The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday fixed the minimum wage and variable Dearness Allowance (DA) rates for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly-skilled workers as well as farm workers and incense stick makers under the Minimum Wages Act 1948 for 45 categories of work.
The DA for workers has been determined twice a year (April and October) based on the Consumer Price Index released by the Bureau of Labourers in Shimla. The wage rate will be applicable from October 1, 2020, an official press release said.
The government has made the provision for basic pay scale including variable DA of Rs 9,480 per month or Rs 365 per day for category A, Rs 9,220 per month or Rs 355 per day for category B and Rs 8,960 per month or Rs 345 per day for category C unskilled labourers.
Similarly, a pay scale Rs 10,130 per month or Rs 390 per day for category A, Rs 9,870 or Rs 380 per day for category B and Rs 9,610 or Rs 370 per day for category C semi-skilled workers has been arrived at.
A pay scale of Rs 10,910 per month or Rs 420 per day for category A, Rs 10,650 per month or Rs 410 per day for category B and Rs 10,390 per month or Rs 400 per day category C skilled labourers has been fixed.
For highly-skilled workers, the pay scale is Rs 11,690 per month or Rs 450 per day in category A, Rs 11,430 per month or Rs 440 per day in category B and Rs 11,170 per month or Rs 430 per day in category C.
A minimum basic pay scale with variable DA is Rs 7,710 per month or Rs 257 per day for labourers employed in agricultural operations.
The variable DA is Rs 2.99/1,000 in incense stick industry and Rs 11.34/1,000 in tobacco and bidi manufacturing units.