Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2002

TABLE 4

Number of Scheduled Employments in Central Sphere / States / Union Territories and

Range of Minimum Wages as on 31st December 2002

Sl. No.

Central Government /

States / Union Territories

No of Scheduled Employments

Range of Minimum Wages Per day (Rs.)

Minimum

Maximum

1

2

4

5

6

1

CENTRAL SPHERE

47

52.69

97.12

STATE SPHERE

2

Andhra Pradesh

64

45.00

96.23

3

Arunachal Pradesh

28

39.87

39.87

4

Bihar

74

50.00

61.98

5

Gujarat

50

50.00

101.80

6

Haryana

49

82.31

83.31

7

Himachal Pradesh

24

60.00

60.00

8

Jammu & Kashmir

35

45.00

65.00

9

Karnataka

71

22.20

91.50

10

Kerala

73

30.00

319.60

11

Manipur

15

55.45

66.00

12

Meghalaya

24

50.00

50.00

13

Orissa

83

50.00

50.00

14

Punjab

63

82.65

86.45

15

Rajasthan

38

60.00

70.69

16

Tamil Nadu

90

43.93

118.96

17

Tripura

12

26.05

59.89

18

Uttaranchal

59

57.19

87.88

19

West Bengal

54

39.73

136.08

20

A & N Islands

5

70.00

89.00

21

Chandigarh

44

100.00

100.00

22

D & N Haveli

43

50.00

70.00

23

Lakshadweep

9

52.00

52.00

24

Pondicherry

5

50.00

65.00

Source: Annual Returns / Reports under the Minimum Wages Act,1948.

Note: Rest of the States / U.T.s have not submitted their Annual Returns / Reports for

the year 2002.