U.P. CM announces wage reform, warns industrial unrest will harm progress
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced wage reforms and plans for a new wage board to ensure equitable pay for workers in larger industries. Speaking on International Labour Day, he emphasized the interdependence of industry and labor for mutual progress. The state also plans to provide free annual health insurance of ₹5 lakh to industrial workers through collaboration with insurers and entrepreneurs.
- ▪The Labour Department has been instructed to form a new wage board to ensure equitable wages.
- ▪The reforms target workers in industries employing 10 or more people.
- ▪Yogi Adityanath emphasized that industry and labor are interdependent for progress.
- ▪Free annual health insurance of ₹5 lakh will be offered to industrial workers in approved hospitals.
- ▪The announcement was made during the ‘Shramveer Gaurav Samaroh 2026’ in Lucknow on May 1, 2026.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday (May 1, 2026) said the Labour Department has been instructed to form a new wage board and ensure that all workers, particularly those employed in industries with 10 or more employees, receive equitable wages.Addressing the ‘Shramveer Gaurav Samaroh 2026’ on International Labour Day in Lucknow, he said industry and labour were interdependent. “If industry advances, workers will also advance; and if workers thrive, industries will flourish swiftly. Additionally, efforts are under way in collaboration with insurance companies and entrepreneurs to offer free annual health insurance coverage of ₹5 lakh to workers in industrial regions, facilitating treatment in approved hospitals,” he said.
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