Though a bit dampened over the CBI having taken up the NH-74 scam probe, the opposition tied to make its presence felt in the House on Thursday by lashing out at the Trivendra Singh Rawat Government over the latter’s bid to include some villages within the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation without taking the gram pradhans into confidence.
As the opposition insisted on the matter being taken up for discussion during the Zero Hour while suspending the Question Hour, the state parliamentary affairs minister Prakash Pant intervened, raising strong objection to the opposition raking up such minor matters without conforming to the rules of only very urgent matters being taken up during the Zero Hour. “It is a travesty of the traditions of the House and the opposition should desist from trying to disrupt the Question Hour,” he said. Thereafter, the Question Hour started. However, a mere five questions, including three star questions, were raised.
During the Question Hour, BJP MlA Surendra Singh Jeena asked the state government to inform the House about the amount of the minimum wages in the state. Replying to the question, the labour minister Harak Singh Rawat said that in the registered industries, the basic salary of the unskilled labourer is Rs 5050 per month and Rs 1500 as dearness allowance. The basic salary of the semi- skilled labourer is Rs 5330 per month and Rs 1500 with the day’s wage standing at Rs 262.69.
The basic salary of the skilled labourer is Rs 5610 and Rs 1500 as DA with a day’s wage standing at Rs 273.46. The clerk-1’s basis pay is Rs 6080 and Rs 1500 as DA with a day’s wage standing at Rs 291.54 while for the clerk-2, the basic pay is Rs 5730 and Rs 1500 as DA with a day’s wage standing at Rs 278.08. In the construction works, the unskilled labourer gets Rs 4980 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 249.23 per day while the semi- skilled labour gets Rs 5175 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 256.73 per day and the skilled labourer gets Rs 5370 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 264.23 per day and the clerk gets Rs 5905 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 284.81 per day. In shop and commercial establishment, which are situated in the city having population one lakh or more, unskilled labourer gets Rs 5075 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 252.88 per day while the semi -skilled labourer gets Rs 5555 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 271.35 per day and the skilled labourer gets Rs 6035 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 289.81 per day, and the clerk-1 gets Rs 6845 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 320.96 per day and the clerk-2 gets Rs 6240 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 297.69 per day.
Shops and commercial establishment situated in the city having population of less than one lakh, the unskilled labourer gets Rs 4980 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 249.23 per day while the semi- skilled labourer gets Rs 5445 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 267.12 per day, the skilled labourer gets Rs 5915 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA aand Rs 285.19 per day, clerk-1 gets Rs 6690 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 315 per day and clerk-2 gets Rs 6110 as basic pay, Rs 1500 as DA and Rs 292.69 per day.