Minimum Wages & VDA from 01.10.2019 for Watch & Wards [Security Guards] Duties
File No.1/ 36(6)/ 2019-LS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Labour& Employment
Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner(C)
New Delhi
Dated 29/ 9/ 2019
O R D E R
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Central Government Vide Notification No.S.0 . 19l(E) dated 19th January, 2017 of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, the undersigned hereby revise the rates of Variable Dearness Allowance on the basis average consumer price index number for the preceding period of six month ending on 30.06.2019 reaching 310.83 from 301.33 (Base 2001 – 100) and thereby resulting in an increase of 9.5 points for Industrial workers and direct that this order shall come into force w.e.f. 01.10.2019.
| AREA | RATES OF V.D.A. PER DAY (in Rs.) |
| A | 96 |
| B | 87 |
| C | 75 |
Therefore, the minimum rates of wages showing the basic rates and Variable Dearness Allowance payable w.e.f 01.10.20 19 to employees employed in WATCH AND WARD (without arms) shall be as under:-
| AREA | RATES OF V.D.A. PER DAY (in Rs.) | ||||
| Basic Wages (Rs.) | VDA (Rs.) | Total (Rs.) | |||
| A | 637 | + | 96 | = | 733 |
| B | 579 | + | 87 | = | 666 |
| C | 594 | + | 75 | = | 569 |
II. RATES OF V.D.A.FOR EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED IN WATCH AND WARD (with arms) shall be as under:-
| AREA | RATES OF V.D.A. PER DAY (in Rs.) |
| A | 104 |
| B | 96 |
| C | 87 |
Therefore, the minimum rates of wages showing the basic rates and Variable Dearness Allowance payable w.e.f. 01.10.2019 to employees employed in WATCH AND WARD (with arms) shall be as under:-
| AREA | RATES OF V.D.A. PER DAY (in Rs.) | ||||
| Basic Wages (Rs.) | VDA (Rs.) | Total (Rs.) | |||
| A | 693 | + | 104 | = | 797 |
| B | 637 | + | 96 | = | 733 |
| C | 579 | + | 87 | = | 666 |
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- 1 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 .
(RAJAN VERMA)
CHIEF LABOUR COMMISSlONER(C)
As per list attached.
ANNEXURE
CLASSIFICATION OF AREAS
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AREA-“A” |
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| Ahmedabad |
(UA) |
Hyderabad |
(UA) |
Faridabad complex | (M.Corpn) |
| Bengaluru |
(UA) |
Kanpur |
(UA) |
Ghaziabad |
(UA) |
| Delhi |
(UA) |
Chennai |
(UA) |
Florida | |
| Greater Mumbai |
(UA) |
Nagpur |
(UA) |
Secunderabad | |
| Kolkata |
(UA) |
Lucknow |
(UA) |
Gurgaon | (M. Corpn) |
| Navi Mumbai |
(UA) |
Pune |
(UA) |
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|
AREA -“B” |
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| Agra |
(UA) |
Gwalior |
(UA) |
Port Blair |
(UA) |
| Ajmer |
(UA) |
Rubli-Dharwad | (M. Corpn) | Puducherry |
(UA) |
| Aligarh | (UA) | Indore |
(UA) |
Raipur |
(UA) |
| Allahabad |
(UA) |
Jabalpur |
(UA) |
Raurkela |
(U/\) |
| Amravati | (M.Corpn) | Jaipur | (M.Corpn) | Rajkot |
(UA) |
| Amritsar |
(UA) |
Jalandhar |
(UA) |
Ranchi |
(UA) |
| Asansol | (UA} | Jalandhar-Canu. |
(UA} |
Sabaranpur | (M.Corpn) |
| Aurangabad | (UA} | Jamrnu |
(UA) |
Salem |
(UA) |
| Bareilly | (UA) | Jarnnagar |
(UA) |
Sangli |
(UA) |
| Belgaum |
(UA) |
Jamsbedpur |
(UA) |
Shillong | |
| Bhavnagar |
(UA) |
Jhansi |
(UA) |
Siliguri |
(UA) |
| Bhiwandi |
(UA) |
Jodhpur |
(UA} |
Solapur | (M .Corpn) |
| Bhopal |
(UA) |
Kannur |
(UA) |
Srinagar |
(UA) |
| Bhubaneshwar |
(UA) |
Kocbi |
(UA) |
Surat |
(UA) |
| Bikaner | (M.Corpn) | Kolhapur |
(UA) |
Thiruvanantapuram |
(UA) |
| Bokaro Steel City |
(UA) |
Kollam |
(UA) |
Thrissur |
(UA) |
| Chandigarh | (UA} | Kota | (M.Corpn) | Tiruchirappalli |
(UA) |
| Coimbatore | (UA) | Kozhikode |
(UA) |
Tiruppur |
(UA) |
| Cultack |
(UA) |
Ludhiana | (M.Corpn) | Ujjain | (M.Corpn) |
| Dehradun |
(UA) |
Madurai |
(UA) |
Vadodara |
(UA) |
| Dhanbad |
(UA) |
Malappuram |
(VA) |
Varanasi |
(UA) |
| Durgapur |
(UA) |
Malegaon |
(UA) |
Vasai – Virar City | (M.Corpn) |
| Durg-Bhilai Nagar |
(UA) |
Mangalore |
(UA) |
Vijayawada |
(UA) |
| Erode | (UA) | Meerut |
(UA) |
Vishakhapatnam | (M.Corpn) |
| Firozabad | Moradabad | (M. Corpn) | Warangal |
(UA) |
|
| Goa | Mysore |
(UA ) |
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| Gorakhpur | (UA) | Nanded Waghala | (M. Corpn) | ||
| Greater Visakhapatnam | (M.Corpn) | Nasik |
(UA) |
||
| Gulbarga | (UA) | Nellore |
(VA) |
||
| Guntur | (UA) | Panchkula |
(UA) |
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| Guwahati | (UA) | Patna |
(UA) |
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Note 1.-Arca ‘C’ shall comprise all areas not mentioned in this list but to which the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948) extends.
Note 2.- U.A. means Urban Agglomeration.
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