Center raised Minimum Wages of workers throughout the country by around 17% on Tuesday. National Floor Level Minimum Wage has been hiked from 137 rupees to 160 rupees per day.
The new wage hike will be effective from first of this month. Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has written to all Chief Ministers and LGs, urging them to revise the wages in respect of all scheduled employments in their jurisdiction.