EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 1992, CUTTACK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018/ KARTIKA 8, 1940

LABOUR & ESI DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 30th October, 2018

S.R.O No. 432/2018 – Whereas certain proposals to revise the minimum piece rate

of wages in respect of 15 (fifteen) Scheduled employment specified in Column (2) of

Annexure I of that Schedule, payable to the employees employed in the employment

specified against each in column (3) thereof for whole state of Odisha were published as

required by clause(b) of sub-section (I) of section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948(11 of

1948) in the extraordinary issue No.1363 of the Odisha Gazette dated the 3rd August,

2018 under the Notification of the Government of Odisha in the Labour and ESI

Department No. 5565, LL-I-III-57/18-LESI, dated 3rd August 2018, for information of all

persons likely to be affected thereby; within a period of two months from the date of

publication of this 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

during the period so specified 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) and clause(b) of sub-section (2) of section 3 readwith sub-section(2) of section

5 of the said Act., the State Government do hereby revise the minimum piece-rate of

wages, from the amount specified in column(4) of the Schedule hereto annexed in respect

of items specified against each in column(3) of the said Schedule to the amount specified

in column (6) thereof, payable to the employees employed in the employment specified in

column(2) thereof, for the whole State of Odisha with effect from the date of Publication of

this Notification in Odisha Gazette.

2

Annexure-1

SCHEDULE

Minimum rate of wages for piece rated employments

Sl.

No.

Name of the

scheduled

Employment

Name & Quantum of work

concerning

Existing rate

of wages in

Rs w.e.f

09.11.2015

Percentage

of hike @

25% in Rs.

Revised Rate of

wages in Rs.

(4+5)

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

Saw Mills

1.Truck Loading

(a) Log loading girth (30 cm to 105

cm)

637.5

159.375

796.875 per truck

(b) Log loading girth (117cm to 150

cm)

889.83

222.4575

1112.2875 per

truck

(c) Log loading girth (153 cm)

1112.14

278.035

1390.175 per

truck

(d) Bolly/Fair wood load

511.87

127.9675

639.8375 per

truck

2.Truck Unloading

(a) Round Timber

192.89

48.2225

241.1125 per

truck

(b) Size on Sawn Timber

251.54

62.885

314.425 per truck

3.Stacking

(a) Log stacking

6.48

1.62

8.1 per piece

(b) Bolly stacking

5.2

1.3

6.5 per piece

2

Timber trading

(including

falling &

sawing)

1.Truck Loading

(a) Log loading girth (30 cm to 105

cm)

637.51

159.3775

796.8875 per

truck

(b) Log loading girth (117cm to 150

cm)

889.83

222.4575

1112.2875 per

truck

(c) Log loading girth (150 cm &

above)

1109.48

277.37

1386.85 per truck

(d) Bolly/Fair wood load

511.87

127.9675

639.8375 per

truck

2.Truck Unloading

(a) Round Timber

192.89

48.2225

241.1125 per

truck

(b) Size on Sawn Timber

251.3

62.825

314.125 per truck

3.Stacking

(a) Log stacking

6.74

1.685

8.425 per piece

(b) Bolly stacking

5.19

1.2975

6.4875 per piece

3

3

Timber trading

(excluding

falling &

sawing)

1.Truck Loading

(a) Log loading girth (30 cm to

105 cm)

637.51

159.3775

796.8875 per

truck

(b) Log loading girth (117cm to

150 cm)

889.83

222.4575

1112.2875 per

truck

(c) Log loading girth (150 cm &

above)

1112.15

278.0375

1390.1875 per

truck

(d) Bolly/Fair wood load

511.87

127.9675

639.8375 per

truck

2.Truck Unloading

0

0

(a) Round Timber

192.87

48.2175

241.0875 per

truck

(b) Size on Sawn Timber

251.3

62.825

314.125 per

truck

3.Stacking

(a) Log stacking

6.74

1.685

8.425 per piece

(b) Bolly stacking

5.19

1.2975

6.4875 per

piece

4

Tiles & Brick

making

1.Brick making

(a)Mixing of clay, moulding and

supply of 1000 raw bricks of

standard size

620.47

155.1175

775.5875

(b)Loading & firing of 1000 bricks

into kin within a distance of 50

metres

163.39

40.8475

204.2375

(c)Unloading of 1000 bricks from

the furnace and stacking within a

distance of 50 metres.

78.59

19.6475

98.2375

5

Oil Mills

1.Loading of 100 bags of 75 Kgs

each

457.31

114.3275

571.6375

2.Unloading of 100 bags of 75 kgs

each

457.31

114.3275

571.6375

3.Bagging of 100 bags of 75 kgs

each

457.31

114.3275

571.6375

4.Weighting of 100 bags of 75 kgs

each

326.77

81.6925

408.4625

5.Stalking of 100 bags of 75 kgs

each

326.77

81.6925

408.4625

6.Sewing of 100 bags of 75 kgs

each

326.77

81.6925

408.4625

7.Wellding of 100 bags of 75 kgs

each

490.2

122.55

612.75

8.Unloading/Loading of 100 full

tins of 16 kgs each

261.13

65.2825

326.4125

9.Unloading/Loading

of

100

empty tins

32.57

8.1425

40.7125

4

10.Full

cake

bags

loading/unloading

457.31

114.3275

571.6375

11.Gunny bag loading/unloading

of bundles each containing 50kgs

163.39

40.8475

204.2375

12.Husk loading/Unloading per

truck

261.13

65.2825

326.4125

6

Salt Pans

1.Manufacture of Salt

2645.79

661.4475

3307.2375 per

gadisa

comprising of

60 bag of 70 kg

each

2.Loading and Unloading

457.31

114.3275

571.6375 per

100 of 75 kg

each

7

Construction

or

Maintenance

of roads or

building

operations.

1.(a) Drilling hole 2.5 cm. to 4 cm

dia in granite rock

522.76

130.69

653.45 per

running metre

(b)Drilling hole 2.5cm to 4 cm dia

in rock other than granite

424.52

106.13

530.65 per

running metre

(c)Cutting in soft disintegrated

rock removed by pick axes and

crow bars within 50 metres initial

lead and 1.5 metre initial lift.

20382.29

5095.5725 25477.8625 per

100 cum

(d)Earthwork

in

ordinary

soil

within 50m initial lead and 1.5m

initial lift including rough dressing

and breaking clods to minimum 5

cm to 7 cm and laying in layers

not exceeding 0.30 in depth.

5984.24

1496.06

7480.3 per 100

cum

(e)Earthwork in hard soil or

gravelly soils within 50m initial

lead and 1.5m initial lift including

rough

dressing

and

breaking

clods to minimum 5 cm to 7 cm

and laying in layers not exceeding

0.30 in depth.

8042.07

2010.5175 10052.5875 per

100 cum

(f)Earth work in stony earth and

gravels mixed with stone and

boulders

not

exceeding

0.014cum. In volume with 50m.

initial lift including rough dressing

and breaking clods to minimum 5

cm to 7 cm and laying in layers

not exceeding 0.30 in depth.

12650.1

3162.525

15812.625 per

100 cum

5

(g)Earth work in slushy soil in

water upto 0.6m depth requiring

the aid of pan vessels within 50m

initial lead and 1.5m. initial lift.

8231.31

2057.8275 10289.1375 per

100 cum

2.Loading & Unloading

(a)Loading into and unloading

from trucks and stacking as

directed within 50m. lead.

5.69

1.4225

7.1125 per

quintal

(b)Loading in trucks, unloading

from trucks except sand, granite,

chips,

metals

and

wood

as

directed within 50m. lead.

45.48

11.37

56.85 per cum

(c)Loading in trucks, unloading

from trucks sand, granite, chips,

metals and wood within 50m.

lead.

45.48

11.37

56.85 per cum

(d)Load

and

unloading

from

trucks bulk materials such as

home pipes etc. as directed within

50. Lead.

55.35

13.8375

69.1875 per

cum

(e)Unloading from wagons 1m

clear of rails in platform for

cement, coal, AC sheet, Tarphet

paints etc. within 15m. lead.

4.64

1.16

5.8 per quintal

(f)Unloading

from

Railway

wagons, loading in trucks and

unloading and stacking at the

godown within 15m lead.

12.92

3.23

16.15 per

quintal

3.Conveyance by head loads:

(i)Bajri, Gravel, Stone, Sand etc.

upto 50m.

15.53

3.8825

19.4125 per

every cum

(ii)Bajri, Gravel, Stone, Sand etc.

upto 100 m.

26.07

6.5175

32.5875 per

every cum

(iii)Bajri, Gravel, Stone, Sand etc.

upto 150 m.

46.54

11.635

58.175 per

every cum

4.

Conveyance

of

heavy

materials by sangimullas within

100m.

Add 50% extra over the above rate

8

Stone

Breaking or

Stone

Crushing

1. Stone Breaking or

Stone Crushing

(a)Granite Stone Broken metal

5cm size crusher.

587.91

146.9775

734.8875 C.B.

522.72

130.68

653.4 H.B. per

cum

(b)Granite Stone Broken metal

4cm size crusher.

653.28

163.32

816.6 C.B.

561.73

140.4325

702.1625 H.B.

per cum

6

(c)Granite Stone Broken metal to

2.5cm size.

1045.46

261.365

1306.825 C.B.

947.2

236.8

1184 H.B. per

cum

(d)Granite Stone Broken metal to

2cm size.

1208.32

302.08

1510.4 C.B.

1078.02

269.505

1347.525 H.B.

Per cum

(e)Granite Stone Broken metal to

12mm size.

1306.58

326.645

1633.225 C.B.

1175.76

293.94

1469.7 H.B. per

cum

(f)Granite Stone Broken metal to

6 mm size.

1371.71

342.9275

1714.6375 per

cum

(g)Stone

other

than

Granite

Broken to 5cm size.

261.13

65.2825

326.4125 per

cum

(h)Stone

other

than

Granite

Broken to 4cm size.

293.93

73.4825

367.4125 per

cum

(i)Stone

other

than

Granite

Broken to 1.5cm size.

359.34

89.835

449.175 per

cum

(j)Stone

other

than

Granite

Broken to 2 cm size.

419.64

104.91

524.55 per cum

(k)Stone boulder 15cm and above

other than Granite

150.48

37.62

188.1 per cum

(l)Stone boulder 15cm and above

other than Granite

150.48

37.62

188.1 per cum

2.Loading & Unloading

(a)Loading into and unloading

from trucks and stacking as

directed within 50m. lead.

5.69

1.4225

7.1125 per

quintal

(b)Loading in trucks, unloading

from trucks except sand, granite,

chips,

metals

and

wood

as

directed within 50m. lead.

45.79

11.4475

57.2375 per

cum

(c)Loading in trucks, unloading

from trucks sand, granite, chips,

metals and wood within 50m.

lead.

45.79

11.4475

57.2375 per

cum

(d)Load

and

unloading

from

trucks bulk materials such as

home pipes etc. as directed within

50. Lead.

55.35

13.8375

69.1875 per

cum

(e)Unloading from wagons 1m

clear of rails in platform for

cement, coal, AC sheet, Tarphet

paints etc. within 15m. lead.

4.64

1.16

5.8 per quintal

7

(f)Unloading

from

Railway

wagons, loading in trucks and

unloading and stacking at the

godown within 15m lead.

12.92

3.23

16.15 per

quintal

3.Conveyance by head loads:

(i) Bajri, Gravel, Stone, Sand etc.

upto 50m.

15.53

3.8825

19.4125 per

cum

(ii) Bajri, Gravel, Stone, Sand etc.

upto 100m.

26.14

6.535

32.675 per cum

(iii) Bajri, Gravel, Stone, Sand etc.

upto 150m

50.93

12.7325

63.6625 per

cum

4.

Conveyance

of

heavy

materials by sangimullas within

100m.

Add 50% extra over the above rate

9

Construction

maintenance

of dams and

embankments

of irrigation

projects and

sinking of

wells and

tanks.

(a) Drilling hole 2.5 cm to 4 cm

dia in rock other than granite rock

522.76

130.69

653.45 per

running meter

(b) Drilling hole 2.5 cm to 4 cm

dia in rock other than granite

424.52

106.13

530.65 per

meter

(c) Cutting in soft disintegrated

rock removed by pick axes and

crow bars within 50 metres initial

lead and 1.5 metre initial lift.

20382.29

5095.5725

25477.8625 per

100 cum

d) Earthwork in ordinary soil

within 50m initial lead and 1.5m

initial lift including rough dressing

and breaking clods to minimum

5cm to 7cm. and laying in layers

not exceeding 0.30 in depth

5984.24

1496.06

7480.3 per 100

cum

e) Earthwork in hard soil or

gravelly soils within 50m initial

lead and 1.5m initial lift including

rough

dressing

and

breaking

clods to minimum 5cm and laying

in layers not exceeding 0.30 in

depth

8042.07

2010.5175

10052.5875 per

100 cum

(f) Earth work in stony earth and

gravels mixed with stone and

boulders not exceeding 0.014

cum. in volume with 50m initial lift

including rough dressing and

breaking colds to minimum 5cm to

7cm and laying in layers not

exceeding 0.30 in depth.

12542.93

3135.7325

15678.6625 per

100 Cum

(g) Earth work in slushy soil in

water upto 0.6m. depth requiring

the aid of pan vessels within 50m

initial lead and 1.5m. initial lift.

8231.31

2057.8275

10289.1375 per

100 cum

8

2. Loading and Unloading

(a) Loading into and unloading

from trucks and stacking as

directed within 50m. Lead

5.69

1.4225

7.1125 per

quintal

(b) Loading in trucks, unloading

from trucks except sand, granite,

chips,

metals

and

wood

as

directed within 50m. lead

45.79

11.4475

57.2375 per

cum

(c) Loading in trucks, unloading

from trucks, sand, granite, chips,

metals and wood within 50m. lead.

45.79

11.4475

57.2375 per

cum

(d) Load & Unloading from trucks

bulk materials such as home pipes

etc. as directed within 50m. lead

55.59

13.8975

69.4875 per

cum

(e) Unloading from wagons 1m.

clear of rails in platform for

cement, coal, Ac Sheet, Tarphet

paints etc. within 15m. lead

4.64

1.16

5.8 per quintal

(f)

Unloading

from

Railways

wagons, loading in trucks and

unloading and stacking at the

godown within 15m.lead

12.92

3.23

16.15 per

quintal

(3) Conveyance by head loads:

(i) Bajri, Gravel, Stone, Sand etc

upto 50m.

15.53

3.8825

19.4125 per

cum

(ii) Bajri, Gravel, Stone, Sand etc.

upto 100m.

26.14

6.535

32.675 per

cum

(iii) Bajri, Gravel, Stone, Sand etc.

upto 150m.

50.93

12.7325

63.6625 per

cum

4.

Conveyance

of

heavy

materials by sangimullas within

100m.

Add 50% extra over the above rate

10

Rice, Mills, Dal

Mills

and

Floor Mills

1. Steaming of paddy for 100 bags

of 75kgs each.

457.31

114.3275

571.6375

2. Boiling of paddy for 100 bags of

75kgs each.

457.31

114.3275

571.6375

3. Carrying of paddy for 100 bags

of 75kgs each.

326.77

81.6925

408.4625

4. Loading of 100 bags of 75kgs

each

457.31

114.3275

571.6375

5. Unloading of 100 bags of 75kgs

each

457.31

114.3275

571.6375

6. Bagging of 100bags of 75kgs

each

391.94

97.985

489.925

7. Weighing of 100 bags of 75kgs

each

326.77

81.6925

408.4625

8. Stacking of 100 bags of 75kgs

each

326.77

81.6925

408.4625

9. Sewing of 100 bags of 75 kgs

each

326.77

81.6925

408.4625

9

11

Bamboo

Forest

Establishment

1.

Bamboo

cutting

(including

piecing bundling and stacking

near the place of cutting

1699.75

424.9375

2124.6875 per

100 bundles

each having

21 pieces of

2.3 meters

2. Dragging

(i) Within a radius of 100 metres

341.01

85.2525

426.2625 per

100 bundles

(ii) For every Under 50 metres

beyond 100metres

192.87

48.2175

241.0875 per

100 meters

3. Stacking at depot side and at

all other places except near the

place of cutting

53.24

13.31

66.55 per 100

meters

4. Re-bundling

96.46

24.115

120.575 per

100 meters

5. Loading

88.92

22.23

111.15 per

100 meters

6. Unloading (including staking

near the place of unloading)

63.57

15.8925

79.4625 per

100 meters

Explanation:- For the purpose

of computation of minimum

wages under this notification

twenty one small pieces of

bamboos

ranging

from

0.5

metres to 1.5 metres in length

each constitute half of a bundle

12

Printing Press

1.Composing Trade:

(a) Distribution and supply of

types for ordinary composition of

manuscript

without

correction

(Semi Skilled)

68.76

17.19

85.95

(b)

Display

and

complicated

finished

job

composition,

correction,

make

up

and

imposition of composed matter.

69.54

17.385

86.925

2. Printing trade:

(a) Distribution of ordinary jobs in

small and simple type of trade

platen/small

handfed

cylinder

machine(Semi Skilled)

53.24

13.31

66.55

10

(b) Printing of complicated and

coloured jobs in the above type of

machine (Skilled)

62.05

15.5125

77.5625

(c) Printing of straight forward job

like forms and books in large size

handfed flatbed machines, printing

of above type of work in small size

auto

fed

platen

and

cylinder

machine (Skilled)

62.05

15.5125

77.5625

3. Book Binding Trade:

(a) Manual operations like a folding,

gathering,

pasting,

stitching,

numbering and hand sewing etc.

(Semi Skilled)

68.76

17.19

85.95

(b)

Operating

common

binding

machines like small size paper

cutting machines, Wire stitching

machines etc (Semi Skilled)

68.76

17.19

85.95

(c)Complicated and more skilled

manual

operation

like

machine

sewing, case making, gold blocking,

gift digging, marbling etc. and

operating large size guilothnes,

semi automatic like folding machine,

book

sewing

machines,

knife,

trimmers, gathering stitcher and flow

like binding machines(skilled)

68.76

17.19

85.95

Explanation:- For the purpose of this

notification-(a) Each workers for the

semi-skilled

work

will

turnout

minimum 3 units of work per day

which the employer is obliged to

provide

him

and

failing

that

employer will pay him the minimum

wage per day inclusive of weekly off

day wages. The employee will not

refuse to work more if work is

provided to him during normal

working hours. in case of overtime

work, he will be paid at double the

rate.

(b) Each workers for the unskilled

work will turn out minimum 3.5 units

of work per day for composing

trade, book binding trade and 4

11

units of work per day for the printing

trade. The employer will be obliged

to provide him such quantity of work

failing which the employer will pay

him minimum wages per day. The

worker will accept and execute more

work if offered during the normal

working hours. If he works over

time, he will be paid at double the

rate.

13

Collection

of

Sal Seeds

1. Undecoraticated Sal Seeds.

11.12

2.78

13.9 per

kilogram of

dry weight

2. Decoraticated Sal Seeds.

11.34

2.835

14.175 per

kilogram of

dry weight

3. Bagging, Weighing, and stitching

Debagging and Stacking

9.94

2.485

12.425 per 1

bag of 85

kilograms

4. Loading

6.48

1.62

8.1 per 1

bag of 85

kilograms

5. Unloading

3.91

0.9775

4.8875 per 1

bag of 85

kilograms

14

Kendu leaf

Collection

1. Plucking

0.63

0.1575

0.7875 per

20 leafs

2. Binding

42.91

10.7275

53.6375 per

bundle (5kg

bundle) per

bag of 60

kgs)

3. Bagging

42.91

10.7275

53.6375 per

bag of 60 kg

4. Mulaya

24.81

6.2025

31.0125 per

bag of 60 kg

15

Tobacco

including

beedi

(making)

manufacturing

1. Rolling of 1000 beedies

140.62

35.155

175.775 per

thousand

2. Packing & Labeling of 1000

beedies

5.35

1.3375

6.6875 per

thousand

(No. 7319 LL-I-III-57/18/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. 1469-173+200