EXPERT GROUP ON FIXATION OF MINIMUM WAGES AND NATIONAL FLOOR WAGES
June 5, 2021
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has constituted the Expert Group to provide recommendations to the government on fixation of Minimum Wages and National Floor Minimum Wages.
About:
The Group has been constituted for a period of three years from the date of notification.
The Expert Group is chaired by Prof Ajit Mishra, Director, Institute of Economic Growth.
Present status
The current floor wage, which was fixed in 2017, is at Rs 176 a day, but some states have minimum wages lower than it.
Under the Code on Wages, which is yet to be enforced, a National Floor Level Minimum Wage will be set by the Centre to be revised every five years, while states will fix minimum wages for their regions, which cannot be lower than the floor wage.
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