National Floor Level Minimum Wage (NFLMU) has been revised upwards
from existing Rs. 137/- to Rs. 160/-per day w.e.f. 01.07.2015. In a
letter written to all the Chief Ministers and LGs today, Shri Bandaru
Dattatraya, the Minister of State(IC) for Labour and Employment has
urged to take necessary steps for fixation/revision of the minimum rates
of wages in respect of all scheduled employments in State/UT not below
the NFLMW of Rs. 160/- per day w.e.f. 01.07.2015. The Minister has also
emphasized to ensure implementation of various provisions of the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948 so that the objective of ensuring Minimum Wages to
workers is fulfilled.
While reviewing the movement of CPI-IW during April 2014 to March
2015 over the period April 2012 to March 2013, it was observed that the
average CPI-IW has risen from 215.17 to 250.83, he said. Accordingly,
the NFLMW has been revised upwards from existing Rs. 137/- to Rs.
160/-per day w.e.f. 01.07.2015.
In order to have a uniform wage structure and to reduce the disparity
in minimum wages across the country, National Floor Level Minimum Wage
(NFLMU) is fixed which also requires to be revised from time to time on
the basis of rise in Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
(CPI-IW). The NFLMU was last revised from Rs. 115/- to Rs. 137/- per day
with effect from 01.07.2013.
Source : PIB
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