Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2003

TABLE 3

11.PUNJAB

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

Agricultural Implements,Machine tools and General Engineering including Cycle and Electric goods Industry

85.50

-

85.50

2

Agriculture

89.30

-

89.30

3

Ahatas attached to Wine and Liquor Shops or Ahatas attached to Beverages Shops

85.50

-

85.50

4

Automobile Repair Shops and Service Stations

85.50

-

85.50

5

Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacies

85.50

-

85.50

6

Bakeries including Biscuits Making

85.50

-

85.50

7

Brick Kiln Industry

85.50

-

85.50

8

Cement Pipe Making Industry

85.50

-

85.50

9

Chemicals and Distillery Industry

85.50

-

85.50

10

Cinema Industry

85.50

-

85.50

11

Construction or maintenance of Roads or Building Operations

85.50

-

85.50

12

Contractors' Establishments of forest department

85.50

-

85.50

13

Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories

85.50

-

85.50

14

Dealer in tent, crockery and household goods

85.50

-

85.50

15

Dealers dealing in Steel Trunks, Drums, Steel Safes, Vaults and Almirahs, Sanitary and Plumbing Fixture and fitting of Metals

85.50

-

85.50

16

Dealers in book selling, book binding and stationery, etc.

85.50

-

85.50

17

Dealers in Electricals and Electrical Goods including Television, Radio, etc.

85.50

-

85.50

18

Dealers in footwear and travel goods like suitcases, bags etc.,

85.50

-

85.50

19

Dealers in Medicines and Chemicals

85.50

-

85.50

20

Dealers in Photographic and Optical Goods

85.50

-

85.50

21

Electro-plating by using salt or chromium, nickle or any other compound, buffing and polishing Industry

85.50

-

85.50

22

Establishments defined under Section 2 (1) (viii) of Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958

85.50

-

85.50

23

Forestry and Logging

85.50

-

85.50

24

Foundaries with or without attached Machine Shops

85.50

-

85.50

25

Hair Dressing such as those done by Barbers, Hair Dressing Saloons and Beauty Parlours

85.50

-

85.50

26

Hotels, Restaurants, Tea stalls and Halwais

85.50

-

85.50

27

Ice Factories and Cold Storages

85.50

-

85.50

28

Laundry Services and Cleaning and Dyeing Plant

85.50

-

85.50

29

Local Authority

85.50

-

85.50

30

Manufacture and refining of Sugar

85.50

-

85.50

31

Manufacture of Pulp, Paper and Paper Boards and Straw Boards including News Print

85.50

-

85.50

32

Manufacturing Process as defined under Sub Section 2 (k) of the Factories Act,1948

85.50

-

85.50

33

Metal Rolling and re-rolling Industry, Brass,Copper and Aluminium Utensils making

85.50

-

85.50

34

Milk Processing and Milk Products Manufacturing

85.50

-

85.50

35

Motor Body Builders

85.50

-

85.50

36

Oil Mills

85.50

-

85.50

37

P.W.D.(Irrigation)

85.50

-

85.50

38

P.W.D.(Public Health)

85.50

-

85.50

39

Petroleum Supply Stations

85.50

-

85.50

40

Potteries, Ceramics and refractory Industry

85.50

-

85.50

41

Private Educational Institutions

85.50

-

85.50

42

Private Hospitals, Clinics, Dispensaries, Nursing Homes and Medical Stores

85.50

-

85.50

43

Private Presses

85.50

-

85.50

44

Public Motor Transport

85.50

-

85.50

45

Rice, Flour or Dal Mills

85.50

-

85.50

46

Rubber Industry

85.50

-

85.50

47

Saw Mills and Timber Trade

85.50

-

85.50

48

Scientific Industries

85.50

-

85.50

49

Shops and Commercial Establishments

85.50

-

85.50

50

Soap Making and Sillicate Manufacturing

85.50

-

85.50

51

Sports goods Industry

85.50

-

85.50

52

Starch Manufacturing

85.50

-

85.50

53

Stone Breaking or Stone Crushing

85.50

-

85.50

54

Surgical and Clinical Instruments Making Industries

85.50

-

85.50

55

Tailors and Ready-made Garments manufacturing

85.50

-

85.50

56

Tanneries and Leather Manufactories

85.50

-

85.50

57

Textile Industry (including employment in Woollen Carpet making or Shawl Weaving establishments)

85.50

-

85.50

58

Tubewell Operations

85.50

-

85.50

59

Utensil Shops

85.50

-

85.50

60

Vegetable Ghee Manufacturing and Vegetable Oil Refining Establishments

85.50

-

85.50