The rates, which are revised twice a year, were last revised in April 2024. The minimum wage rates are categorized based on skill level, unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled as well as by geographical area as A, B and C.
After revision, minimum wage rates in area “A” for workers in construction, sweeping, cleaning, loading and unloading for unskilled work will be Rs 783 a day or Rs 20,358 per month while for semi-skilled workers it will be Rs 868 a day or Rs 22,568 per month.
For skilled, clerical and watch and wards without arms, the revised wage rate will be Rs 954 a day or Rs 24,804 per month and for highly skilled and watch and ward with arms it will be Rs1,035 a day or Rs 26,910 per month, the ministry said in a statement issued on Thursday.
The central government revises the VDA twice a year, effective from April 1 and October 1, based on the six-month average increase in the consumer price index for industrial workers.