Revised Minimum Wages in Delhi Effective from April 1, 2013
The MW in Delhi has been revised with effect from 1st April 2013. While a copy of the order is not available online until today, 16th April 2013, newspapers have confirmed the details. Please read below for more insight.
The Delhi Government has decided to implement the revised rates of minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled categories in all scheduled employments, Labour Minister A.K. Walia said on Monday. The new rates, which have been calculated after adjusting dearness allowances, have come into effect from April 1, 2013, and will extend to clerical and non-technical supervisory staff as well.
Now, the monthly minimum wage for unskilled workers has been set at Rs. 7,722 (previously Rs. 7,254), and the per-day wage has increased from Rs. 279 to Rs. 297. The monthly wages for semi-skilled workers have increased from Rs. 8,528 to Rs. 8,008 (per-day wage from Rs. 308 to Rs. 328), and for skilled workers, the new wages have been fixed at Rs. 9,386 (previously Rs. 8,814), raising the per-day wage to Rs. 361 from Rs. 339.
For clerical and non-technical supervisory staff, the new monthly wages for non-matriculates have been set at Rs. 8,528 from Rs. 8,008 (per-day wage has increased to Rs. 328 from Rs. 308). For matriculates but non-graduates, the wages have risen to Rs. 9,386 from Rs. 8,814, and for graduates and above, it has been fixed at Rs. 10,218 instead of Rs. 9,594.
Dr. Walia said all employers have been directed to release payments to their workers according to the revised rates through the electronic clearance system or by cheques. He mentioned that workers have been instructed to contact the district office of the Labour Department if they are not paid wages as per the revised rates or to register their complaints at the number 12789.
Source: The Hindu
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Umesh Chaudhary
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The MW in Delhi has been revised with effect from 1st April 2013. While a copy of the order is not available online until today, 16th April 2013, newspapers have confirmed the details. Please read below for more insight.
The Delhi Government has decided to implement the revised rates of minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled categories in all scheduled employments, Labour Minister A.K. Walia said on Monday. The new rates, which have been calculated after adjusting dearness allowances, have come into effect from April 1, 2013, and will extend to clerical and non-technical supervisory staff as well.
Now, the monthly minimum wage for unskilled workers has been set at Rs. 7,722 (previously Rs. 7,254), and the per-day wage has increased from Rs. 279 to Rs. 297. The monthly wages for semi-skilled workers have increased from Rs. 8,528 to Rs. 8,008 (per-day wage from Rs. 308 to Rs. 328), and for skilled workers, the new wages have been fixed at Rs. 9,386 (previously Rs. 8,814), raising the per-day wage to Rs. 361 from Rs. 339.
For clerical and non-technical supervisory staff, the new monthly wages for non-matriculates have been set at Rs. 8,528 from Rs. 8,008 (per-day wage has increased to Rs. 328 from Rs. 308). For matriculates but non-graduates, the wages have risen to Rs. 9,386 from Rs. 8,814, and for graduates and above, it has been fixed at Rs. 10,218 instead of Rs. 9,594.
Dr. Walia said all employers have been directed to release payments to their workers according to the revised rates through the electronic clearance system or by cheques. He mentioned that workers have been instructed to contact the district office of the Labour Department if they are not paid wages as per the revised rates or to register their complaints at the number 12789.
Source: The Hindu
Warm regards,
Umesh Chaudhary
[Email Removed For Privacy Reasons]