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1. Minimum Rate of Wages for the period
01/04/2021 to 30/09/2021 by Govt. of Gujarat
Dy. Labour Commissioner and authority under the minimum wages act. 1948, Gandhinagar have declared
revised D.A. rate and have increase Rs. 15.70/- vide notification no. Ql S/ Z-2/514 to 535/2021 dated
08/04/2021. Now the Minimum Rate of Wages for the period 01/04/2021 to 30/09/2021 is as below -
As per the Notification no. KHR/2020/8/LVD/10/2013/755760/M(2) Minimum Rate of Wages for the Salt Industries will be
Zone – I for whole Gujarat State.
Zone-I shall comprise the area in the State of Gujarat within the limits of the Municipal Corporation as
constituted under the Gujarat Municipal Corporation Act-1949 & the areas within the limits of the Municipality as Constituted
under the Gujarat Municipalities Act 1963 & the area falling within the jurisdiction of concerned Urban Development Authority
Zone – II shall comprise all the areas in the state of Gujarat other than those included in Zone - I
Zone – I Zone - II
Category Basic D.A.
Total Pay (Per
Day)
Category Basic D.A. Total Pay (Per Day)
Skilled 293 72.20 365.20 Skilled 284 72.20 356.20
Semi-Skilled 284 72.20 356.20 Semi-Skilled 276 72.20 348.20
Un Skilled 276 72.20 348.20 Un Skilled 268 72.20 340.20

2. Above mentioned Minimum Rate of wages does not includes Ship Breaking Work and Cleaning
and Sweeping Work.
Minimum Rate of Wages for Cleaning and Sweeping Work are as below -
Category Basic D.A. Total Pay (Per Day)
Area - A 220 77.60 297.6
Area - B 218 77.60 295.6
Area - C 216 77.60 293.6
Area - A shall comprise the area of State of Gujarat within the limits of Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation and area falling within peripheral distance of ten kilometers from the aforesaid limits.
Area - B shall comprise the area of State of Gujarat within the limits of Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Surat,
Vadodara, Jamnagar and Junagadh Municipal Corporation and area falling within peripheral
distance of Five kilometers from the aforesaid limits.
Area - C shall comprise all other area in the state of Gujarat not included in Area - A and Area - B.

3. Unskilled:
An unskilled employee is one who does operations that involve the performance of simple duties, which
require the experience of little of no independent judgment or previous experience although familiarity with
the occupational environment is necessary. His work may thus require physical exertion.
Semi-skilled:
A semiskilled worker is one who does work generally of defined routine nature wherein the major
requirement is not so much of the judgment, skill and but for proper discharge of duties assigned to him or
relatively narrow job and where important decisions made by others. His work is thus limited to the
performance of routine operations of limited scope.
Skilled:
A skilled employee is one who can work efficiently of exercising considerable independent judgment and of
discharging his duties with responsibility. He must possess a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the
tradecraft or industry in which he is employed.
Part Time Employees:
An Employees employed on Part-time basis shall be paid 50% of the Basic wages plus special allowance,
if the works up to Four hours & if he works more than Four Hours, He shall be paid full Basic wages plus
special allowance.
Contractual Employees:
An employee employed by contractor or other agencies shall not be paid less than wages plus special
allowances payable to the category of the employees to which they belong.

4. Apprentice Employees:
Apprentice appointed for the purpose of training in Scheduled employment who 1s registered under the
Apprentice Act. The minimum stipend payable should be as follows -
First Year 70% of Minimum Wage of Semi Skilled Workers notified by Appropriate Govt.
Second Year 80% of Minimum Wage of Semi Skilled Workers notified by Appropriate Govt.
Third Year 90% of Minimum Wage of Semi Skilled Workers notified by Appropriate Govt.
"Wages ,, definition under Minimum Wages Act
"Wages" means all remuneration, capable of being expressed in terms of money, which would, if the terms
of the contract of employment, express or implied, were fulfilled, be payable to a person employed in
respect of his employment or of work done in such employment, and includes house rent allowance, but
does not include-
(i) the value of--
(a) any house- accommodation , supply of light, water, medical attendance, or
(b) any other amenity or any service excluded by general or special order of the appropriate
Government;
(ii) any contribution paid by the employer to any Pension Fund or Provident Fund or under any scheme of
social insurance;
(iii) any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession;
(iv) any sum paid to the person employed to defray special expenses entailed on him by the nature of his
employment or
(v) any gratuity payable on discharge;

5. Various Record I Register to be maintained under the Minimum Wages Act
Records Register Form no. Due Date
Wages Register Form B On or Before 7th of every month
Loan / Recoveries Register Form C On or Before 7th of every month
Annual Return Form - II 31st January
Overtime Register Form - V On or Before 7th of every month
Wages Slip Form - V - B One day prior to disbursement of wages
Display of Abstract of Minimum Wages Act
Display of Rate of Minimum Wages and Name &
Address of nspector in English, Hindi & Gujarati
Penalty Provision for Offence under the Minimum Wages Act
Offence Penalty
Payment to any employee less than the minimum rates of wages fixed
for that employee's class of work, or less than the amount due to him
under the provisions of this Act
Imprisonment up to 6 months and I or
fine Rs. 21000/-
Contravention of any rule or order made under Sect ion 13 regarding
normal hours in a working day
Imprisonment up to 6 months and / or
fine Rs. 21.000/ -

13. Only
30,000/-
Rs