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	Agricultural Operations	72.00	-	72.00
2	Ayurvedic and Allopathic medicines	40.85	61.46	102.31
3	Brick Manufacturing	21.85	76.16	98.01
4	Beedi & Cigar Industry	66.50	20.28	86.78
5	Cashew Industry	58.75	17.18	75.93
6	Coir Manufacturing	Piece Rated
7	Cinema Theatres	97.10	18.13	115.23
8	Block Rubber Factories	85.00	23.04	108.04
9	Collection of river sand and it's loading and unloading	N - 250.00 S - 300.00	18.16 19.00	268.16 319.00
10	Construction or Maintenance of Roads or Building Operations	112.46	39.04	151.50
11	Drying of coconut for making copra	40.65	79.66	120.31
12	Employment in Sales promotion of Pharmaceutical Products	50.31	54.28	104.59
13	Fish Peeling and Fish Canning	30.50	57.72	88.22
14	Forests	146.00	31.04	177.04
15	Hill Produce Industry	48.00	57.68	105.68
16	Handling and Care of elephants	77.62	15.08	92.70
17	Hostels	68.19	37.54	105.73
18	Hosiery	65.00	45.36	110.36
19	Handloom Industry	40.00	55.68	95.68
20	Ice Factories	72.96	39.42	112.38
21	Liquor Trading and Vending	90.69	52.92	143.61
22	Light Motor Vehicles	80.00	62.16	142.16
23	L.P.G.(Cooking Gas)	38.85	60.62	99.47
24	Match Industry	24.50	57.72	82.22
25	Minor Ports	32.00	134.04	166.04
26	Minor Engineering	58.35	42.00	100.35
27	Manufacturing and sale of Umbrellas	Piece Rated
28	Oil Mills	57.60	68.37	125.97
29	Oil Palm Plantations	70.40	34.16	104.56
30	Plantations I) Tea & Coffee	28.25	46.23	74.48
	II) Rubber	33.29	46.23	79.52
	III) Cardamon	21.19	46.23	67.42
31	Printing Presses	79.20	22.24	101.44
32	Plywood Industry	15.00	71.28	86.28
33	Powerloom Industry	71.80	31.04	102.84
34	Private Hospitals, Dispensaries etc.	66.35	85.41	151.76
35	Rice , Flour or Dal Mills	89.00	39.04	128.04
36	Rubber Products	28.65	65.66	94.31
37	Rubber Crape Mills	30.23	69.16	99.39
38	Shops and Commercial Establishments (including Hotels and Restaurants)	31.58	66.63	98.21
39	Stone Breaking or Stone Crushing	112.46	39.04	151.50
40	Tile Manufacturing	72.00	23.28	95.28
41	Timber Industry	15.00	71.28	86.28
42	Toddy tapping	Piece Rated

*    Out of 71 Scheduled Employments reported in Kerala, wages have been reported for 42 Scheduled Employments only.

N = Northern Region

S = Southern Region