Centre revises workersâ minimum wages from April 1
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The Centre has hiked the daily minimum wages of contract, casual and other workers, with retrospective effect from April 1, 2021, varying from a minimum of Rs372 to a maximum of Rs853, in view the revision of the CPI-linked variable dearness allowance (VDA).
Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said around 1.5 crore workers will benefit from the hike, which covers those engaged in construction or building operations, mining and other industries as also to watch & ward staff, sweeping and cleaning, and loading and unloading workers. The new wages incorporates the revised VDA. In the lowest category are the unskilled workers engaged in farm sector at Rs372 to Rs411 a day. For semi skilled supervisor, it will be in the range of Rs 379 to Rs 449 while highly skilled will get from Rs 449 to Rs 540.
Govt hikes variable DA; 1.5 cr central govt employees to benefit
7th Pay Commission latest update: The hike, announced on Friday, May 21, effective from April 1, 2021, will also, result in an increase in the rate of minimum wages for over 1.5 central sphere employees and workers
BusinessToday.In | May 22, 2021 | Updated 11:14 IST
Variable DA is revised on the basis of the average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)
The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced a hike in variable dearness allowance (DA) from Rs 105 per month to Rs 210 per month for central government employees.
The hike, announced on Friday, May 21, effective from April 1, 2021, will also, result in an increase in the rate of minimum wages for over 1.5 central sphere employees and workers.
ESIC sets up oxygen generation plants in its Delhi, NCR hospitals
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ESIC sets up oxygen generation plants in its Delhi, NCR hospitals.. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 9 : The ESIC, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, has installed oxygen generation plants at two hospitals in Delhi and the National Capital Region.
A 440 Litre Per Minute (LPM) capacity plant has been installed at the ESIC Hospital and Medical College in Haryana s Faridabad, while another plant of 220 LPM capacity was commissioned at ESIC Hospital in Jhilmil, New Delhi on Sunday.
The move will help these hospitals to augment the availability of their ICU and ventilator beds.
Labour Min hikes maximum sum assured payable under EDLI scheme to Rs 7 lakh
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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 08:44 PM IST
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The Employees Provident Fund Organisation s (EPFO) Central Board of Trustees (CBT), headed by Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar, had decided to hike the maximum sum assured under the EDLI scheme to Rs 7 lakh at its virtual meeting held on September 9, 2020.
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The labour ministry has implemented a decision of retirement fund body EPFO s trustees to hike the maximum sum assured payable under the Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976 to Rs 7 lakh from the existing Rs 6 lakh.
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation s (EPFO) Central Board of Trustees (CBT), headed by Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar, had decided to hike the maximum sum assured under the EDLI scheme to Rs 7 lakh at its virtual meeting held on September 9, 2020.