Suddenly a news about increasing minimum
pay from Rs. 18000 to Rs. 21000 is floating in some websites. All such news
items come with the claim of that ‘the sources close to Finance Ministry on
condition of anonymity told government Is planning to increase the minimum wage
from Rs. 18000 to Rs. 21000. We are also flooded with queries of whether this
news is true or false. As for as we are concerned we came to know that
there was no such plan under consideration of central government. Some websites
might have posted this news on vested interest or by misunderstanding the
amendment made in payment of wages act.
Recently a amendment was made in payment of wages act to increase the
wage limit to Rs.24000 for applicability of sub section 6 of section 1 of
Payment of wages act 1936. (see the amendment)This might have
been misunderstood by some media that central government is going to increase
minimum pay to Rs.21000.We asked some leaders in NCJCM side, they told that
they haven’t any idea about the news and the authenticity of sources of that
news.
