Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2003

TABLE 3

7.KARNATAKA

MINIMUM WAGES FOR UNSKILLED WORKERS IN SCHEDULED EMPLOYMENTS 

AS ON 31.12.2003

S.NO.

Name of the Scheduled Employment

Minimum Wages as on 31.12.2003 ( in Rs.)

Basic

D.A.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

1

Aerated Water Manufacturing Industry

44.40

33.85

78.25

2

Agarbatti

23.75 17.67 41.42

3

Agriculture

46.50

9.80

56.30

4

Soil Conservation

22.20

-

22.20

5

Automobile Engineering

68.73

5.60

74.33

6

Bakeries

76.56

-

76.56

7

Biscuits

76.26

-

76.26

8

Bidi Manufacturing Industry

36.85

28.21

65.06

9

Brass, Copper and Aluminium Utensils mfg. Industry

42.29

33.85

76.14

10

Brick Industry

40.44

33.85

74.29

11

Cardamom Malaise & Cardamom Gardens

58.00

11.78

69.78

12

Carpentry Industry and Saw Mills

63.00

13.73

76.73

13

Cashew Industries

75.90

-

75.90

14

Ceramics, Stoneware & Pottery Works

74.00

8.25

82.25

15

Chemical Industry

42.29

33.85

76.14

16

Clubs

87.80

-

87.80

17

Coffee curing works

32.75

20.59

53.34

18

Confectionary Industry

61.34

11.76

73.10

19

Cinchona, Rubber, Tea or Coffee Plantations

52.00

14.72

66.72

20

Cinchona, Rubber, Tea or Coffee Plantations - non staff workers

66.76

8.23

74.99

21

Construction or Maintenance of Roads or Building Operations

79.80

-

79.80

22

Cotton Ginning & Pressing

69.00

13.73

82.73

23

Electronics Industry

43.95

33.85

77.80

24

Electroplating Industry

60.15

17.67

77.82

25

Engineering Industry

44.00

39.49

83.49

26

Film Industry

25.81

61.18

86.99

27

Fishing, Fish Curing, Fish Peeling and Frog legs exporting

87.76

-

87.76

28

Food Processing, Packing of food Products (including Tea,Coffee and Spices)

79.38

-

79.38

29

Forestry & Timbering Industry

69.30

8.23

77.53

30

Foundry with or without Machine Shaft

56.57

11.78

68.35

31

Glass & Glass Ware Industry

79.65

-

79.65

32

Granite Stones and Marbles Industry

70.30

8.23

78.53

33

Handloom and Powerloom (Cotton ) Industry

35.23

40.91

76.14

34

Hostels

76.36

5.60

81.96

35

Hotel Industry

87.33

-

87.33

36

Hospitals and Nursing Homes

83.84

3.23

87.07

37

Ice factory & Cold Storage

71.69

5.60

77.29

38

Khandsari and Sugar Industry

62.69

13.75

76.44

39

Laundry Industry

51.50

22.67

74.17

40

Manufacturing of Ayurvedic and Allopathic Medicines

75.73

5.60

81.33

41

Manufacturing of Liquor (Breweries), Distilleries including Bottling of Liquor

55.96

22.67

78.63

42

Metal Rolling & Re-Rolling (Non-Ferrous) Industry

39.35

33.85

73.20

43

Metal Rolling and Re-Rolling (Ferrous)

40.02

33.85

73.87

44

Match Works Industry

44.50

39.46

83.96

45

Mini Cement Plants

42.29

33.85

76.14

46

Mosaic Tiles, Flooring / Glazing tiles mfg. Industry

42.29

33.85

76.14

47

Oil Mills

66.50

8.23

74.73

48

Petrol & Diesel Oil Pumps

21.96

43.70

65.66

49

Plastic, Rubber and PVC Pipes mfg. Industry

44.00

39.50

83.50

50

Plywood Industry

36.00

40.88

76.88

51

Printing Presses

75.30

9.63

84.93

52

Private Finance Corporation and Chit Funds

42.20

33.85

76.05

53

Procurement, processing and distribution of Milk

74.04

3.25

77.29

54

Public Motor Transport

72.34

3.25

75.59

55

Rice,Flour or Dal Mills

74.00

8.23

82.23

56

Rubber Products

44.00

39.49

83.49

57

Sericulture

60.25

20.61

80.86

58

Security Agencies

78.61

3.25

81.86

59

Sales Represtatives in Medicines, Professionals Consumer items and services

80.73

-

80.73

60

Stone Breaking & Stone Crushing

60.57

11.76

72.33

61

Shops & Commercial Establishments

76.92

3.25

80.17

62

Spinning Mill Industry

66.00

13.73

79.73

63

Spun Pipes, Concrete Pipes, Sanitary Fittings, PCC,RCS Poles & RCC Pipes mfg. Industry

42.29

33.85

76.14

64

Steel Almirah, Tables, Chairs and other Steel furniture Industry

70.61

5.60

76.21

65

Toddy Tapping *

68.88

-

68.88

66

Tile Industry

61.55

22.67

84.22

67

Tailoring Industry

61.90

5.60

67.50

68

Tanneries and Leather Manufacturing

36.75

33.85

70.60

69

Textile (Silk) Industry

65.00

26.50

91.50

70

Timber Depot Industry

55.34

22.67

78.01

71

Tobacco Processing Industries

73.42

8.23

81.65

72

Veneer Industry

68.00

8.25

76.25