Archive · 1 Dec 2025
Centre Plans Region-Wise Floor Wages
The Indian government is thinking about setting different minimum wages for different areas instead of one wage for the whole country.
They want to do this because the cost of living and industry situations are different in different places.
A few years ago, a group of experts suggested a minimum wage of ₹375 per day, but the government didn't accept it because some industries thought it was too high.
Now, the government is planning to set up a board to help decide these wages.
They also want to change how they calculate the minimum wage to include things like medicine and education.
Some people think this is a good idea because it will make the wages fairer across different areas.
The Centre is planning to enforce region-wise floor wage rates instead of a national base rate.
The government rejected a proposed national minimum wage of ₹375 per day due to industry objections.
A central advisory board will be set up to fix wage rates based on regional economic and industry situations.
The definition of a family unit for calculating minimum wage is being reconsidered to include non-food expenditures.
There are significant variations in minimum wages across states, with Delhi at ₹18,068 per month and Rajasthan at ₹7,400 per month.
- Who
- The Indian government and its expert committee
- What
- Planning to enforce region-wise floor wage rates instead of a national base rate
- When
- Currently in planning phase, no specific date mentioned
- Where
- India
- Why
- To balance worker welfare and industry concerns, considering regional economic variations
- Current National Floor Wage
- ₹176 per day (last notified in 2017)
- Proposed Minimum Wage (2018)
- ₹375 per day
- Family Unit Definition (1957)
- 1.0 (male), 0.8 (female), 0.6 (each child)
- Minimum Wage in Delhi
- ₹18,068 per month
- Minimum Wage in Haryana
- ₹112,764 per month
- Minimum Wage in Rajasthan
- ₹7,400 per month