EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1991, CUTTACK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018/ KARTIKA 8, 1940
LABOUR & ESI DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 30th October, 2018
S.R.O No. 431/2018 – Whereas Certain Proposals to revise the minimum rate of
wages payable to certain categories of employees employed in 89 scheduled employment
were published as required under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948) in the Extraordinary issue No. 1362 of the Odisha Gazette,
dated the 3rd August, 2018 bearing SRO No. 326 under the notification of the Government
of Odisha in the Labour and Employees State Insurance Department No.5564 LL-I-(III)
56/18/LESI, dated the 3rd August, 2018 inviting objections and suggestions from all
persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of two months from the date of
publication of the said notification in the Odisha Gazette;
And whereas, the Advisory Board appointed under section 7 of the said Act, has
been consulted and the representations containing objections and suggestions received
within the specified period of two months in respect of the said proposal have been duly
considered by the State Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause(b) of
sub-section (1) of section 3 readwith section 4 and sub-section (2) of section 5 of the said
Act and in supersession of all previous notifications issued in this regard, the State
Government do hereby revise the minimum rates of wages payable to Unskilled,
Semiskilled, Skilled, Highly Skilled categories of employees employed in 88 employments
as mentioned in the Schedule to this notification in the whole State of Odisha to Rs.
280.00, Rs.320.00, Rs.370.00 and Rs. 430.00 per day respectively, with effect from the
date of publication of this notification in the Odisha Gazette. The revised minimum rates of
wages shall consist of the rates of wages as set out in Column (4) of the Schedule to this
notification and payable to the categories of employees as mentioned in Column (3)
thereof. In addition to the said rates of wages, Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) as
admissible shall be declared at half-yearly interval i.e. on 1st April and 1st October of the
year, @ Rs. 0.90 paise per point rise in All India Consumer Price Index Number for
Industrial Workers(base 2001-100)as may be notified by the Labour Commissioner,
Odisha.
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SCHEDULE
Sl.
No.
Name of the Employment
Categories of
Employees
Revised minimum
rates of wages per
day
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
1.
Agriculture
2.
Agarbati
and
Candle
making
Worker’s
Establishments
3.
Automobile
servicing,
repairing
garages
and
workshops
4.
Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacy
5.
Bakeries and Confectionaries including Biscuit
making
6.
Bamboo Forest Establishment
7.
Brass and Bell Metal Industry
8.
Carpet Weaving Industry
9.
Cashew processing establishments
Unskilled
Rs. 280.00
10.
Cement pipe making and allied products industry
Semi-skilled
Rs. 320.00
11.
Ceramic and Pottery Industry
Skilled
Rs. 370.00
12.
Chemical Industry
Highly skilled
Rs. 430 .00
13.
Cinema Industry and Film Production
14.
Clay Pottery
15.
Coir Industry
16.
Collection of Sal Seeds
17.
Construction
or
maintenance
of
Dams,
Embankments, Irrigation Projects and sinking of
wells and tanks.
18.
Construction or maintenance of roads or in building
operations
19.
Contingent and Casual Employees in Govt. and
other establishments, Courier and Cargo Services
20.
Cotton Ginning and Pressing Industry
21.
Dispensary
of
Medical
Practitioner
in
any
establishment of medical consultant or in any
Chemical
or
Pathological
Laboratory,
Private
Nursing Homes, Private Medical College Hospitals,
Super Specialty Hospitals, clinic, laboratory etc.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
22.
Distilleries
23.
Domestic Workers (shall be calculated as per hours
of work)
24.
Electricity transmission, generation and distribution
25.
Employment
in
NGO
&
Voluntary
Social
Organization
26.
Employment in laying of underground Cables,
Electric lines, Water supply lines and under Cable
Operators.
27.
Finishing Dying of yarn and fabrics, painting,
knitting and embroidery
28.
Fisheries and Sea food Industry
29.
Forest produce such as Genduli gum, Mahua
making of coal and resin.
30.
Foundry Industry with or without attached machine
shop
Unskilled
Rs. 280.00
31.
Glass Industries
Semi-skilled
Rs. 320.00
32.
Gold and Silver Ornaments and articles of artistic
design
Skilled
Rs. 370.00
33.
Graphite Industry including beneficiation
Highly skilled
Rs. 430 .00
34.
Handloom and Hosiery
35.
Hotels, Eating Houses and Restaurants
36.
Ice Factory and Cold Storage
37.
Jute Industry and Jute Twine Industry
38.
Kendu Leaf Collection
39.
Khadi Village Industries including manufacture of
Khandasari and other products
40.
Laundry including dry-washing
41.
Leather Industry
42.
Liquefied
Petroleum
Gas
manufacture
and
distribution
4
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
43.
Local Authority
44.
Manufacture of brush and brooms
45.
Manufacture of Coke and Burning Coals
46.
Manufacture of Cold drinks, Soda and other allied
products
47.
Manufacture of Electrical Bulbs and all allied
electrical equipments
48.
Manufacture of matches, fireworks and explosives
49.
Manufacture of nails and pines
Unskilled
Rs. 280.00
50.
Manufacture of paints and varnishes
Semi-skilled
Rs. 320.00
51.
Manufacture of plastic products including toys
Skilled
Rs. 370.00
52.
Manufacture of Radio by assembling with parts
Highly skilled
Rs. 430 .00
53.
Manufacture of ropes
54.
Manufacture of Utensils including Aluminum and
Hindaliem products
55.
Metal Industry(except the cottage and village scale
units)
56.
Major or Minor Engineering Industry including
Sponge, Secondary Steel, Rolling Mills, Ferro
Alloys, Metal Industries(employment less than 50
persons)
57.
Motor body building
58.
Non-teaching staff of all private Educational
Institutions including ITI & Training Institute
Coaching Centre.
59.
Oil Mill
60.
Paper and Cardboard Industry
61.
Petrol and Diesel Oil pumps
62.
Pharmaceutical Industry
63.
Power loom Industry
64.
Printing Press, DTP centre and offset printing press
65.
Private Road Transport
66.
Private Security Agencies and Private Security
Services
5
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
67.
Public Health Engineering
68.
Public Motor Transport
69.
Readymade Garments Industries including Mechanized
Trade of Readymade Garment Industry
70.
Refractory Industry
71.
Regulated markets, Marketing Societies,Co-operative
Societies and Banks.
Unskilled
Rs. 280.00
72.
Rice Mill, Flour Mill or Dal Mill, Chuda mill and Masala
Mill
Semi-skilled
Rs. 320.00
73.
Rubber and Rubber Products Industry
Skilled
Rs. 370.00
74.
Salt Pans
Highly skilled
Rs. 430 .00
75.
Saw Mills
76.
Shops, Commercial Establishments, saloon, beauty
parlour, Spa, massaging centre, Xerox shop, STD
booth, tent house, newspaper hawkers and newspaper
establishments.
77.
Siali leaf pluckers & Sal leaf pluckers
78.
Soap and Detergent Manufactory
79.
Social Forestry
80.
Spinning Mills
81.
Stone breaking or Stone crushing
82.
Tamarind collection
83.
Tile and Brick Making
84.
Timber Trading (excluding felling and sawing)
85.
Timber Trading (including felling and sawing)
86.
Tobacco (including Bidi making) Manufactory
87.
Trunks, Suitcase and Bucket manufactory
88.
Wood works and furniture making industries
**89. Minor Ports
**The 89th schedule i.e. Minor Ports will be included from the date of Final Notification
w.r.t. SRO No. 330/2018 dated 03.08.18 of Labour and Employees State Insurance
Department in the Odisha Gazette.
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Explanation:— for the purpose of this notification–
1. The minimum rates of wages are all inclusive rates including the basic rates, the cost
of living allowances and the cash value of the concessional supply if any of
essential commodities.
2. The daily minimum rates of wages shall be inclusive of wages payable for the
weekly day of rest.
3. The minimum rates of wages are applicable to employees employed by contractors
also.
4. The minimum rates of wages for disabled persons shall be same as payable to the
workers of the appropriate category.
5. There shall not be any discrimination between male and female workers in the
matters of payment of minimum wages in any category of employment.
6. (a)
“Unskilled” work means work which involves simple operation 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 un-skilled supervisory work.
(c)
“Skilled” work means work which involves skill or competence acquired
through experience on the job or through training as an apprentice or in a
technical or vocational institute and the performance of which calls for
initiative and judgment; and
(d)
“Highly Skilled” work means work which calls for a high degree of
performance and full competence in the performance of certain tasks,
acquired through intensive technical or professional training or practices,
work experience for long years and also required for workers to assure full
responsibility for the judgment or decisions involved in the execution of these
tasks.
7. An adult employee shall work for 08 (eight) hours per day excluding half an hour of
rest.
(No. 7312 LL-I-III-56/18/LESI.)
By Order of the Governor
ANU GARG
Principal Secretary to Government
Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10
Ex. Gaz. 1468-173+200