Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2002

TABLE 6

Number of Establishments covered under the M.W.Act,1948 and the Average daily number of

persons employed during the year 2002

Sl.

No.

Central Govt./ States /

Union Territories

Number of Establishments covered under the Minimum Wages Act,1948

Number of Establishments which submitted returns

Average daily number of persons employed

1

2

3

4

5

1

C.L.C (Central )

34745

4987

87373

2

Goa

46563

35

717

4

Gujarat

260029

23176

346926

5

Haryana

60249

1274

127965

6

Himachal Pradesh

133224

152

452167

7

Karnataka

380595

32398

7909909

8

Kerala

184241

NR

586733

9

Rajasthan

281362

795

88975

10

Tamil Nadu

95508

63420

693523

11

Tripura

34913

69

5691

12

Andman & Nicobar Islands

2485

876

7549

13

Chandigarh

19385

228

8444

14

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

1765

NR

34000

15

Lakshadweep

9

7

302

Note: The remaining States have not sent this Information.

NR= Information not reported by the concerned

State Authorities.

Source: Annual Returns / Reports

under the Minimum Wages

Act, 1948 for the year 2002