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MINISTRY OF LABOUR

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 28th January, 2002

S.0.113(E).—Whereas certain proposals to fix or revise the minimum rates of

wages to the categories of employees employed in the scheduled employments of

"Construction or maintenance of roads, runways or in the building operations

including laying down underground Electric, Wireless, Radio, Television,

Telephone, Telegraph, and overseas communication cables and similar other

underground cabling work, Electric Lines, Water Supply Lines and Sewerage

Pipelines" were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part - II Section

3, sub-section (ii) under the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of

Labour vide S.O. No.348 (E) dated 5^th April, 2001, in exercise of the powers

conferred under clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 3 , read with clause

(i) of sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Minimum Wages Act, (11 of 1948). In the

said Notification objections and suggestions were sought from all, those likely to be

affected thereby before expiry of two months from the date of publication of the

Notification.

WHEREAS the objections and suggestions received on the said proposals

have been considered by the Central Government;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred under clause

(a) & (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 3 read with clause (i) of sub-section (1) of

Section 4 and sub-section (2) of section 5 and in supersession of the Notification of

the Government of India, Ministry of Labour S.O.No.513 (E) dated 12.7.1994, the

Central Government after consulting the Advisory Board, hereby revise the rates

of minimum wages as specified in the schedule annexed hereto, payable to the

employees employed in the scheduled employment mentioned in Para 1 above.

The revised minimum wages which will be effective from 1.10.2001 shall

consist of (a) basic rates of wages as set out in column (2) of Part-I of the Schedule

annexed to this notification and payable to the employees working in areas

mentioned in Column (1) of Part - I thereof and (b) a special allowance,

hereinafter referred to as Variable Dearness Allowance, in Part ~ II of the

schedule. The Variable Dearness Allowance shall be adjusted by the Chief Labour

Commissioner (Central) at an interval of six months ending on 30^th June and 31"

December respectively at the rate mentioned in Part - II of the schedule.

ago Ctihrvi-

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC.3(IQ]

SCHEDULE

PART-I

Category of Worker

Un-skilled

Bajri

Spreader,

Beldar

Adult

Male/Female,

Adolescent-Boy/Girl

(above 12 years, Child), Beater Woman

Bell-Woman, Chain Man, Boat Man,

Bucket Man, Carrier (Stone), Carrier

(Water), Cartman, Caretaker (Bridge),

Cleaner (Crane, Frack, Cinder for

Yark Pit),

Chowkidar,

Concrete

(HandMixer), Daffada,

Driver

( Bullock, Camel, Donkey Mule), Flag

Man, Flagman (Bias Train ),

Gate

man,

Gangman,

Gunman

Permanent Way), Handleman, Jumper

man, Kamine ( Female work), Khalasi

( Male/Female, Boy/Girl I/II), Brige,

Electrical, Marine, Moplah, Store

steam Road, Shore, Roller Surve,

Labourer (Garden), Mazdoor, Hole

Cutter, Lorry Trainees, Petrolman,

Peon Searcher, Singnal Man, Strikers,

Striker (Moplah Gang), Sweeper, Tati-

Boy, Tile Tuner, Tolly man, Vale

Controller,

Valveman,

Watchman,

Sterman, Whitewasher, Wooderman,

Wooderwoman, Borryman, Coalman,

Condenser, Attendant,

Crasscutter,

Muchhers

Jamadars,

Condenser

Attendant,

Shunters,

Any

other

categories by whatever name called

which are of an unskilled nature.

All inclusive minimum rates of

wages (in Rs. per day)

Area

'A'

«B'

' C

65/-

63/-

5?/-

Category of worker

Semi-skilled/Unskilled Supervisory

Belchawala,

Bhisti,

Bhisti

(with

Mushk), Boatman (Head), Breaker,

Breaker (Rock, Rock Stone, Stone

Metal, Stone), Canweaver, Chainman

(Head), Charpay, Stringer, Checker,

Chowkidar (Head), Security Guard

(without

arms),

Cracker,

Daftri,

Dollyman Assistant Driller, Driver

(Skin),

Excavator,

Ferroman,

Fireman, Fireman (Brick Kiln, Steam

Road Roller ), Gate Keeper, Charami

Thatcher, Classman, Grater, Greaser-

cum-Fireman,Grinder, Hammerman,

Helper (Artisan), Helper (Sawyer),

Jamadar, Kayman, Khalasi (Head

Survey,

Rivetters-Moplah

Gang,

Supervisory),

Labourer

(Rock-

Cutting), Lascar, Mali (Head), Mate,

Mate (Blacksmith, Road, Carpenter),

Engine Driver and/or Feader, Fitter,

Gang

Khalasi,

Mazdoor

Mason,

Permanent

Way,

Pump

Driver,

Turner,

Mazdoor

(Heavy-weight),

Charge-man,

Mistri

(Head),

Muccadam, Night- Guard, Runner

(post dak), Oilman, Quarry man,

Quarry Operator, Stoneman, Stocker,

Thatcher, Stockers and Boilerman,

Thoombaman

(Spade

worker),

Tindals, Trollyman (Head, Motor),

Fitter (Asstt. Semi- Skilled), Jamadar

(Semi-skilled), Mate (Stone), Pump

Attendant Bearer, Breakman, Crolder

man, Cook Dandee, Frash, Hacksaw

man,

Helper

(Locco-Crane/Truck),

Kasab,

Khalasi

(Structural),

Laboratory Boy, Manjhee (Boatman),

Masalchi P.M. Mates, Pointsman,

All inclusive minimum rates of

wages (in Rs. per day)

Area

Area *

'A'

'B'

78/-

76/-

63/-

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART H—SEC. 3(ii)l

Sencummy, Topaz, Topkar (Big Stone

Breaker), Trolly Jamadar, Winchman,

Attendance-keeper, Asstt. Wireman,

Any other Categories by whatever

name called which are of semi-skilled

nature.

Category of worker

Skilled

Asstt. Mistry, Armature Winder Grade-II

and III, Bhandarl, Blacksmith, Blacksmith

(Selection Gr., Grade II, III, Class II & III ),

Boilerman, Boilerman Gr. II & III, Boiler

Foreman Gr.II, Work (Asstt.), Brick Layer,

Bricklayer

(selection

Grade, Class II),

Blaster, Carpenter, Carpenter (Selection

Grade, Gr. II & III, Class I & III Asstt.

B.I.M. Road), Cabinet Taker, Security

Guards (With Arms), Caneman, Celotex,

Cutter Maker, Chargemen Class II and Class

III, Carpenter Ordinary, Checker (Jr.) Chick

Maker, Chickman Jr., Concrete Mixture

Mixer, Concrete Mixer Operator, Cobbler,

Coremaker, Driver, Driver (Motor Vehicle,

Motor Vehicle Selection Grade, Motor Lorry,

Motor Lorry Grade II, Lorry Grade II,

Diesel Engine, Diesel Engine Grade II,

Machanical Road Roller I.C. and Cement

Mixer etc.), Road Roller, Road Roller Driver

Grade II, Driver (Engine Sutic, Stone

Crusher, Tractor/Bull Dozer, Steam Road

Roller), Water Pump, Mechanical Asstt.

Road Roller, Mechanical Steam Crane,

Tractor

with

Bulldozer,

Mechanical

Transport, Engine Static & Road Roller,

Boiler Attendent Engine, Operator ( Stone

Crusher

Mechanical)

Distemprer,

Electcician, Electrician ( Grade II, Class II &

Class HI), Fitter, Fitter Class II & III, Asstt,

Pipe Class II, Pipe Line Banding Bars for

(Selection

grade,

Grade

III)

reinforcement cum-mechanic, Mechanic ( &

Plumber ), Gharami ( Head) , Glazier, Hole

Driller for Blasting, Joiner, Joiner (Cable,

All inclusive minimum rates of

wages (in Rs. per day)

Area

'A'

'B'

' C

100/-

94/-

80/-

Cable Grade II), Lineman ( Grade II, III,

HT7LT), Mason, Mason (selection Grade,

Grade II & III class II and III, class B

Mistry), Stone (Stone Class II, Brick work,

Stone work), Brick-layer, Tile Flooring,

B.I.M., Muccadam (Head), Stone cutting,

Ordinary Machanism, Mechanic, Mechanic

(class II, Air conditioning, Air conditioning

Grade II,

Diesel

Grade II, -

Road Roller Grade II, Asstt. Radio), Mason

(Gharami),

Mintry,

Mistry

(Grade

II,

Airconditioning Grade II, P, Vay, Survey,

Santras Works), Mason Class A, Moulder,

Moulder

(Brick,

Tile),

Painter,

Painter

(Selection Grade, Grade II & HI, Class II,

asstt., Lotter and Polisher, Polisher Rough)

Plasterer, ( Mason Grade II), Plumber,

Plumber (Selection Grade, Class II, Asstt

Senior, Junior, Mistry Grade II), Plumbing

Mistry, Plumber-cum-Fitter, Polisher, Polisher

(Floor), Pump Driver, Pump Driver ( Selection

Grade, P.E. Driver, Pump man, Pumpman

(Asstt., Plumber, Polisher (with spray) Grade

II, Ratan Man, Rivet Cutter (Asstt.) Rivetter,

Rivetter (Cutter), Road Inspector Grade II,

Railway Plate Layer, Rod Bender, sawyer

(Selection Grade Class II), Serang, Serangpile

Driving Pantooms with Boiler, Shapesman,

Shift incharge, Sprayman, Sprayman (Roads),

Stone Cutter , Stone Cutter (Selection Grade,

Grade II, Class, II), Stone Chisler, Stone

Chisler (ClassII), Stone

Blasterer, Sub-

Overseer (Unquilified), Surveyors, Surveyors

(Asstt.),

Tailor,

Tailor

((Upholstry),

Trasprayer, Tar man, Liner man, Tiler Class

II, Wall (Floor, Roof), Tiler (Selection Grade)

Tin-Smith, Tin Smith, (Selection Grade, Grade

II and III, Class II), Tinker, Trailors, Turner

Upholsterer, Upholsterer (Grade II and III)

Painter spray (Class II), Wood Cutter, Woo<

Cutter Selection Grade, Wood Cutter Class II

Work Sircar, Welder, Welder Gas, Welder

(Class II, Bridge work), Well Sinker, White

Washer, White Washer (Selection Grade

Class II), Wireman, Wireman (Grade II & III

Mechanic, Electrical), White Washing &

Colour Washing, man, Operator Pneumati

Tools, Operator (Fitter), Boreman, Borer

Chipper, Chipper-cum-Griner, Cook (Head]

Driller,

Driller

(Well

boring),

Drive

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA. EXTRAORDINARY

[PAR i IT— St-c 3(n)l

(Loco/Truck), Electrician (Asstt.), Mechanic

(Tube-well),

Mistry

(Stell,

Tube-well,

Telephone), Meter

Reader,

Meterorogical

Obserer, Navghani, Operator (Batching Plant,

Cinema Project, Clamp Shelf, Compressor,

Grane,

Dorrlck,

Diesel

Engine,

Doser,

Gragline Drill Dumber, Excavator, Fork Lift

Generator, Grader, Jack Hamer and Driving,

Scrapper, Screening Plant, Shoval, Tractor,

Vibrator, Weight Batcher ), Railway Guards,

Repairer (Battery), Sharper/Slotter, Sprayer

(Ashalt), Station Master, Surveyor (Silt),

Trades-man, Train Examiner, Turner/Miller,

Tyere Vulcaniser, any other categories by

whatever name Called which are of a skilled

nature.

HIGHLY SKILLED

Armature Winder Grade I, Blacksmith Grade

I and Class I, Boilerman Grade I, Boilerman

Foreman Grade I , Brick Layer Class I, Cable

Janer Grade I, Carpenter Grade I and Class I,

Celo Cutter and Decorator, Chargeman Class

I, Checker (Sr.), Driver Lorry Grade I, Motor

Lorry Grade I, Lower Vehicle Class I and

Diesel Engine Grade I, Road Roller Grade I,

Pump Grade I, Pump Class I, Electrician

Grade I and Class I, Fitter (Grade I, Class I),

Pipe Class I (Head), Foreman (Asstt.), Line

Man Grade I, Mason (Skilled Grade I, Class

I), Mast Rig, Mechanic Class I and Class II,

Mechanic (Diesel Grade I and Road Roller

Grade I, Airconditioning Grade I & Class I,

Mistry

Grade I, Mistry

(Airconditioning

Grade I), Overseer, overseer (Senior &

Jounior), Painter (Grade I, Class I), Mistry

Grade I, Polisher (With Spray Grade I, Road

Inspector Grade I, Sawyer Class I, Stone

Cutter Class I, Stone Cutter Grade I, Stone

Chisier Class I Stone Mason Class I, Sub-

Oversear (Qualified) Class I, Tinsmith Grade I

and Class I, Upholsterer Grade I, Varnisher

Class

Welder-cum-Fitter

and

Air

Conditioning Mechanic, Welder (Gas) Class I

White Washer Class I, Wireman Grade I &

Class I, Wood Cutter Class I, Griner (Tool)

Grade I , Operator (Batching Plant Grade I

Clamp Shell Grade I, Compressor Grade I

Crane Grade I, Diesel Engine Grade I, Dozer

Minimum rates of wages

(in Rs. per day)

Area

'A'

'B'

«C

118/-

116/-

94/-

Grade I, Dragline Grade I, Drill Grade I,

Dumper Grade I, Excavator Grade I, Lift

Grade I, Generator Grade, Grader Grade T,

Leader Grade I, Pile Driving Grade I, Pump

Grade I, Scrapper Grade I, Screening Plant

Grade I, Shovel Grade I, Shovel and Dragline,

Tractor Grade I, Vibrator Grade I, Rigger

Grade, Rigger Grade II, Sharper/Sletter

Grade I, Tradesman Class I, Turner/Miller

Grade I, Tyre Vulcaniser Grade I , Work

(Asstt.) Grade I Any other categories by

whatever name called which are of highly

skilled nature.

CLECICAL

M.C.Clerk,

Munshi

(Matriculate,

Non-

Matriculate), Store Clerk (Matriculate, Non-

Matriculate), Store Issuer, Store Keeper, Store

Keeper (Grade I, Grade 11, Matriculate, Non-

Matriculate), Tally Clerk, Time Keeper, Time

Keeper (Matriculate, Non-Matriculate), Book

Keeper,

Work

Munshi,

Work

Munshi

(Subordinate),

Accounts

Clerk,

Clerks,

Computer, Telephone Operator, Typist, any

other categories by whatever name called

which are of a clerical nature.

Minimum rates

wages

(in Rs. per day)

Area

'A'

'B'

' C

100/-

94/-

80/-

PART HI

Rate of Special Allowance for every point rise or fall in Consumer Price Index

(IW) Number beyond 448 points which is the six monthly average of C.P.I.

(IW) for the period ending June, 2001.

Unskilled

Semiskilled/ Unskilled-

Spervisor

Skilled & Clerical

Highly Skilled

Area 'A'

15 Paise

17 Paise

22 Paise

26 Paise

Area 'B'

14 Paise

17 Paise

21 Paise

26 Paise

Area ' C

12 Paise

14 Paise

18 Paise

21 Paise

THE GAZbTlE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

[PARTH—SEC.3(H)]

EXPLANATION

(1)

(a)

For the purpose of this Notification Area 'A' and Area^lB' in

Annexure to this Notification shall respectively comprise all the places as

specified in the said annexure as such areas , and include all places within a

distance of fifteen kilometres from the periphery of a Municipal Corporation

or Municipality or Cantonment Board

or Notified Area Committee of a

particular plan, and areas ' C shall comprise of all the other places not

mentioned in the Annexure and to which the Minimum wages Act, 1948

extends.

(b)

The places added or upgraded from time to time by the

Ministry of Finance for the purpose of payment of H.R.A. to Central

Government employees shall be taken to be added from such dates for the

purpose of classification specified in the annexure.

(2)

Employees employed in the employment in the Construction or

maintenance of roads or in building operations, in stone breaking and stone

crushing, in the Construction & maintenance of runways in ' C class areas

where the minimum rates of wages have been fixed on areawise basis &

where the Central Government has sanctioned payment of winter allowance

or hill allowance or any other special allowance shall be paid in addition to

the minimum rates fixed by this notification, an amount equal to 10% of the

minimum rates of wages so fixed.

In the places, which are at the height of over 6000 feet above sea level, 10%

extra wages will be paid.

(3)

Minimum rates nf wages & special allowance both constitute the minimum rates

of wages to be enforceable under the M.W.Act, 1948.

HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

(4)

Workers employed on high rise buildings i.e., on or above 4^lh Floor or over 30 feet

height, even for one hour in a day shall be paid 20% extra wages of the minimum wages

for the appropriate category.

(5)

Where in any area the minimum rates of wages fixed by this notification are lower

than the minimum rates of wages fixed by the State Government for employees in

employment in the construction or maintenance of roads or in building operation, in

stone breaking or stone crushing, in the maintenance of runways, in relation to which

the State Govt. is the appropriate Government, the rates of wages fixed by the State

Government shall in respect of these areas, be deemed to be the minimum rates of

wages payable under this notification.

(6)

Workers employed on tunnel working shall be paid 20 per cent extra of the

minimum wages fixed under this notification for the appropriate category.

(7)

(^a)

"Unskilled Work"

means

work

which

involves simple operations

requiring little or no skill or experience on the job.

(b) "Semi Skilled Work" means work which involves some degree of skill or

competence acquired through experience on the job and which is capable of being

performed under the supervision or guidance of a skilled employee and includes

unskilled supervisory work.

(c)

"Skilled Work" means which involves skill or competence acquired through

experience on the job or through training as an apprentice in a technical or vocational

institute and the performance of which calls for initiative and judgement.

(d)

"Highly Skilled Work"

means work which calls for a high degree of

perfection and full competence in the performance of certain tasks acquired through

intensive technical or professional training or practical work-experience for long years

and also requires a worker to assume full responsibility for the judgement or decisions

involved in the execution of these tasks.

(8)

The minimum rates of wages fixed by this notification arc applicable to

employees engaged by the contractors also.

(9)

The minimum rates of wages shall consist of all inclusive rates and include also

the wages for weekly day of rest.

(10)

The minimum rates of wages payable to young persons below 18 years of age and

for disabled persons shall be 80% and 100% respectively of the rates fixed by this

notification for adult workers of the appropriate category.

[F. No. S. 320l7/4/99-WC(MW)]

Dr G. S. RAM, Labour and Employment Adviser

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THE GAZETTE OF TNPIA EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC 3(iijj

Annexure

AREA⁽A'

Ahmedabad

Bangalore

Kolkata

Lucknow

(UA)

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Kanpur

(UA)

Chennai

Naenur

Delhi

(UA)

AREA 'B'

Agra

(UA)

Ajmer

Aligarh

Allahabad

Amaravati

Amritsar

Aurangabad

(UA)

Bhavanagar/Bhopal

Bikaner

Bhubaneshwar

Calicut

Chandigarh

Cochin

Coimbatore

Cuttack

Durgapur

(UA)

Faridabad Complex

Chaziabad

Gorakhpur

Guwahati

Guntur

Gwalior

Hubli-Dharwad

Indore

Jabalpur

Jaipur

Jalandhar

Jamshedpur,

Jodhpur

Kolhapur

Kalyan

Kochi

Kota

Kozhykode

Ludhiana

Madurai

(UA)

Meerut

Moradabad

Mysore

Nasik

Pune

Patna

Raipur

Rajkot

Ranchi

Sholapur

Srinagar

Surat

(UA)

Thiruvananthapuram

(UA)

Ulhasnagar

Vadodara

Varanasi

Vijayawara

(UA)

Vishakhapatnam (UA)

Waranga

AREA : C will comprise all areas not mendioned in this list.

N.B.: U.A. stands for Urban Agglomeration.