Annual Return ( Minimum Wages Form-III) - Total Wages Paid in Cash will Be Take Home (Gross Wages-PF-ESI) or it will be only Gross Wages?

Dear Senior, I have a query related Minimum Wages Return (FORM-III) Sr.No. 5-Total Wages Paid in Cash will Be Take Home (Gross Wages-PF-ESI) or it will be only Gross Wages?

It should be gross wages paid only. In all other forms also wherever mention is made about wages, it should be taken as gross wages only. Also please do not take the CTC which is out of purview of all these mandatory or statutory forms.
Regards,
Madhu.T.K

Dear Madhu Sir,
Should we also include the wages paid to Contractual employees in minimum wage annual return?
Secondly, as we know that the salary limit under payment of wages act is 18000, So, Should we have to count only employees drawing wages less than 18000 p.m. as "Number of Man days worked during the year" or we should include all employee irrespective of salary..
Regards
Dinesh Kumar

Wherever reference of wages and number of workers are made in any return, you have to take the total number of workers and wages paid to them. You can only exclude managers' salary from it. Therefore, in the returns, you should show all employees whether they are paid 18000 or more than that. Of course, you can genuinely exclude those having managerial rights from the list of employees.
Madhu.T.K

Jan-18 406 2584146.00
Feb-18 389 2355905.00
Mar-18 456 2881783.00
Apr-18 382 2477289.00
May-18 77 363221.00
Jun-18 312 1031517.00
Jul-18 459 2052486.00
Aug-18 577 2666038.00
Sep-18 563 2401886.00
Oct-18 482 1233872.00
Nov-18 109 131745.00
Dec-18 454 1896144.00
HOW TO CALULATE Number of men/days worked during the year-----MAN DAYS

Dear all please suggest how to fill minimum wages return form.