Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

2 WAGES AND EARNINGS

2.3 Minimum  and Maximum Wages per day for the lowest paid unskilled workers 

 ( as on 31st December) 

2004

Central Government/ States/ Union Terrotories

No. of  Sche-duled Employ-ments for which mini-mum wages have been fixed/ revised

Minimum and Maximum Wages

Per day (in Rs.)

 

 

Min.

Max.

1

2

3

4

CLC (Central)

48

56.71

104.89

STATES

 

 

 

Andhra Pradesh

65

45.00

109.93

Arunachal Pradesh

28

39.87

39.87

Assam

76

25.00

68.75

Bihar

79

50.00

68.00

Chattisgarh

33

85.69

85.69

Delhi

29

111.30

111.30

Goa

26

75.00

167.73

Gujarat

50

50.00

98.60

Haryana

49

87.29

88.29

Himachal Pradesh

24

65.00

65.00

Karnataka

72

45.22

97.21

Kerala

72

72.00

328.89

Manipur

15

57.40

68.65

Meghalaya

24

70.00

70.00

Mizoram

4

84.00

84.00

Orissa

83

52.50

52.50

Punjab

60

87.59

91.39

Rajasthan

61

73.00

75.92

Tamil Nadu

90

47.37

130.00

Uttranchal

59

61.61

94.77

Uttar Pradesh

65

58.00

114.22

A & N Islands

6

100.00A

107.00N

115.88A

124.42N

Chandigarh

44

108.96

108.96

Lakshadweep

9

82.40

82.40

 


(as on  31st December 2005)  

CLC (Central)

46

58.97

114.87

STATES

 

 

 

Andhra Pradesh

65

45.00

119.35

Arunachal Pradesh

28

55.00

55.00

Bihar

75

66.00

102.69

Goa

26

75.00

167.73

Gujarat

51

50.00

97.40

Haryana

49

90.75

95.75

Himachal Pradesh

12

70.00

70.00

Jammu & Kashmir

28

66.00

66.00

Jharkhand

60

50.06

81.07

Karnataka

72

48.75

103.32

Kerala

76

72.00

333.04

Madhya Pradesh

36

67.77

90.66

Manipur

15

68.80

72.40

Meghalaya

24

70.00

70.00

Mizoram

4

91.00

91.00

Nagaland

38

66.00

90.00

Orissa

83

52.50

52.50

Punjab

60

90.44

94.26

Rajasthan

61

73.00

81.50

Sikkim

26

85.00

85.00

Tripura

13

28.50

65.77

Uttrakhand

59

64.12

120.62

Uttar Pradesh

65

58.00

121.12

West Bengal

54

45.72

125.88

A & N Islands

6

100.00

124.42

Chandigarh

48

119.40

119.40

Dadar & Nagar Havelli

45

87.60

87.60

Delhi

29

121.75

121.75

                                                                                     Source : Labour Bureau

Note :  i) Data is based on Annual Returns/ Reports  under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.

           ii) Rest of the States / U.T’s have not submitted their Annual Returns /  Reports for the years 2004 and  2005.