Govt. issues draft rules for fixing minimum rate of wages

The Govt. has issued draft rules for fixing minimum rate of wages. The draft norms prescribe nine hour working day for fixation of minimum wage. The draft rules also state that expenditure on fuel, electricity and other miscellaneous items to constitute 20% of minimum wage and expenditure for children’s education, medical requirement, recreation and expenditure on contingencies to constitute 25 %of minimum wage. The draft rules also state that DA would be revised once before Apr 1 and Oc

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