Karnataka notifies final draft of minimum wages with average increase of 60%
The Karnataka government has notified a final draft of minimum wages, resulting in an average increase of 60% for over one crore workers. The new wages range from ₹19,300 for unskilled workers to ₹31,100 for highly skilled workers. This revision comes after a decade and follows similar actions in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
- ▪The minimum wage increase aims to alleviate the financial pressure on workers due to rising prices.
- ▪The new minimum wages incorporate a variable dearness allowance of ₹1,030.
- ▪Karnataka is the third state to revise minimum wages recently, following Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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In a relief to over one crore workers across 81 scheduled employments in Karnataka reeling under pressure of rising prices of essential commodities, the Karnataka government on Friday notified the final draft of minimum wages — ranging from ₹19,300 for an unskilled worker in Zone 3 to ₹31,100 for the highly skilled worker in Zone 1. The average increase of minimum wages is about 60% from the current wages.The final notification on Friday comes over a year after the draft of the revised minimum wages for 81 scheduled employment in the State was notified on April 11, 2025.
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