The State Government has made upward revision of variable DA of labourers given under Minimum Wages Act. Now, DA of Rs300 per month or Rs11 and 53 paise is payable to labourers with effect from April 1, 2015. This hike is based on All-India Consumer Price Index. Collectors have been asked to fix amounts of both monthly and daily variable DA in round figures.
The DA announced by the labour Commissioner will benefit labourers of 63 scheduled employers. Accordingly, unskilled labourers will get wage of Rs6,239 per month or Rs240 daily, semi-skilled labourers Rs7,357 or Rs283 per day, skilled labourers Rs8,735 per month or Rs336 per day and highly skilled labourers Rs10,035 per month or Rs386 per day.
Similarly, the labour Commissioner has affected increase of Rs246 in the variable DA in agriculture sector. Accordingly, unskilled labourers will get Rs5,596 per month or Rs187 per day including wages and DA. A bidi roller will get minimum wage of Rs77 and 36 paise for rolling 1,000 bidis. Apart from minimum wages, bidi workers will get Rs3.76 as holiday and Rs6.45 as bonus per 1,000 bidis. Rs16.36 will be deducted for provident fund. After deduction of provident fund, net amount of Rs79.50 per 1,000 bidis will be payable to bidi workers. Similarly, incense stick makers will be paid Rs24.40 for rolling 1,000 ordinary incense sticks and Rs25 for fragrant incense sticks.