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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
Ĥाͬधकार से Ĥकाͧशत
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Part II - Section 3
केÛġ-शाͧसत Ĥदेश लɮदाख Ĥशासन
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
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Date: 2022.11.04
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