Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

2 WAGES AND EARNINGS

2.1 Average Annual Earnings of Workers Employed

in Manufacturing Industries

(Employees Earning less than Rs. 1600 per month)

 

2003

2004

2005

 

 

 

 

1 No. of Employees (‘000)

112

298

318

 

 

 

 

2 Total Wage Bill

    (Rs.  in Lakhs)

14570

48859

51158

 

 

 

 

3 Per Capita Average Annual    Earnings (Rs.)

12969

16413

16082

                                               Source Labour Bureau

Note :  Bihar, Chhattisgarh, J&K, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Uttaranchal, Uttar pradesh, West Bengal, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu & Puducherry have not sent the returns for the year 2003. Bihar, Chhatisgarh, J&K, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttrakhand, U.P., West Bengal, D & N Haveli, Daman & Diu and Puducherry have not sent the returns for the year 2004. Assam Bihar, Chhatisgarh,J&K, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim,Tamil Nadu,Uttrakhand,U.P.,West Bengal,D&N Haveli,Daman & Diu and Puducherry have not sent the returns for the year 2005. Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Punjab, A&N Islands, Chandigarh and Lakshdweep have gone out of the purview of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 for the years 2003, 2004 and  2005

+ The per capita average annual earnings work out to be less for the year 2005 as compared to the year 2004.In this regard, scrutiny letters were sent to all the seven States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Orissa,Goa Jharkahand and Maharashtra. All the States but Goa and Orissa had confirmed the figures reported.

Source Labour Bureau