Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2002

TABLE 3

MINIMUM WAGES FOR UNSKILLED WORKERS IN SCHEDULED EMPLOYMENTS AS ON 31.12.2002

S.NO.

Name of the Scheduled Employment

Minimum Wages as on 31.12.2002

Basic

D.A.

Total

1

2

3

4

5

6.HIMACHAL PRADESH

1

Agriculture

60.00

-

60.00

2

Breweries, Distilleries and other Incidental Operations like Bottling

60.00

-

60.00

3

Brick Kiln Industry

60.00

-

60.00

4

Carpet Weaving and Shawl Making

60.00

-

60.00

5

Casting Industries

60.00

-

60.00

6

Cement Factories and Manufacturing of Cement Products

60.00

-

60.00

7

Chemicals and Chemical Products

60.00

-

60.00

8

Construction or Maintenance of Roads or Building Operations

60.00

-

60.00

9

Engineering Industries

60.00

-

60.00

10

Electronic Industries

60.00

-

60.00

11

Food and Drinks

60.00

-

60.00

12

Forestry and Timbering Operations

60.00

-

60.00

13

Hotels and Restaurants

60.00

-

60.00

14

Leather Industries

60.00

-

60.00

15

Manufacturing Process defined in Section 2 (k) of Factories Act, 1948

60.00

-

60.00

16

Paper and Paper Products

60.00

-

60.00

17

Private Educational Institutions

60.00

-

60.00

18

Public Motor Transport

60.00

-

60.00

19

Saw Mills

60.00

-

60.00

20

Shops and Commercial Establishments

60.00

-

60.00

21

Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing

60.00

-

60.00

22

Tea Plantations

60.00

-

60.00

23

Textile and Hosiery Industry

60.00

-

60.00

24

Wood based Furniture Industry

60.00

-

60.00