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  Centre revises variable dearness allowance, hikes minimum wage for workers from October 1

  Business | September 26, 2024 19:52 IST

  The new revised minimum wage will come into effect from October 1 and will benefit the workers engaged in various sectors, including building construction, loading and unloading, watch and ward, sweeping and cleaning.

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  Govt sets up expert panel to fix minimum wages

  India | June 03, 2021 15:37 IST

  To arrive at the wage rates, the group will look into the international best practices on the wages and evolve a scientific criteria and methodology for fixation of wages. The expert group is chaired by Prof Ajit Mishra, Director, Institute of Economic Growth.

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  7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees may get 5% DA hike by July end

  Business | July 13, 2019 15:26 IST

  No new announcement was made regarding their impending demands on the 7th Pay Commission recommendations in the Modi government's Union Budget 2019.

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  NYAY: Rahul Gandhi's Nyuntam Aay Yojana explained

  March 26, 2019 16:15 IST

  In a big bang election promise, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday announced Nyuntam Aay Yojana or minimum income scheme. Here's what it means.

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  Rahul Gandhi promises minimum universal basic income for poor if Congress returns to power

  January 28, 2019 23:43 IST

  The Congress president claimed that the move would be unprecedented as 'no government in the world has ever taken such a decision'.

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  Trade unions' 20 point agenda includes Rs 18,000 minimum wage, social security cover

  Business | December 31, 2018 21:46 IST

  The convention has listed 20 demands from the government for the members of the trade unions across the country. 

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  Centre rejects suggestion to link old age pension with minimum wage

  India | December 01, 2018 12:33 IST

  The petitioner in person sought the linking of the old age pension with the price index and said the value of Rs. 200 that one was getting in 2007 has gone down substantially in 2018. 

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  Odisha government hikes minimum daily wages of labourers after three years

  India | October 30, 2018 19:52 IST

  Wages for piece rate work under 15 job categories have also been enhanced for the labourers.

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  Delhi cabinet restores increase in minimum wages quashed by HC

  India | October 18, 2018 20:29 IST

  The move comes after the Delhi High Court on August 4 quashed the Aam Aadmi Party government's March 2017 notification fixing higher wages in the city.

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  SC rejects plea for minimum wages for unorganised sector workers

  India | October 12, 2018 19:28 IST

  These wages should be equivalent to what is paid to Group 'D' central government employees under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, the petitioner had pleaded.   

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  Delhi High Court sets aside AAP govt order revising minimum wages

  India | August 04, 2018 20:33 IST

  As per the notification, the minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled labour were fixed at Rs 13,500, Rs 14,698 and Rs 16,182, respectively.  

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  Trade unions reject government’s offer, refuse to call off September 2 strike

  August 30, 2016 17:30 IST

  Trade unions on Tuesday refused to call off their scheduled strike on September 2 despite the central government agreeing to some of their demands including hiking the minimum wage to Rs 350.

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  Centre to release of two-year pending bonus for govt employees, minimum wage hiked to Rs 350

  August 30, 2016 17:01 IST

  In a bid to dissuade government employees from going on a country-wide strike scheduled on Friday, the Centre on Tuesday decided to pay two years pending bonus of central government’s employees. The payment of

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  Minimum wages hiked in Delhi

  India | October 16, 2015 23:43 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi government today announced a slight increase in the minimum wages of workers across sectors, violating which will result in contractors getting "blacklisted" as per a recent decision by the Cabinet.Announcing the hike,

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  Bring wages under MGNREGS on par with minimum wages: SC

  India | July 11, 2014 18:17 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to bring wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) on par with minimum wages prevailing in different states.A bench of justices S