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The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

The minimum wages Act, 1948 is implemented through Commissioner of Labour in the State of Gujarat. It provides for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments which are included in the schedule. It extends to the whole of India. The Act applies to the schedule employments for which minimum wages are fixed/ revised. Basic wage and variable DA shall be fixed based on consumer price index. It can be minimum price rate or time rate. The Government of Gujarat has fixed minimum rates of wages in respect of 50 Schedule Employment for industrial workers. Fixation of minimum wages and their revision is done from time to time with a view to protect the real income and also to raise the eventually to achieve the objective of ensuring a need based minimum wages to every one is one of the basic elements of the wage policy of the Government. Provision for Special Allowance has also been made by the Government of Gujarat. The rate of special allowance is adjusted on the basis of average of the living Index Number for preceding period of six months ending on 30th June and 31st December. Every rise of 5 points in the cost of living index number leads to a rise of 0.20 paisa per day in the special allowance. At present the Average Rate of Minimum Wage for Un-Skilled labour is Rs.100.90, for Semi-skilled Rs. 101-70 and Skilled labour Rs. 102.50

Details of Inspections and Court cases under The Minimum Wages Act-1948

Year No.Of Occu -pation Inspe- ctions Pending cases at the Beginning of the year New cases Launch -ed during the year Total Cases Cases disposed Off during the year Pending Cases At the end of the year Fine ( in Rs.) Convicted cases Difference paid ( In Rs.) No.of Benefi-ciaries. 1995 55 24441 27202 4104 31306 2537 28769 984920 2521 3733175 6783 1996 55 24244 28769 3280 32049 1689 30360 927575 1618 3810921 5547 1997 55 23169 30360 4082 34442 2055 32387 1315122 2035 10300133 15209 1998 55 24784 32387 6266 38653 1271 37382 1106007 1250 18648373 16009 1999 55 23048 37382 5941 43323 1613 41710 1285967 1446 14588360 14705 2000 55 24860 41710 4812 46522 1369 45153 1193525 1159 9042791 6954 2001 55 21955 45153 5380 50533 2593 47940 2011750 1974 11695883 7233 2002 58 19654 47940 3610 51550 1376 50174 1111450 995 6378695 4515 2003 55 20348 50174 4033 54207 1009 53198 1153920 939 10921109 5577 2004 55 18430 53198 3628 56826 1165 55661 1056600 1137 15190676 3864 2005 55 14733 55661 3245 58906 1882 57024 2211702 1873 13404056 3547 2006 55 14901 57024 4044 61068 5322 55746 4051475 4002 23177137 9898 2007 55 25033 55746 5367 61113 5212 55901 5297531 2212 33654515-10 9227 2008 55 23770 55901 4313 60214 4476 55738 4147045 - 19473941-30 5587 2009 51 17963 361451 2058 363509 3943 359366 2650161 3943 23327361-51 8560