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Part II - Section 3

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ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT

Telephone: 01982- 255786 Email: [email protected]

Notification

Leh, the 2nd November, 2022

S.O. 117- Whereas, in terms of clause (a) of Sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act,

1948, the UT Level Advisory Committee for fixation of the Minimum wages in the UT of Ladakh after considering

existing wages notified vide SRO 460 of 26th October, 2017 issued by the then J&K Government, applicable in the

UT of Ladakh along with the rates of wages applicable to BRO / rates applicable as per Central Labour

Commissioner wage rate and also the rates fixed by the Deputy Commissioner of Leh & Kargil districts, arrived at

the minimum wages to be applicable in the UT of Ladakh.

Now, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the Minimum Wages

Act, 1948 (Act No. XI of 1948), the Administration of UT of Ladakh, hereby revise the minimum rates of wages in

respect of the scheduled employments shown in Annexure ‘A’ as under:

लɮदाख, 04 नवंबर, 2022

LADAKH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 04, 2022

भारतसरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-04112022-1160

SG-LD-E-04112022-1160

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

Sr.

No.

Category

Minimum Wages

per Day (in Rs.)

1

Un-Skilled

450

2

Skilled

575

3

Highly Skilled

835

4

Administrative/Ministerial/Accounts Staff

535

*The minimum wages in the tehsils of Zanskar, Durbuk and Nyoma (due to difficult living condition and

geographical distance) shall be 10% additional to the notified minimum wages in respective categories.

The guiding definitions of Un-skilled, Skilled and Highly Skilled works and classification of works thereof, are only

illustrative/ indicative in nature and not exhaustive, and are given in Annexure ‘B’.

These rates shall come into force with effect from the date of ‘Notification’.

By order of Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh.

Sd/-

(K. Mehboob Ali Khan), IRS

Secretary,

Labour and Employment,

UT Ladakh

No.: Secy/Lab&emp/UTL/min.wages/ Dated: .11.2022

Copy to the:-

1. Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, New

Delhi- 11001.

2. All Administrative Secretaries, UT of Ladakh.

3. Deputy Commissioner/ CEO, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil.

4. Chief Engineer, R&B/Irrigation/Mechanical/Electrical/Himank/Vijayak/Yojak.

5. Deputy Labour Commissioner, UT Ladakh.

6. Assistant Labour Commissioner, Leh/Kargil.

7. OSD with Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, UT of Ladakh for kind information of the Hon’ble LG.

8. OSD with Secretary, Labour and Employment, UT of Ladakh for information of the Secretary.

9. Private Secretary to Advisor, UT of Ladakh for kind information of the Advisor.

10. Office order file.

(Musharraf Ali Haf), JKAS

Deputy Secretary,

Labour and Employment,

UT Ladakh.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3

Annexure ‘A’

Part-I

1

Employment in any Woolen Carpet making or shawl weaving Establishment

2

Employment in any Rice Mill, Floor Mill or Dal Mill

3

Employment in any Tobacco (including bidi making) manufacturing

4

Employment in any plantation, that is to say, any estate which is maintained for the purpose of

growing cinchona, rubber, tea or coffee

5

Employment in any Oil Mills (Including Kohloos)

6

Employment under any local authority

7

Employment on the construction or maintenance of roads or in building operations

8

Employment in Stone Breaking or Stone crushing

9

Employment in any lac manufacturing

10

Employment in any mica works

11

Employment in Public Motor transport

12

Employment in Tanneries and Leather Manufacturing

13

Employment in Embroidery including Chain-stitch, Gubba Embroidery and Namdah making

14

Employment in Wood Carving

15

Employment in Workshop

16

Employment in Private Brick & Tile Making

17

Employment in Shops and Establishments

18

Employment in Private Transport Industry

19

Employment in Forest industry

20

Employment in Light Engineering Works

21

Employment in Steel and Metal Rollins Mills

22

Employment in Silicate and Chemical Works

23

Employment in Auto body Fabrication

24

Employment in manufacture of Wood Products including paper and paper products

25

Employment in manufacture of Food Products

26

Employment in manufacture of Metal and Steel Utensils

27

Employment in Rosin & Turpentine Products

28

Employment in manufacture of Soap & Detergent

29

Employment in manufacture of Sports Goods

30

Employment in Saw Mills and Joinery Products

31

Employment in Electricals and Electric Goods

32

Employment in Arms & Ammunition including private security agencies

33

Employment in Tailoring and Garment working

34

Employment manufacture of Drinks & Beverages

35

Employment in Ice Factories & Cold Storages

36

Employment in Hair Cutting Saloons

37

Employment in manufacturing of Medicines and Hospital Equipments as well as Private Hospitals

and Nursing Homes.

38

Employment in Walnut Processing Units

39

Employment in Private Educational Institutions

40

Employment in Private Coaching Centers

41

Employment in Sweeping and Cleaning

42

Employment in Brick Kiln Industry

43

Employment in Cement Industry

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

44

Employment in Plastic Industry

45

Employment in hotel/Restaurant/Tea Stall & Cinemas

Part-II

1

Employment in agriculture, that is to say, in any form of farming, including the cultivation and

tillage of the soil, dairy farming, the production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any

agricultural or horticultural commodity, the raising of live-Stock, bees or poultry, and any practice

performed by a farmer on a farm as incidental to or in conjunction with farm operations (including

any forestry or timbering operations) and the preparation for market and delivery to storage or to

market or to carriage for transportation to market of farm produce .

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

Annexure ‘B’

Definitions

(i) “Unskilled Work” means work which involves simple operations requiting little or no skill or experience on the

job:

(ii) “Skilled Work“ means work 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;

(iii) “Highly Skilled Work” means work which calls for a degree of perfection and full competence in the

performance of certain tasks including clerical work acquired through intensive technical or professional (raining

or practical work experience for certain reasonable period and also requires a worker to assume full responsibility

for the judgement or decision involved in the execution of the tasks;

Note: Above definitions are not absolute and are intended to act only as a guide.

Classification

UNSKILLED

Construction Industry

S.

No.

Name of employment

S.

No.

Name of employment

S.

No.

Name of employment

1

Bajri-spreader

22

Daffadar

43

Tatti Boy

2

Belder

23

Flag Man

44

Tile Turner

3

Beater Women

24

Gang Man

45

Trolly Man

4

Belowman

25

Handle Man

46

Valve Controller

5

Chain Men

26

Jumper Man

47

white Washer

6

Boat Man

27

Kamin (Female Worker)

48

Coal man

7

Bucket Man

28

Khalasi

49

Condenser Attendant

8

Carrier (Stone/Water)

29

Lamp Man

50

Grass Cutter

9

Cart Man

30

Petrol Man

51

Mucher Jamadar

10

Concrete Hand Mixer

31

Searcher

52

Belchawala

11

Driver (Bullock, Camel,

Donkey, Mule)

32

Signal Man

53

Bhisti

12

Shuttlers

33

Slingers

54

Canner Weaner

13

Boatman (Hand)

34

Beaker

55

Cherpoy Stringer

14

Chainman

35

Checker

56

Dolly Man

15

Cracker

36

Daftri

57

Charami (Thatcher)

16

Excavator

37

Foreman/fireman

58

Lescar

17

Greaser

38

Grinder

59

Store man

18

Dil Man

39

Quarry Man

60

Thoomba Man (Spade Worker)

19

Stocker

40

Thatcher

61

Jamadar

20

Tindals

41

Trolly Man

21

Crowbar Man

42

Strikers

Forest Industry

1

Rope Man (Fielding

Operation)

7

Dragger ghalla labour

(Pathree)

13

Clooper carriages

2

Wage Driver

8

Galla labour (Nallah mahan)

14

Nursery & plantation

3

Porter

9

Bhallas

15

Water Carrier

4

Hammer Man (Fielding

Operation)

10

Bhajies (Camp carriage)

16

Grass Cutter

5

Delimber/Debarkar (egging

operation)

11

Nakise Carriage (River

Mahan) labour and helpers

6

Stacking carriage Labour

Machine (Sawing)

12

Resin tin carriers

Agriculture Industry

1

Preparation of Soil embanking

3

Manuring/Irrigation

5

Storing

2

Presowing activities

4

Thrashing/Winnowing

6

Herdman

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 6

Miscellaneous work

Rice, Flour, Dal Mills Industry

1

Pipe Man

11

Goal man

21

Water Carrier

2

Bag Man

12

Truck Cleaner

22

Refractioner

3

Manker

13

Cart Man

23

Ganer

4

Guard man

14

Grease man

24

Silkman

5

Weighman

15

Motor Attendant

25

Ropeman

6

Chakki man

16

Whole man

26

Oilman

7

Wireman

17

Washerman

27

Switchman

8

Machine man

18

Fireman

28

Asstt. Fitter

9

Beltman

19

Leatherman

10

Wheat Cleaner

20

Palleder

Hotels/Restaurants, Tea Stalls and Cinemas

1

Waiter

5

Masalchi

9

Torch Boy

2

Bearer

6

Waterman

3

Room/Table Boy

7

Ticket Collector

4

Pantry Man

8

Cleaner/Kneeder/Guide

General

1

Peon

5

Chowkidar/Watchman

9

Loader/Unloader

2

Caretaker

6

Mazdoor/labourer

10

Helper

3

Gatekeeper/Gateman

7

Sweeper/Cleaner

11

Security guard (Un- armed)

4

Malli

8

Salesman

12

Any other categories by

whatever name called which

are of un-skilled nature

SKILLED

Construction Industry

1

Mistry

15

Quarry Operator

29

Armature

2

Bhandari

16

Blacksmith

30

Boiler Man

3

Mason

17

Carpenter

31

Blasterer

4

Cabinet Maker

18

Cane Man

32

Celotax Cutter Maker

5

Chick-Maker

19

Concrete mixer Operator

33

Cobbler

6

Caremaker

20

Electrician

34

Plumber

7

Painter

21

Polisher

35

Moulder

8

Lineman

22

Charmi

36

Moulder

9

Plasterer

23

Distemperer

37

Clezior

10

Pumpman

24

Pump Driver

38

R.E Driver

11

Rattan Man

25

Rivetter

39

Road Inspector

12

Road binder

26

Surveyor

40

Tarman

13

Turner

27

Upholsterer

41

Welder

14

Bore/well Driller

28

Glassman

42

Shuttering

Forest Industry

1

Fillings Mistry, Saw and

Setters

9

Pacci Nalli Mistry

17

Nallah Mahan, Mohri Mistry

2

Hand Sawing Meyana Mistry

10

Gravity Rope Spileer

18

River Mahan buffalo Skin

Swimmers

3

Machine Sawing Mechanics

11

Crane Operator and Cable

Machine Mistry

19

Boom Mistry

4

Fellers

12

Danga Mistry

20

Resin Taper

5

Sawyers

13

Leg Cutters

21

Machine Sawyers/Mis

tries/Saw Setters

6

Looper

14

Log Carver

22

Pathroo Mistries

7

Axeman (Pachhaiwala)

15

Sorter Fangman

23

Pacci Nalli Operator

8

Crane Operator

16

Technician/Mechanic

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 7

Agriculture Industry

1

Tractor Driver

3

Tube-well Driver

5

Weeding

2

Ploughing

4

Sowing/Transplanting

6

Harvesting

Brick Kiln Private Industry

1

Mistry

4

Pump Driver

7

Vehicle Driver

2

Fireman

5

Nikasi Walla

8

Pathera wala (Boulder)

3

Bhariyas

6

Brick Layers

9

Belder

Rice, Flour, Dal Mills Industry

1

Foreman

7

Welder

13

Truck Driver

2

Technician

8

Carpenter

14

Car Driver

3

Electrician

9

Mistry

15

Groovier

4

Blacksmith

10

Driver

16

Mechanic

5

Fitter

11

Engine Driver

17

Packer

6

Operator

12

Turner

Hotels/Restaurants, Tea Stalls and Cinemas

1

Butler

5

Cook

9

Head Bearer

2

Head Waiter

6

Confectioners

10

Painter

3

Electrician

7

Projector Operator

4

Tandooria

8

Steward

General

1

Machine Operators

18

Head Cooks

35

Embroidery

2

Head Salesman

19

Shawl weaving

36

Head clerks

3

Managers

20

Guides (with formal training)

37

Copper smith

4

Silk weaving

21

Espresso man

38

Steward

5

Paper Machine

22

Computer Operators

39

Carpet weaving

6

Packers

23

Machine repairer

40

Bath fitter

7

Boiler Man

24

Tailor

41

Artificial flooring fitter

8

Sharper/Slotter

25

Head Bearer

42

Crusher operator

9

Sprayer

26

Film repairer (Film

distribution)

43

Steel/Iron/metal

fabricators/moulders

10

Cinema Operator

27

Black smith

44

Bakery maker

11

Dry cleaners (Machine

Operator)

28

Cobbler

45

Denting/smoothning

12

Washer man

29

A.C / Refrigerator/coolers

mechanics/repairers

46

Barber

13

Mobile/computer/T-V/ Radio

etc. repairer

30

Navghani

47

Photography/Videography

14

Ironman and Dyer (both in

dry- cleaning)

31

Technicians (without diploma

or degree)

48

Stone/Wood Polisher

15

Mechanic/Mistry

32

Electrical Motor Binder

49

Laboratory/library Assistants

16

Gardener

33

Security guard (armed)

50

Any other job which requires a

minimum qualification of

graduation in any stream/any

other categories by whatever

name called which are of a

skilled nature

17

Motor Vehicle Drivers

34

Wood carving

HIGHLY SKILLED

1

Gold Smith

12

Beautician

23

Technicians (with diploma or

degree)

2

Overseer (Diploma holder)

13

Pharmacists

24

Fashion designer

3

Librarian

14

Manager with diploma or

degree

25

Computer Programmer

4

Computer operator with

degree or diploma

15

Computer analyst

26

Trawler/Bulldozer/JCB/Lorry

drivers

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 8

5

Architects

16

Thresher/harvester machine

drivers

27

Repairers of Electronic and

electric appliances/gadgets

(with degree of diploma)

6

Mobile/computer/T.V/ Radio

etc. repairer (with degree or

diploma)

17

Metallurgical analyst

28

Draftsman

7

Chemical analyst

18

Soil analyst

29

Calligraphy

8

Geologist

19

Analyst/Editor

(Videography/Photography)

30

Painter (portrait maker/art

paintings)

9

Designer/Reader

(Carpet/Shawl

weaving/Embroidery/Wood

Carving)

20

Engineers

31

Laboratory technicians

10

X-ray/ CT scan/MRI

Scan/USG/ECG technicians

21

Medical

Assistants/Technologists

32

Anesthesia/dialysis technician

11

Operation Theatre technicians

22

Paramedical staff and Nurses

33

Any other job which requires a

skill gained through a

professional qualification/post

graduation in any stream/ any

other categories by whatever

name called which are of a

high skilled nature

Administrative/Ministerial/Accounts Staff

1

All clerical works

7

Cashier/Accountant

13

Record Keeper

2

Store Issuer/Keeper

8

Booking clerks

14

Supervisor

3

Tally Clerk

9

Telephone Operator

15

Any other categories by

whatever name called which

are of Administrative/

Ministerial/ Accounts/ Clerical

nature

4

Time-Keeper

10

Receptionist

5

Xerox/Fax machine operator

11

Gestetner operator

6

Munshi

12

Typists

Note: The classification is not exhaustive and is only illustrative in nature.

“No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The

Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal

consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc.”

K Mehboob

Ali Khan

Digitally signed by

K Mehboob Ali

Khan

Date: 2022.11.04

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Date: 2022.11.04

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