The State Government has announced revised rates of monthly and daily wages of labourers working in 63 scheduled employments under Minimum Wages Act. Variable DA of labourers linked to All India Consumer Price Index has been increased by Rs 75 per month. Increased rates have been implemented with effect from October 1, 2015.
As per DA rates announced by labour Commissioner, per month wages of unskilled labourers will now be Rs 6575 or Rs 253 per day, semi-skilled labourers Rs 7432 per month or Rs 286 per day, skilled labourers Rs 8810 per month or Rs 339 per day and highly skilled labourers Rs 10,110 or Rs 389 per day. Wages will be paid by rounding up rupees-paises.
Since no increase has been witnessed in Consumer Price Index of labourers engaged in agriculture employments, their variable DA will remain Rs 246 as before. Unskilled labourers will be paid wages of Rs 5596 per month or Rs 187 per day along with DA from October 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.
In incense stick employment, minimum payment will be Rs 25.15 for one thousand ordinary incense sticks and Rs 25.75 per 1,000 for fragrant incense sticks. Variable DA of Bidi workers has also increased by Rs 75 per month.