The Government of West Bengal on December 04, 2024, revised the minimum wages of various Scheduled employment.
The following has been stated: -
•The minimum rates of wages for the employees employed in the following 30 (thirty) Scheduled Employments in the state of West Bengal shall be effective in the period from January 01, 2025, to June 30, 2025.
•The minimum rates of wages have been updated with reference to the Fixation / Revision notifications as mentioned against each scheduled employment.
The list of the scheduled employment is given in the document attached below.
•Implementing Areas:
Zone A: Areas under Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Notified Areas, Development Authorities, Thermal Power Plant areas including Township Areas.
Zone B: Rest of West Bengal.
•To arrive at a daily rate, the monthly rate shall have to be divided by 26 (to be rounded off to the nearest rupee), and to arrive at the weekly rate, the daily rate shall have to be multiplied by 6.
•A normal working day shall consist of eight hours of actual work and not less than half an hour of recess, subject to 48 hours of actual work in a week.
•The minimum rates of wages are applicable to the employees employed by contractors also.
•The minimum rates of wages and variable dearness allowance, if any, both together shall constitute the minimum rates of wages to be enforceable under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
The detailed circular is given in the document attached below.
[Circular No. 40/Stat/14/RW/24/2023/LCS/JLC]
