Minimum wages w.e.f. 01 Apr, 2016 for one day paid to all Guards & Other Staff employed by DGR sponsored Security Agencies/ Companies/ Corporations

Minimum wages for one day will be paid to all Guards & Other Staff employed by Director General of Resettlement (DGR) sponsored Security Agencies/ Companies/ Corporations throughout the country w.e.f. 01 April, 2016:

2112/SA/MINIMUM WAGES/EMP 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF RESETTLEMENT MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WEST BLOCK IV RK PURAM NEW DELHI 110066

1. REFERENCE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OFFICE MEMORANDUM NO
28(3)/2012-D(RES-l) DATED 09 JUL 2012 AND AMENDMENT ISSUED VIDE OM NO.
28(3)/2012/D(RES-l) DATED 16 JAN 2013 REGARDING GUIDELINES FOR FUNCTIONING OF
DGR EMPANELLED EX-SERVICEMEN SECURITY SERVICES.

2 CONSEQUENT TO REVISION OF MINIMUM WAGES BY MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT,
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, FOR EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL OF THE CENTRAL SPHERE, FOR
WATCH AND WARD DUTIES AND IBID OFFICE MEMORANDUM. THE UNDER MENTIONED MINIMUM
WAGES FOR ONE DAY ARE THE WAGES BELOW WHICH THE PAYMENT TO THE GUARDS & OTHER
STAFF EMPLOYED WILL NOT BE MADE BY DGR SPONSORED SECURITY AGENCIES/ COMPANIES/
CORPORATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WITH EFFECT FROM 01 APR 16

AREA A

AHMEDABAD(UA), BANGALURU(UA), KOLKATA(UA), DELHI(UA), GREATER MUMBAI(UA), NAVI MUMBAI, HYDERABAD(UA), KANPUR(UA), LUCKNOW(UA), CHENNAI(UA), NAGPUR(UA), FARIDABAD COMPLEX, GHAZIABAD, GURGAON, NOIDA & SECUNDRABAD

AREA B

Note :-

1. Wherever the state minimum wages are higher than the wages notified herein,
the higher wages shall stand protected and would be payable.

2. ESI The security guards shall be covered under the Employees State Insurance
Act 1948 as amended from time to time based on the gazette notifications by
respective State Governments covering the areas under the ESI Act. Those areas
which are not covered in the notification shall be covered under the Workmen
Compensation Act 1923, as applicable.

3. HRA The classification of the areas for the purpose of calculation of HRA be
taken as per the classification of areas for HRA promulgated by the Ministry of
Finance, GOI.

4. BONUS Bonus is mandatory as per Payment of Bonus Act 1965 (as amended).As per
Payment of Bonus Amendment Act 2015, concerned months wage as fixed by DGR or
State Govt or Rs 7000/- whichever is higher is payable to the Security
guard/Supervisor with effect from 01 April 14.

5. ** Paid Rest Day. The security guards are entitled to a paid rest day in
every period of seven days (Refer Section 13 (b) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948
and Rule 23 of the Wages (Central) Rules, 1950). When a security guard is
requisitioned by the Principal Employer to work for more than 48 hours in a week
he is entitled to wages on overtime rates for the additional period at double
the ordinary rates in addition to the wages for the rest day.

6. Leave. Payment for leave relief during the leave as mandated by centre/state
govts /Principal employer/service recipient will also be admissible by the
Principal Employer / Service Recipients. This is not to be included in the
quotation for bidding purposes.

7. Additional Charges. Additional charges will be levied in case of service
being provided in remote/disturbed/hazardous areas as Field Allowance @ 25
percent on Basic Pay plus VDA will be entitled to ESM security guards when
working in remote/disturbed area such as Northern Eastern States, J&K etc, or
when working in areas hazardous to health such as Coal Fields, Mines and
Pipelines.

8. The daily wages shall be the minimum wages below which the security agencies
cannot bid. The security agencies shall acquaint themselves with the relevant
statutory provisions and carry out the market survey before bidding/ quoting the
rates of basic daily wage including the variable dearness allowance but the same
will not be below the minimum wages as given above.

9. Wages are subject to amendments as and when promulgated by concerned
authorities from time to time.

10. Paras 2(b), (c), (f), (g), (h), (I) and (n) shall be calculated by the
security agencies and PSUs/ Service recipients, as per the governing statutory
provisions, as applicable.

11. Any welfare measures laid down by the Central / State Enactments shall be
duly complied with by the security agencies and PSUs/ Principal employers.