The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved the minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers by almost 33 per cent.
The new wage structure will also cover clerical and non-technical supervisory workers working on the daily wage system.
While the wages of an unskilled labour has been increased from Rs 163 to Rs 203, the semi-skilled labour will now be paid Rs 248 per day instead of the previous wages of Rs 225.
An un-skilled labour will now get Rs 5,272 per month whereas the semi-skilled labour will can take home at least Rs 5,850 per month. A skilled labour is now entitled for minimum wages of Rs 6,448 per month, a senior Delhi government official said.
The non-technical supervisory and clerical staff are also entitled for hiked salaries.
A graduate can now earn Rs 7,020 per month while a matriculate can take Rs 6,448 every month, the official said.