EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. …

1 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYNo. 636, cuttack , THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015/BAISAKHA 10, 1937 LABOUR & DEPARTMENTNOTIFICATIONThe 30th April, No. 150/2015 The following proposals which the State Governmentpropose to make in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) ofSection 3 read with Section 4 and sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act,1948 (11 of 1948) and in supersession of all previous notifications issued in this regard, forfixing / revising the minimum rates of wages as specified in Column (4) of the Schedulehereto annexed payable to the categories of employees as mentioned in Column (3)thereof, who are employed in the employments as specified in Column (2) of the saidSchedule, for the whole State of Odisha, are hereby PUBLISHED as required by clause (b) ofsub-section (1)

2 Of Section 5 of the said Act, for information of all persons likely to beaffected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said proposal shall be taken intoconsideration on or after the expiry of a period of two months from the date of publicationof this notification in theOdisha Gazette. The revised minimum rates of wages shall consist of the basic rates of wages asset out in Column (4) of the said Schedule and payable to the categories of employees asmentioned in Column (3) thereof. In addition to the said rates of wages a special allowancewhich shall be payable at the rate of Rs. (Rupees two and paise fifty) only per day on50 point rise of all India Consumer Price Index Number (Base 2001-100) for industrialworkers PUBLISHED by the Labour Bureau, Shimla, Ministry of Labour or on expiry of blockperiod of two years of coming into force of notification of revised rates of wages, whichever is earlier, as may be notified by the Labour Commissioner, Odisha in theOdisha Gazette and the same shall be uniformly applicable to the categories of employeesas specified in Column (3) of the said Schedule.

3 Any representation containing objection or suggestion which may be received bythe Principal Secretary to Government, Labour & Department, Odisha,Bhubaneswar-751001 from any person in respect of the said proposal before expiry of theperiod specified above will be considered by the State of the EmploymentCategories ofEmployeesProposedminimum rates ofwages per day(1)(2)(3)(4)1. Agriculture2. Agarbati and Candle making Worker sEstablishments3. Automobile servicing, repairing garages andworkshops4. Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacy5. Bakeries and Confectionaries including Biscuitmaking6. Bamboo Forest Establishment7. Brass and Bell Metal Industry8. Carpet Weaving Industry9. Cashew processing establishmentsUnskilled Rs. Cement pipe making and allied productsindustrySemi-skilled Rs.

4 Ceramic and Pottery IndustrySkilled Rs. Chemical IndustryHighly skilled Rs. Cinema Industry and Film Production14. Clay Pottery15. Coir Industry16. Collection of Sal Seeds17. Construction or maintenance of Dams,Embankments, Irrigation Projects and sinkingof wells and Construction or maintenance of roads or inbuilding operations19. Contingent and Casual Employees in Govt. andother establishments, Courier and CargoServices20. Cotton Ginning and Pressing Industry21. Dispensary of Medical Practitioner in anyestablishment of medical consultant or in anyChemical or Pathological Laboratory, PrivateNursing Homes, Private Medical CollegeHospitals, Super Specialty Hospitals, clinic,laboratory (1)(2)(3)(4)22.

5 Distilleries23. Domestic Workers (shall be calculated as perhours of work)24. Electricity transmission, generation anddistribution25. Employment in NGO & Voluntary SocialOrganization26. Employment in laying of underground Cables,Electric lines, Water supply lines and underCable Finishing Dying of yarn and fabrics, painting,knitting and embroidery28. Fisheries and Sea food Industry29. Forest produce such as Genduli gum, Mahuamaking of coal and Foundry Industry with or without attachedmachine shopUnskilled Rs. Glass IndustriesSemi-skilled Rs. Gold and Silver Ornaments and articles ofartistic designSkilled Rs. Graphite Industry including beneficiation Highly skilled Rs. Handloom and Hosiery35.

6 Hotels, Eating Houses and Restaurants36. Ice Factory and Cold Storage37. Jute Industry and Jute Twine Industry38. Kendu Leaf Collection39. Khadi Village Industries including manufactureof Khandasari and other products40. Laundry including dry-washing41. Leather Industry42. Liquefied Petroleum Gas manufacture anddistribution4(1)(2)(3)(4)43. Local Authority44. Manufacture of brush and brooms45. Manufacture of Coke and Burning Coals46. Manufacture of Cold drinks, Soda and otherallied products47. Manufacture of Electrical Bulbs and all alliedelectrical equipments48. Manufacture of matches, fireworks andexplosives49. Manufacture of nails and pinesUnskilled Rs. Manufacture of paints and varnishesSemi-skilled Rs.

7 Manufacture of plastic products including toys Skilled Rs. Manufacture of Radio by assembling with parts Highly skilled Rs. Manufacture of ropes54. Manufacture of Utensils including Aluminumand Hindaliem products55. Metal Industry(except the cottage and villagescale units)56. Major or Minor Engineering Industry includingSponge, Secondary Steel, Rolling Mills, FerroAlloys, Metal Industries(employment less than50 persons)57. Motor body building58. Non-teaching staff of all private EducationalInstitutions including ITI & Training InstituteCoaching Oil Mill60. Paper and Cardboard Industry61. Petrol and Diesel Oil pumps62. Pharmaceutical Industry63. Power loom Industry64. Printing Press, DTP centre and offset printingpress65.

8 Private Road Transport66. Private Security Agencies and Private SecurityServices5(1)(2)(3)(4)67. Public Health Engineering68. Public Motor Transport69. Readymade Garments Industries includingMechanized Trade of Readymade GarmentIndustry70. Refractory Industry71. Regulated markets, Marketing Societies, Co-operative Societies and Rice Mill, Flour Mill or Dal Mill, Chuda mill andMasala MillSemi-skilled Rs. Rubber and Rubber Products IndustrySkilledRs. Salt PansHighly skilled Rs. Saw Mills76. Shops, Commercial Establishments, saloon,beauty parlour, Spa, massaging centre, Xeroxshop, STD both, tent house, newspaper hawkersand newspaper Siali leaf pluckers & Sal leaf pluckers78.

9 Soap and Detergent Manufactory79. Social Forestry80. Spinning Mills81. Stone breaking or Stone crushing82. Tamarind collection83. Tile and Brick Making84. Timber Trading (excluding felling and sawing)85. Timber Trading (including felling and sawing)86. Tobacco (including Bidi making) Manufactory87. Trunks, Suitcase and Bucket manufactory88. Wood works and furniture making industries6 Explanation: for the purpose of this notification minimum rates of wages are all inclusive rates including the basic rates, the costof living allowances and the cash value of the concessional supply if any ofessential daily minimum rates of wages shall be inclusive of wages payable for theweekly day of minimum rates of wages are applicable to employees employed by minimum rates of wages for disabled persons shall be same as payable to theworkers of the appropriate shall not be any discrimination between male and female workers in thematters of payment of minimum wages in any category of (a) Unskilled work means work which involves simple operation requiring little orno skill or experience on the job.

10 (b) Semi-skilled work means work which involves some degree of skill orcompetence acquired through experience on the job and which is capable ofbeing performed under the supervision or guidance of a skilled employeeand includes un-skilled supervisory work.(c) Skilled work means work which involves skill or competence acquiredthrough experience on the job or through training as an apprentice or in atechnical or vocational institute and the performance of which calls forinitiative and judgment; and(d) Highly Skilled work means work which calls for a high degree ofperformance and full competence in the performance of certain tasks,acquired through intensive technical or professional training or practices,work experience for long years and also required for workers to assure fullresponsibility for the judgment or decisions involved in the execution of adult employee shall work for 08 (eight) hours per day excluding half an hour ofrest.