REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 FOR
THE YEAR 2006
COMPARATIVE MINIMUM WAGE RATES PREVAILING IN SCHEDULED EMPLOYMENTS IN CENTRAL
SPHERE/STATES/UNION TERRITORIES AS ON 31.12.2006
| SL. | NAME OF SCHEDULED | CENTRAL SPHERE/ STATES/ | MINIMUM WAGE | |
| NO. | EMPLOYMENT | UNION TERRITORIES | RATES(Rs.) PER DAY | |
| AS ON 31.12.2006 | ||||
| 1 | Agriculture | |||
| 1 | A & N Islands | A-130.00 | ||
| N-139.00 | ||||
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 | ||
| 3 | Bihar | 66.00 | ||
| 4 | C.L.C(Central) | 107.78 | ||
| 5 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 6 | Delhi | 127.40 | ||
| 7 | Goa | 94.00 | ||
| 8 | Haryana | 96.55 | ||
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 70.00 | ||
| 10 | Kerala | 72.00 | ||
| 11 | Manipur | 72.40 | ||
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 63.00 | ||
| 13 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 14 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 15 | Uttarakhand | 73.00 | ||
| 2 | Agricultural Implements, etc. | 1 | Chandigarh | 127.00 |
| 2 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 3 | Agarbati | 1 | Gujarat | 55.00 |
| 4 | Aluminium Industry | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 5 | Asbestos Mines | 1 | C.L.C.(Central) | 67.43 |
| 6 | Asbestos Cement Factory | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 3 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 4 | Uttarakhand | 98.08 | ||
| 7 | Automobile Engineering | 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 |
| 2 | Bihar | 77.00 | ||
| 3 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 4 | Delhi | 127.40 | ||
| 5 | Goa | 87.00 | ||
| 6 | Gujarat | 92.50 | ||
| 7 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 8 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 9 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 10 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 100.96 | ||
| 8 | Alloy Manufactory/Ferro Alloy Industries | 1 | Sikkim | 85.00 |
| 9 | Ayurvedic/Allopathic & Unani | 1 | Haryana | 95.55 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | Kerala | 114.58 | |
| 3 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 4 | Uttarakhand | 97.88 | ||
| 10 | Autorickshaw and Taxi | 1 | Rajasthan | 73.00 |
| 11 | Auto Body Fabrication | 1 | Jammu & Kashmir | 66.00 |
| 12 | Bakery / Baking Process including | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| Biscuits / Confectionary | 2 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | |
| 3 | Delhi | 127.40 | ||
| 4 | Gujarat | 92.70 | ||
| 5 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 | ||
| 7 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 8 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||
| 9 | Uttarakhand | 98.08 | ||
| 13 | Bamboo Forest Establishments | 1 | Orissa | 55.00 |
| 14 | Book Selling & Binding | 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 |
| 2 | Bihar | 77.00 | ||
| 3 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 4 | Goa | 87.00 | ||
| 5 | Uttarakhand | 98.08 | ||
| 15 | Barytes Mines | 1 | CLC (Central) | 67.43 |
| 16 | Bauxite Mines | 1 | CLC (Central) | 67.43 |
| 17 | Bobin Industry | 1 | Gujarat | 93.60 |
| 18 | Bone Crushing Industry | 1 | Gujarat | 93.30 |
| 19 | Bone Mills | 1 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 |
| 20 | Brushes & Broom Mfg. Industry | 1 | Orissa | 55.00 |
| 21 | Building Material & Hardware | 1 | Chandigarh | 127.00 |
| 22 | Banks | 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 |
| 23 | Brick Kiln Industry | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 3 | Delhi | 127.40 | ||
| 4 | Gujarat | 93.70 | ||
| 5 | Kerala | 163.10 | ||
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 | ||
| 7 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 8 | Uttarakhand | 75.19 | ||
|
9 |
Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 24 | Brick / Roof Tiles / Tiles | 1 | Goa | 87.00 |
| 2 | Gujarat | 93.70 | ||
| 3 | Jammu & Kashmir | 66.00 | ||
| 4 | Kerala | 105.90 | ||
| 5 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 25 | Bell Metal and Brass Industry | 1 | Orissa | 55.00 |
| 26 | Block Rubber Factories | 1 | Kerala | 122.20 |
| 27 | Canning of Food Stuffs | 1 | Goa | 87.00 |
| 28 | Catechu Industry | 1 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 |
| 29 | Casting Industry | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 30 | Cable Operator & Allied Service | 1 | Rajasthan | 73.00 |
| 2 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||
| 31 | Cashew Processing | 1 | Goa | 75.00 |
| 2 | Kerala | 103.58 | ||
| 3 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 32 | Casual Employees/Govt. Offices,contigency and works | 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 |
| 2 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 3 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||
| 33 | Card / Straw Board Mfg./ | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| Card Board Products | 2 | Haryana | 95.55 | |
| 34 | Cement Concrete Pipe, Cement Poles or Cement Products | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 | ||
| 3 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 35 | Chemicals, Chemical Products and Pharmaceuticals | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Himachal Pradesh | 70.00 | ||
| 3 | Jharkand | 73.00 | ||
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 | ||
| 5 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 6 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 36 | Cement Industry | 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 |
| 2 | Bihar | 77.00 | ||
| 3 | Delhi | 127.40 | ||
| 4 | Gujarat | 96.50 | ||
| 5 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 37 | Chemicals & Distilleries | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 3 | Delhi | 127.40 | ||
| 4 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 38 | Chemist Shops | 1 | Chandigarh | 127.00 |
| 39 | China Clay Mines | 1 | CLC (Central) | 67.43 |
| 40 | Chromite Mines | 1 | CLC (Central) | 67.43 |
| 41 | Cinema / Theatre | 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 |
| 2 | Bihar | 77.00 | ||
| 3 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 4 | Goa | 87.00 | ||
| 5 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 6 | Kerala | 126.74 | ||
| 7 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 | ||
| 8 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 9 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 10 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 98.08 | ||
| 42 | Cigar Industry | 1 | Kerala | 97.40 |
| 43 | Clay Pottery | 1 | Orissa | 55.00 |
| 44 | Clay Mines | 1 | CLC(Central) | 67.43 |
| 45 | Clubs & Canteens | 1 | Delhi | 127.40 |
| 2 | Uttarakhand | 98.08 | ||
| 46 | Coal Brick Industry | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 47 | Coir Manufacturing | 1 | Orissa | 55.00 |
| 48 | Construction/ Maintenance of | 1 | A & N Islands | A-130.00 |
| Building & Roads | N-139.00 | |||
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 | ||
| 3 | Bihar | 77.00 | ||
| 4 | C.L.C (Central) | 67.43 | ||
| 5 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 6 | Delhi | 127.40 | ||
| 7 | Goa | 87.00 | ||
| 8 | Gujarat | 95.10 | ||
| 9 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | 70.00 | ||
| 11 | Kerala | 165.66 | ||
| 12 | Manipur | 72.40 | ||
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 | ||
| 14 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 15 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 16 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||
| 17 | Uttarakhand | 98.08 | ||
| 49 | Construction & Maintenance | 1 | C.L.C.(Central) | 67.43 |
| of Runways / Railways | ||||
| 50 | Contractor's Establishments of | 1 | Chandigarh | 127.00 |
| forest department | ||||
| 51 | Cotton Waste Spinning / Cotton Mills | 1 | Goa | 75.00 |
| 2 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 52 | Computer & Hardware Industry | 1 | Rajasthan | 73.00 |
| and Services | ||||
| 53 | Chicken Works | 1 | Uttarakhand | 98.08 |
| 54 | Coke (Fuel) | 1 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 |
| 2 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 55 | Copper Mines | 1 | CLC (Central) | 67.43 |
| 56 | Construction of Dams Irrigation Works | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Manipur | 72.40 | ||
| 3 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 | ||
| 4 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 5 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||
| 6 | Uttarakhand | 100.19 | ||
| 57 | Cotton Ginning and Pressing | 1 | Gujarat | 95.90 |
| 2 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 3 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 | ||
| 4 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 5 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 58 | Co-operative Credit Societies / | 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 |
| Marketing Societies | 2 | Bihar | 77.00 | |
| 3 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 4 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 5 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 59 | Cold Storage | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 3 | Uttarakhand | 98.08 | ||
| 60 | Collection of River Sand and its | 1 | Kerala | North - 276.24 |
| Loading and Unloading | South - 337.20 | |||
| 61 | Cotton Dyeing, Printing & Washing | 1 | Rajasthan | 73.00 |
| Factories | 2 | Orissa | 55.00 | |
| 62 | Dairy and Dairy Products, Buffaloe or Cow Milk Premises | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 3 | Delhi | 127.40 | ||
| 4 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 5 | Uttarakhand | 100.19 | ||
| 6 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||
| 63 | Dal / Flour / Rice Mills | 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 55.00 |
| 2 | Bihar | 77.00 | ||
| 3 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 4 | Delhi | 127.40 | ||
| 5 | Gujarat | 94.30 | ||
| 6 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 7 | Kerala | 142.20 | ||
| 8 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.00 | ||
| 9 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 10 | Rajasthan | 73.00 | ||
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 98.08 | ||
| 64 | Dispensaries | 1 | Gujarat | 94.70 |
| 2 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 65 | Distilleries & Breweries | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Goa | 106.00 | ||
| 3 | Orissa | 55.00 | ||
| 4 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||
| 66 | Dolomite Mines | 1 | CLC (Central) | 67.43 |
| 67 | Drying of Coconut for making copra | 1 | Kerala | 132.70 |
| 68 | Delhi Transport Corporation | 1 | Delhi | 127.40 |
| 69 | Earth Excavation | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 70 | Electronic/Electric Industry | 1 | Bihar | 77.00 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 127.00 | ||
| 3 | Gujarat | 95.90 | ||
| 4 | Haryana | 95.55 | ||
| 5 | Sikkim | 85.00 | ||