Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2003

TABLE 4

Number of Scheduled Employments in Central Sphere /States / U.T’s. and Range of

Minimum Wages as on 31st December 2003

Sl. No.

Central Government /

States / Union Territories

No of Scheduled Employments

Range of Minimum Wages Per day (Rs.)

Minimum

Maximum

1

2

4

5

6

1

CENTRAL SPHERE

47

54.76

101.32

 

STATE SPHERE

     

2

Andhra Pradesh

65

45.00

106.73

3

Arunachal Pradesh

28

39.87

39.87

4

Goa

26

56.00

91.00

5

Haryana

49

84.53

85.53

6

Himachal Pradesh

24

65.00

65.00

7

Karnataka

72

22.20

95.90

8

Kerala

71

72.00

319.00

9

Meghalaya

24

70.00

70.00

10

Orissa

83

50.00

50.00

11

Punjab

60

85.50

89.30

12

Rajasthan

61

60.00

74.00

13

Tamil Nadu

90

45.77

125.20

14

Tripura

13

28.50

65.77

15

Uttranchal

59

58.00

91.65

16

Uttar Pradesh

65

58.00

109.02

17

A & N Islands

6

100.00

124.42

18

Chandigarh

44

102.31

102.31

19

D & N Haveli

43

50.00

70.00

20

Lakshadweep

9

82.40

82.40

Source: Annual Return under the Minimum Wages Act,1948.

Note: Rest of the States / U.T’s. have not submitted their Annual Returns / Reports for the year 2003.