Rs 9,724 currently. Semi-skilled workers will see their minimum compensation rise from Rs 10,764 to Rs 14,698, and skilled workers from Rs 11,830 to Rs 16,182. Overall, this is a 37 per cent increase, less than the 50 per cent recommended by an earlier committee, but nonetheless worthy of note. After a disagreement with the then Lieutenant Governor of Delhi