Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2002

TABLE -2

Employments in which the Minimum Wages were fixed for the first time

during the year 2002

S.No.

State/ Union Territory

Employments in which Minimum Wages were fixed for the first time during the year 2002

Minimum Wages Fixed per day (Rs)

1

2

3

4

1

Arunachal Pradesh

1. Lac Manufactory

39.87

2. Mica Works

39.87

3. Tanneries and Leather Manufacturing

39.87

2

Bihar

Casting Industry

61.98

3

Karnataka

1.Security Agencies

81.86

2. Cincona, Rubber, Tea or Coffee Plantations Non-staff - workers

74.99

3. Hostels

81.96

4. Tobacco Processing Industries

81.65

4

Kerala

Loading and Un-loading of River Sand

319.60

5

Punjab

1. Employment in Glass Industry

82.65

2. Employment in Electricity generation and supply

82.65

3. Employment in Manufacturing of indigenous Sugar,

82.65

Boora, Khandsari and Gur etc. from Sugar Cane.

6

Tripura

Mechanical Workshops

43.27

7

Orissa

Soap and Detegent Manufacturing

50.00

8

D & N Haveli

1.Any Watch Manufacturing

60.00

2. Rexine Cloth or similar quoted items Manufacturing

60.00

9

Lakshadweep

Panchayat

52.00