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No. 36]

CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2024

Thai 17, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2055

Part II—Section 2

Notifi cations or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

II-2 Ex. (36)—1

LABOUR WELFARE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

DRAFT NOTIFICATION OF REVISION OF MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES FOR EMPLOYMENT IN HOSIERY

MANUFACTORY AND KNITWEAR MANUFACTORY UNDER THE THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948.

[G.O.(D) No. 57, Labour Welfare and Skill Development (J1), 31st January 2024,

ைத 17, ேசாபÐĉĄ, ÖĉவÈčவÄ ஆ¾Ă-2055.]

No. II(2)/LWSD/62(d)/2024.

The following draft of a Notifi cation, which it is proposed to be issued in exercise of the powers conferred by

clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 and sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948

(Central Act XI of 1948), is hereby published for information of all persons likely to be aff ected thereby, as required under

clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5 of the said Act.

2. Notice is hereby given that the draft Notifi cation will be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of two

months from the date of publication of this Notifi cation in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and that any objection

or suggestion, which may be received from any person with respect thereto on or before the expiry of the aforesaid

period will be considered by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Objection or suggestion, if any, should be addressed to

the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, Secretariat,

Chennai - 600 009 through the Commissioner of Labour, DMS Campus, Chennai - 600 006.

DRAFT NOTIFICATION.

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 and sub-section (2) of section 5

of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central Act XI of 1948) and in supersession of the Labour and Employment Department

Notifi cation No.II(2)/LE/120/2016, published at page 127 of Part II - Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette,

dated the 17th February 2016, read with amendment to Extraordinary Notifi cation No.II(2)/LE/116(f)/2018 published at

pages 1 - 2 of Part II - Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated the 06th February 2018, the Governor of

Tamil Nadu hereby revises the minimum rates of basic wages for the classes of work, payable to the classes of employees

in the Employment in Hosiery Manufactory and Knitwear Manufactory in the State of Tamil Nadu specifi ed in column (2)

of the Schedule below, as specifi ed in the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof:-

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2

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Tඐඍ Sඋඐඍඌඝඔඍ

Employment in Hosiery Manufactory and Knitwear Manufactory

Sl.

No.

Classes of Employees

Minimum rates of

Basic Wages per month

(Rs.P.)

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Cutting

8098

2.

Tailoring

8098

3.

Ironing

8098

4.

Packing

8098

5.

Fabrication

8098

6.

Checking

5434

7.

Labelling

4990

8.

Hand folding

4768

9.

Damage

4635

10.

Fold and tie like Assistance

4546

Dearness Allowance: In addition to the minimum rates of basic wage fi xed above, the employees shall be paid dearness

allowance as indicated below:

(i)

The dearness allowance is linked to the Average Chennai City Consumer Price Index Number for the

year 2010, that is, 161 points (with base year 2001 = 100) and for every rise of one point over and above

161 points, an increase of Rs.28 (Rupees twenty eighty only) per month shall be paid as dearness allowance.

(ii) The dearness allowance shall be calculated on the fi rst April of every year on the basis of the average of

the indices for the preceding twelve months, namely, from January to December.

(iii) The fi rst calculation shall, thus, be eff ective from the date of publication of this Notifi cation in the

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, based on the average of Chennai City Consumer Price Index Number

for the previous year.

(3) Where the nature of work is the same, no distinction in the payment of wages shall be made between men and

women employees.

(4) To arrive at the daily wages, the monthly wages shall be divided by 26.

(5) Wherever the existing wages are higher than the minimum wages fi xed herein, the same shall be continued to

be paid.

KUMAR JAYANT,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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