REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 FOR THE YEAR 2001

TABLE 6

Number of establishments covered under the M.W.Act,1948 and the Average daily number

of persons employed  during the year 2001

 

Sl.No.

Central Govt./ States /

Union Territories 

 

Number of Establishments covered under the Minimum Wages Act,1948

Number of Establishments which submitted returns

Average daily number of persons employed

1

2

3

4

5

1

C.L.C (Central )

25281

4515

99249

2

Andhra Pradesh

143495

6256

192714

3

Arunachal Pradesh

NR

NR

NR

4

Bihar

NR

NR

NR

5

Delhi

6855

1420

46196

6

Goa

46563

NR

188969

7

Gujarat

NR

256892

915335

8

Haryana

59992

1018

108309

9

Himachal Pradesh                   

NR

126

13684

10

Jammu & Kashmir

NR

NR

NR

11

Karnataka

460096

26358

645228

12

Kerala

NR

2071

586733

13

Madhya Pradesh

NR

NR

NR

14

Maharashtra

10373814

NR

10470144

15

Orissa

116768

2313

27927

16

Punjab

NR

NR

NR

17

Rajasthan

204699

691

22426

18

Tamil Nadu

92979

62137

674836

19

Tripura

NR

NR

NR

20

West Bengal

14779

447

63354

21

Andman & Nicobar Island

NR

NR

NR

22

Chandigarh

NR

NR

57791

23

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

NR

NR

NR

24

Lakshdweep

NR

NR

NR

25

Manipur

NR

NR

NR

26

Meghalaya

NR

NR

NR

27

Mizoram

NR

NR

NR

28

Assam

NR

NR

NR

29

Uttar Pradesh

NR

NR

NR

30

Pondicharry

NR

NR

NR

Note: For remaining States Annual Returns / Reports have not been received.

NR = Information not reported by the concerned State Authorities.

Source: Annual Returns under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for the year 2001.