The Government of Andaman and Nicobar on December 27, 2023, issued a notification regarding the revision of the minimum wages of various Scheduled employment
The revised minimum wages shall come into effect from January 01, 2023
The following has been stated namely: -
• It states that The Minimum Wages shall be uniform across all three Districts namely South Andaman, North & Middle Andaman, and Nicobar District.
• The rates of Minimum Wages for the following categories of workers have been stated namely: -
(i) Unskilled
(ii) Semi -Skilled
(iii) Skilled
(iv) Highly Skilled
• It further states that The Minimum Wages shall also be uniform across six schedules of employment namely
(i) Shops, Commercial Establishments, Residential Hotels, Lodging Houses, Restaurants, Eating Houses, Theaters, and places of Public amusement or Entertainment.
(ii) Wood-based Industries.
(iii) Educational Institutes / Schools / Nurseries / Kinder Gartens / Tutorials / Coaching Institutes in the Private Sector other than the CBSE Affiliated Institutions.
(iv) Agriculture
(v) Construction or maintenance of Roads or in the Building Operations or Stone Breaking or Stone Crushing
(vi) Loading and Unloading shall be applicable to DRMs engaged by various Govt. Departments under A & N Administration.
[Notification No. 13312023/F.No.16/1/MW/2019-20/LC&DET]
