REVISION OF RATES OF MINIMUM WAGES IN DELHI

The Government of NCT of Delhi has, vide Notifications dated  26 July 2011 has declared the following minimum rates of wages in all scheduled employments w.e.f. 01 April 2011, as under:   Category Rates as on 1.02.2011 Rates from 1.4.2011 (Rupees) (Rupees) Per month Per Day Un-skilled 6084.00 6422.00 247.00 Semi Skilled 6734.00 7098.00 273.00 Skilled 7410.00 7826.00 301.00 Clerical & Non-Technical Supervisory Staff Non-Matriculate 6734.00 7098.00 273.00 Matriculate but not Graduate 7410.00 7826.00 301.00 Graduate and above 8060.00 8502.00 327.00 The minimum rates of wages being fixed are linked with All India Consumer Price Index (Base 2001=100). The present wages have been fixed on the basis of index nuber 171.33 which is the average of the index number for the period July to December 2010. The rate of adjustment is Rs. 1.35 per point for Unskilled, Rs. 1.50 per point for Semi-Skilled, Rs. 1.65 per point for Skilled, Rs. 1.50 per point for Non matriculates, Rs. 1.65 per point for Matriculates but not Graduate and Rs. 1.80 per point for Graduate and above. Adjustment will be made six monthly i.e. on 1st April and 1st October each year after taking into account the average index number for July to December of the previous year and January to June for the current year respectively. The minimum rates of wages shall not be affected as a result of the linkage in as much as the wages shall not fall below those being fixed now.\ The daily amount of dearness allowance would be rounded off to the next higher rupee. ( R K JOSHI ) Deputy Secretary