Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Cabinet Panel Reviews State Minimum Wage Revision Notification
The state government has created a group of eight ministers to review a minimum-wage decision.
G Parameshwara will lead the group.
The group will check a Labour Department notice issued on May 22, 2026.
It will compare the notice with the Central government’s Code on Wages, 2019.
The reported revised wage figures are Rs 32,145 and Rs 20,350.
The Finance Department has asked departments to wait before acting on the changes.
Some employers have reportedly objected to the wage increase.
The Labour Department will help the ministerial group with its work.
The government formed an eight-member Cabinet sub-committee led by Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara.
The panel will examine the Labour Department’s May 22, 2026, minimum-wage notification.
Its review will assess whether the notification complies with the Central government’s Code on Wages, 2019.
The revised minimum-wage figures were reported as Rs 32,145 and Rs 20,350.
The Finance Department told government departments to await the Cabinet’s final decision amid reported employer objections.
- Who
- An eight-member Cabinet sub-committee led by Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, with seven other ministers as members.
- What
- A review of the Labour Department’s notification revising minimum wages.
- When
- The notification was issued on May 22, 2026; the Cabinet decided last week to establish the review panel.
- Where
- Bengaluru and the state government administration.
- Why
- To determine whether the minimum-wage revision aligns with the Central government’s Code on Wages, 2019.
Government Review
Employer Concerns
Minimum-wage revision
Government Review
The Cabinet sub-committee will examine the notification and whether it complies with the Code on Wages, 2019.
Employer Concerns
Employers have reportedly objected to the increase in minimum wages, though the article does not specify their detailed arguments.
- Committee size
- Eight members
- Committee chair
- Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara
- Notification date
- May 22, 2026
- Wage figures reported
- Rs 32,145 and Rs 20,350
- Relevant legislation
- Central government’s Code on Wages, 2019
- Administrative direction
- The Finance Department advised departments to await the Cabinet’s final decision
- Reported concern
- Employers reportedly submitted objections to the wage increase