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

13.PUNJAB

1

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

82.65

-

82.65

2

Agriculture

86.45

-

86.45

3

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

82.65

-

82.65

4

Automobile Repair Shops and Service Stations

82.65

-

82.65

5

Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacies

82.65

-

82.65

6

Bakeries including Biscuits Making

82.65

-

82.65

7

Brick Kiln Industry

82.65

-

82.65

8

Cement Pipe Making Industry

82.65

-

82.65

9

Chemicals and Distilling Industry

82.65

-

82.65

10

Cinema Industry

82.65

-

82.65

11

Construction or maintenance of Roads or Building Operations

82.65

-

82.65

12

Contractors' Establishments of forest department

82.65

-

82.65

13

Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories

82.65

-

82.65

14

Dealers in tent, crockery and household goods

82.65

-

82.65

15

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

82.65

-

82.65

16

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

82.65

-

82.65

17

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

82.65

-

82.65

18

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

82.65

-

82.65

19

Dealers in Medicines and Chemicals

82.65

-

82.65

20

Dealers in Photographic and Optical Goods

82.65

-

82.65

21

Electricity generation and supply

82.65

-

82.65

22

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

82.65

-

82.65

23

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

82.65

-

82.65

24

Forestry and Logging

82.65

-

82.65

25

Foundaries with or without attached Machine Shops

82.65

-

82.65

26

Glass industry

82.65

-

82.65

27

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

82.65

-

82.65

28

Indigenous sugar, Boora, khandsari and Gur etc from sugar cane

82.65

-

82.65

29

Ice Factories and Cold Storages

82.65

-

82.65

30

Laundry Services and Cleaning and Dyeing Plant

82.65

-

82.65

31

Local Authority

82.65

-

82.65

32

Manufacture and refining of Sugar

82.65

-

82.65

33

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

82.65

-

82.65

34

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

82.65

-

82.65

35

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

82.65

-

82.65

36

Milk Processing and Milk Products Manufacturing

82.65

-

82.65

37

Motor Body Builders

82.65

-

82.65

38

Oil Mills

82.65

-

82.65

39

P.W.D.(Irrigation)

82.65

-

82.65

40

P.W.D.(Public Health)

82.65

-

82.65

41

Petroleum Supply Stations

82.65

-

82.65

42

Potteries, Ceramics and refractory Industry

82.65

-

82.65

43

Private Educational Institutions

82.65

-

82.65

44

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

82.65

-

82.65

45

Private Presses

82.65

-

82.65

46

Public Motor Transport

82.65

-

82.65

47

Rice, Flour or Dal Mills

82.65

-

82.65

48

Rubber Industry

82.65

-

82.65

49

Saw Mills and Timber Trade

82.65

-

82.65

50

Scientific Industries

82.65

-

82.65

51

Shops and Commercial Establishments

82.65

-

82.65

52

Soap Making and Sillicate Manufacturing

82.65

-

82.65

53

Sports goods Industry

82.65

-

82.65

54

Starch Manufacturing

82.65

-

82.65

55

Stone Breaking or Stone Crushing

82.65

-

82.65

56

Surgical and Clinical Instruments Making Industry

82.65

-

82.65

57

Tailors and Ready-made Garments manufacturing

82.65

-

82.65

58

Tanneries and Leather Manufactories

82.65

-

82.65

59

Textile Industry

82.65

-

82.65

60

Tubewell Operations

82.65

-

82.65

61

Utensil Shops

82.65

-

82.65

62

Vegetable Ghee Manufacturing and Vegetable Oil Refining Establishments

82.65

-

82.65

63

Woollen Carpet making or Shawl Weaving Establishments

82.65

-

82.65