REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 FOR THE YEAR 2001
TABLE 5
Comparative Minimum Wage Rates Prevailing in Scheduled Employments in
Central Sphere/States/Union Territories as on 31.12.2001
| Sl. | Name of Scheduled | Central Sphere / States / | Minimum Wage |
| No. | Employment | Union Territories | Rates (Rs.) per day |
| as on 31.12.2001 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Agriculture | 1. C.L.C(Central) | 83.02 |
| 2. Andhra Pradesh | 30.00 | ||
| 3. Assam | 51.92 | ||
| 4. Delhi | 99.70 | ||
| 5. Goa | 58.00 | ||
| 6. Gujarat | 34.00 | ||
| 7. Haryana | 75.84 | ||
| 8. Himachal Pradesh | 55.00 | ||
| 9. Karnataka | 51.63 | ||
| 10. Kerala | 30.00 | ||
| 11.Madhya Pradesh | 50.90 | ||
| 12.Maharashtra | 45.00 | ||
| 13.Punjab | 82.08 | ||
| 14.Rajasthan | 60.00 | ||
| 15.A & N Islands | A-70.00 | ||
| N-75.00 | |||
| 16.Pondicherry | 21.00 | ||
| 17.Lakshadweep | 46.80 | ||
| 18.Tamil Nadu | 54.00 | ||
| 19.D & N Haveli | 60.00 | ||
| 20.Chandigarh | 95.60 | ||
| 21.Orissa | 42.50 | ||
| 22.Arunachal Pradesh | 39.87 | ||
| 23.Manipur | 60.15 | ||
| 24.Mizoram | 70.00 | ||
| 25.Meghalaya | 50.00 | ||
| 26.Nagaland | 45.00 | ||
| 27. Tripura | 45.00 | ||
| 28. Bihar | 41.00 | ||
| 29. Uttar Pradesh | 58.00 | ||
| 30. West Bengal | 55.25 | ||
| 31. Jammu & Kashmir | 30.00 | ||
| 2 | Metal and Alloy Industries | 1.Uttar Pradesh | 79.35 |
| 2.Manipur | 52.90 | ||
| 3 | Agarbatti | 1. Assam | 60.00 |
| 2. Karnataka | 74.00 | ||
| 3. Madhya Pradesh | 75.47 | ||
| 4. D & N Haveli | 60.00 | ||
| 5.Tamil Nadu | 55.63 | ||
| 4 | Agarwood Industry | Assam | 60.00 |
| 5 | Ahatas and Wine shop | Punjab | 78.28 |
| 6 | Appalam Manufacturing | Tamil Nadu | 70.63 |
| 7 | Arms and Ammunition/Gun factory | 1. Bihar | 61.98 |
| 2. Jammu & Kashmir | 30.00 | ||
| 8 | Asbestos Mines | C.L.C.(Central) | 48.90 |
| 9 | Asbestos Cement Factory | 1. Assam | 60.00 |
| 2. Bihar | 61.98 | ||
| 3. Uttar Pradesh | 77.97 | ||
| 4. Nagaland | 45.00 | ||
| 5. Chandigarh | 95.60 | ||
| 6. Haryana | 75.84 | ||
| 10 | Ashpit Cleaning in Railways | C.L.C.(Central) | 50.33 |
| 11 | Automobile Engineering | 1. Andhra Pradesh | 57.50 |
| 2. Delhi | 99.70 | ||
| 3. Goa | 51.00 | ||
| 4. Gujarat | 76.70 | ||
| 5. Haryana | 75.84 | ||
| 6. Jammu & Kashmir | 30.00 | ||
| 7. Karnataka | 62.38 | ||
| 8. Maharashtra | 70.09 | ||
| 9. Punjab | 78.28 | ||
| 10.Rajasthan | 60.00 | ||
| 11.Tamil Nadu | 82.55 | ||
| 12.D & N Haveli | 60.00 | ||
| 13.Chandigarh | 95.60 | ||
| 14.Orissa | 42.50 | ||
| 15.Arunachal Pradesh | 39.87 | ||
| 16.Meghalaya | 50.00 | ||
| 17.Nagaland | 45.00 | ||
| 18.Bihar | 61.98 | ||
| 19.Uttar Pradesh | 80.67 | ||
| 12 | Autorickshaw & Taxi | Tamil Nadu | 78.38 |
| 13 | Ayurvedic/Allopathic & Unani | 1.Haryana | 75.84 |
| Pharmacies | 2. Kerala | 90.60 | |
| 3. Punjab | 78.28 | ||
| 4. Orissa | 42.50 | ||
| 5. Uttar Pradesh | 77.97 | ||
| 6. Karnataka | 75.73 |
