The Uttar Pradesh government has amended the minimum wage rates and implemented new rates. Wages have been fixed on the basis of cost of living by dividing them into three categories, which will provide relief to the workers.
Lucknow/Gautam Buddha Nagar. After the recent incidents in Noida and Greater Noida, the Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh has taken a big step and decided to revise the minimum wage rates. After getting the approval of the Governor, an official notification has been issued. With this, the new wage rates have been legally implemented and now they will have to be compulsorily followed in the entire state.
High level committee formed to resolve salary disputes
The state government had constituted a high-level committee to resolve the dispute over wage hike between workers and employers. This committee studied the situation and recommended fixing wage rates in three different categories. Based on these recommendations, the Government has implemented new wage rates as an interim relief to balance the cost of living in different sectors.
State divided into three categories: Wages fixed according to area
As per the recommendation of the committee, Uttar Pradesh has been divided into three categories.
First Class (Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad):
Due to the high cost of living here, wage rates have also been kept high.
- Unskilled workers: Rs 13,690
- Semi-skilled workers: Rs 15,059
- Skilled workers: Rs 16,868
Second Category (other districts with municipal corporation):
- Unskilled workers: Rs 13,006
- Semi-skilled workers: Rs 14,306
- Skilled workers: Rs 16,025
Third Category (All Other Districts):
- Unskilled workers: Rs 12,356
- Semi-skilled workers: Rs 13,590
- Skilled workers: Rs 15,224
In all these wage rates, along with the basic salary, Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) is also included.
The decision was taken keeping in mind the pending amendments and inflation.
The proposed wage revisions in the years 2019 and 2024 could not be implemented, due to which the gap between wages and inflation had increased. Now keeping in mind this pending amendment based on Consumer Price Index (CPI), the government has taken this decision.
The government says that this step is necessary to provide relief to the workers as well as to maintain industrial peace and smooth production. It has also been made clear that after the implementation of the new rates, strict action will be taken against any kind of irregularity or reduction in the rights of workers.
The decision was taken after a dispute between workers and employers.
This decision was taken at a time when the dispute between workers and employers regarding increasing wages had increased and industrial activities were getting affected. The workers said that living has become difficult due to rising inflation and rent. At the same time, employers cited global economic pressure, rising costs and supply chain disruptions.
The committee prepared a balanced solution after discussing with all parties.
The committee formed to handle the situation was headed by Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner Deepak Kumar. Additional Chief Secretary (MSME), Principal Secretary Labor and Employment Department and Labor Commissioner Uttar Pradesh were made members in the committee. Apart from this, the committee also included five representatives of workers and three representatives of employers. The committee visited the spot and talked to all the parties and prepared a balanced solution, on the basis of which the new wage rates were decided.