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REGISTERED No. D.(D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 202] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1977/ASVINA 21, 1899

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Bureau of Public Enterprises)

RESOLUTION

New Delhi, the 13th October 1977

No. 2(66)/77-BPE(GM-I).—Serious distortions have crept into the structure of pay, DA and other compensatory allowances of employees in public and private sector. These distortions have been largely the result of ad hoc approach follow- ed in the past to the problem of periodical revision of emoluments in public enterprises and in organised private industry. Moreover, a major part of the employment in the country is in the rural sector. The incomes of the vast majority of the people in agricultural sector are low and are also liable to serious fluctua- tions Any rationalisation of the existing pattern of wages and incomes in dif- ferent sectors can however be attempted only as an element of Integrated Policy on Wages, Incomes and Prices

2 The Government of India has, therefore, decided that a comprehensive study- on wages, incomes and prices policy should be undertaken immediately. Conse- quently the Government hereby sets up a Study Group on Wages, Incomes and Prices, composed of the following:—

Chairman

1. Shri S Bhoothalingam, Formerly Secretary, Deptt of Economic Affairs.

Members

2. Dr Dharm Narain, Chairman, Agricultural Prices Commission, New/ • \ Delhi

3 Shrl Arvmd Buch, Textile Labour Association, Ahmedabad

4. Shri Hiten Bhaya, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

5 Prof Samuel Paul, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Member-Secretary

6 Shrl G C Katoch, Financial Adviser, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.

3. The Study Group will prepare a draft policy on Watfes, Incomes and Prices. In framing this draft policy, the Study Group will consider the following issues: —

d) What should he the minimum waj?e and what should be the norms with- reference to which the minimum wnge should be determined

(n) Whether the minimum wage should be uniform or could be Jiirerent as between—

(a) Agriculture, Industry and Services (h) Organised and Unorganised Sectors (c) Urban and Rural Sectors (d) Between different States/regions (e) Between different employers in the organised sector

(iii) What should be the relevant criteria for determining the difrerentialS- between minimum wage and maximum wage and whether the ratio between minimum-maximum wage? should be uniform, or could be- different in the sectors referred to in (n) above,

(IV) Who+ should be the criteria for determining maximum income and v/hat relationship should exist between maximum income and maximum wages

(v) What should be the linkage between wages and incomes and prices, and to review in this connection the existing arrangements for regu- lation of dearness allowance In private and public sectors

(vi) What fiscal, economic and other policies should be adopted for achiev- ing objectives of the proposed policv cu wages, incomes and prices.

(vn) Whether anv legislative changes would be required for implementing the proposed policy on wages, Incomes and prices.

4 The Study Group will devise its own procedure It may call for tuch infor- mation and take such evidence as it may consider necessary The Government of India trust that the State Governments/Administrations of Union Territories, public and private sector undertakings, organisations of employers and workers and all other concerned organisations will extend to the Study Group full co- operation and assistance. The Ministries/Departments of Government of India will furnish such Information and documents and render such assistance as may be required by the Study Group

5 The Study Group will submit its report to Government within six months.

ORDER

Ordered that the Resolution be published In the Gazette" of India.

Ordered also that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to the Ministries/ DepVrtmlnts of the Government of India, State Governments/Administrations of Union Territories and all others concerned

G. RAMACHANDRAN," Secy.

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