Uttarr Pradesh
Shasan Sharam Anubhag - 3
In pursuance of the provisions of clause (3) of Article (348) of the constitution, the Governor is pleased to order the publication of the following English translation of notification no 12 /2017/447/36-3-2017-01 (Estb.) /2005 dated July 26, 2017 for general information :
Notification No 12/2017/447 /36-3-2017- 01 (Estb.)/2005 Lucknow Dated July 26, 2017
In exercise of the powers under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 read with clause (3) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948(Act no. XI of 1948), and in supersession of Government notification no. 12/2016/524/36-3-2016-01(Estb.)/2005, dated June 15, 2016 the Governor is pleased to fix and revise, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette, the minimum rates of wages in respect of the employees, employed in the Employment in agriculture in Uttar Pradesh shall be as under:-
| Sr. No. | Type of agriculture work | Region | All inclusive of minimum rates of wages for adult workers. |
| 1 | Cultivation and tillage of soil, production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any agriculture commodity, preparation for marketing and delivery to storage or to market or to carriage for transportation to market of farm produce and any practice incidental to or in conjunction with farm operations including mushroom cultivation in farms of all sizes, including those within six kilometers of municipal or cantonment limits. | Whole of Uttar Pradesh | Rs. 4550/- per month or Rs. 175/- per day. |
| 2 | Forestry or timbering operation performed by farmer or on a farm as incidental to or in conjunction with farm operations. | ||
| 3 | Dairy farming, raising of livestock, bee-keeping, poultry farming and their incidental operations. |
2. The minimum wages may be paid in cash or where so agreed by the employees, in kind or partly cash and partly in kind, so however, that the total value of the wages, shall in no case, be less than the minimum prescribed rates.
3- The hourly rates of wages shall not be less than 1/6 of the daily rates.
4- The minimum time-rate wages payable to adolescents and children shall not be less than time-rate wage admissible to an adult employee.
5- The rates of wages shall not in any way operate to the prejudice of any employee that is if more rates of wages are being paid than those prescribed under this notification, they would continue to be paid and they would be deemed to be the minimum rate of wages prescribed under this notification.
By Order,
( Rajendra Kumar Tiwari)
( Rajendra Kumar Tiwari)
Addl. Chief Secretary
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