Revised Minimum Wages & VDA w.e.f. 01.10.2017: Industrial Workers – Construction

Revised Minimum Wages & VDA w.e.f. 01.10.2017: Industrial Workers –
Construction – Unskilled/Semi-Skilled/Unskilled
Supervisory/Skilled/Clerical/Highly Skilled

F.No.1/13(3)/2017-LS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Labour& Employment 

Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner(C)
New Delhi

Dated:6/10/2017

ORDER
 

In exercise of the powers conferred by Central Government vide Notification 188 (E) dated 19th January, 2017 of the Ministry of Labour and Employment the undersigned, hereby declares that there shall be no increase in Variable Dearness Allowance for the period of 1.10.2017-31.3.2018 due to decrease in the average Consumer Price Index
for the period January, 2017 to June, 2017 for the workers employed in
Industrial Workers and thereby resulting in the VDA remaining the same as it was during the period of 1.4.2017 to 30.9.2017. This order shall come into force w.e.f. 01.10.2017.

The rates of Variable Dearness Allowance for workers employed in CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OR RUNWAYS OR IN BUILDING OPERATIONS INCLUDING LAYING DOWN UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC, WIRELESS, RADIO, TELEVISION, TELEPHONE,TELEGRAPH AND OVERSEAS COMMUNICATION CABLES AND SIMILAR OTHER UNDERGROUND CABLING WORK, ELECTRIC LINES, WATER SUPPLY LINES AND SEWERAGE PIPE LINES.

Therefore, the minimum rates of wages including the basic rates and Variable Dearness Allowance payable w.e.f. 01.10.2017 to the employees would be same as under: –

Category of worker	Rates of wages including V.D.A. per day (in Rupees)
	`A’ Area	‘B’ Area	‘C’ Area
Unskilled	523+13 536	437+11 448	350+9 359
Semi-Skilled/ Unskilled Supervisory	579+14 593	494+12 506	410+10 420
Skilled	637+16 653	579+14 593	494+12 506
Clerical	637+16 653	579+14 593	4944-12 506
Highly Skilled	693+17 710	637+16 653	579+14 593

The VDA has been rounded off to the next higher rupee as per the decision of the Minimum Wages Advisory board.

The classification of workers under different categories will be same as in Part-I of the notification, whereas classification of cities will be same as in the Part-II of the notification dated 19th January, 2017. The present classification of cities into areas A, B
& C is enclosed at Annexure I for ready reference.
 

(A.K.Nayak)
CHIEF LABOUR COMMISSIONER(C)

To As per list attached

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