Himachal Pradesh - Minimum Wages - Hydro Power Projects

 (Authoritative  English Text of this Department Notification No. Shram(A)4-8/2006-Part-III  dated  22-07-2017  as required under clause(3) of Article 348 of the constitution of India.)

GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

 NOTIFICATION
 Hydro Power Projects

No. Shram (A) 4-8/2006-Part-III Dated Shimla- 22-07-2017
WHEREAS, the Governor, Himachal Pradesh is of the opinion that the minimum rates of wages in the Scheduled employment of “Hydro Power Projects” may be revised in respect of unskilled and other categories of workers with effect from 1st April, 2017;
AND WHEREAS, as per provision of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 5 read with section 9 of the Minimum Wages Act,1948, a Minimum Wages Advisory Committee was constituted vide Notification No: Shram (A)4-8/2006-Part-File-Loose, dated 16th June,2015;
AND WHEREAS, a meeting of the said committee was held on 27-04-2017 wherein increase in Minimum wages payable to all the categories of workers in all the 19 scheduled employments were approved and recommended w.e.f. 01-04-2017;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the power conferred by subsection (2) of section 5 of the Act, ibid the Governor, Himachal Pradesh is pleased to revise the minimum wages of the workers working in the above mentioned Scheduled Employment w.e.f 1st April, 2017 as under:-

Category of Workers		Minimum Wages
		Daily	Monthly
UN-SKILLED WORKERS :		210	6300
SEMI-SKILLED WORKER		227	6810
SKILLED WORKERS :		254.17	7625
HIGHLY SKILLED		314.5	9435
NOTE
1.     There will be no distinction between the minimum wages of male or   female and adult or non-adult for the same and similar nature of work.
2.     Wages of Apprentices shall  be regulated under the Apprenticeship          Act, 1961(Act No. 52 of 1961).
3. Where any class of work is performed on piece work basis, the wages shall not be less than the time rate prescribed for that category.
4. If any category of workers employed in the scheduled employment is not mentioned specifically, such category of workers shall not be paid less than the minimum rates of wages fixed for the similar category having the same skill.
5. 20% increase will be admissible over and above the minimum rates of wages to the workers working inside the tunnels.
6.     25 % increase shall be applicable over and above the minimum rates of wages in different categories of workers working in ‘Under Construction Hydro- Electric Power Projects’ located in Non- Tribal Areas.
7.      25% increase shall be applicable over and above the minimum wages in the Scheduled Tribal Areas in Himachal Pradesh. In case of workers working in the Under Construction Hydro- Electric Power Projects’ in Tribal Areas an additional 10% increase shall be applicable.

The definition of unskilled/semiskilled/skilled/highly skilled will   be as under:-

(i) Unskilled: -- An unskilled employee is one who does operations that involve the performance of simple duties, which require the experience of little or no independent judgment or previous experience although familiarity with the occupational environment is necessary. His work may thus require in addition to physical exertion familiarity with variety of articles or goods.

(ii) Semi-skilled: -- A semi skilled worker is one who does work generally of defined routine nature wherein the major requirement is not so much of the judgment, skill and but for proper discharge of duties assigned to him or relatively narrow job and where important decisions made by others. His work is thus limited to the performance of routine operations of limited scope.

(iii) Skilled: -- A skilled employee is one who is capable of working efficiently of exercising considerable independent judgment and of discharging his duties with responsibility. He must possess a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the trade, craft or industry in which he is employed.

(iv) Highly Skilled: -- A highly skilled worker is one who is capable of working efficiently and supervises efficiently the work of skilled employees.