Revision
of wages for labourers of the State has been made which was
pending for several years. The government has fixed minimum
wages for the labourers working in 33 different sectors. According
to the decision, now the unskilled labourer would be given
Rs 3070 per month and Rs 118 per day. Semi- skilled worker
would be given Rs 3,200 per month and Rs 123 per day and for
skilled worker the wage has been fixed at Rs 3,350 per month
and Rs 129 per day. After 1997 the wage revision has been
fixed in different sectors like cotton, gining, forest and
road-related works, engineering, irrigation, saw mills, pulse
mills, oil mills, shops, hotels etc. Wage revision of agriculture
labourers has been made after 1989 and they would be given
Rs 85 per day. The government first time has fixed wages for
the employees of private educational institutions, private
hospitals, pathology labs etc. Wages of labourers in these
sectors had not been fixed till date and the labourers had
to work at low wages. Now, they would be able to live their
lives in a better and secure way. It is a good initiative
of the government. But, at present seeing the hike in prices
of daily items, it needs to be assessed whether the fixed
wages are sufficient or not. If annual increment system is
implemented in wage revision then it would give better results.
The labourers can get benefit if wage revision is made in
a due course and it should be fixed. Now, it also becomes
the duty of the government and administration to ensure that
the labourers get the revised wages and effective steps are
required for its implementation.
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