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State government to revisit minimum wages notified for 84 scheduled employments?

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State government to revisit minimum wages notified for 84 scheduled employments?

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Published - June 29, 2026 08:28 pm IST - Bengaluru The proposed minimum wages per month ranges from ₹19,300 for an unskilled worker in Zone 3 to ₹31,114 for a highly skilled worker in Zone 1. | Photo Credit: File photo Just over a month after the revision of minimum wages for 84 scheduled employments was notified, the Karnataka government is learnt to be keen on revisiting the revised minimum wages in light of opposition from industries bodies. The proposed minimum wages is expected to be revisited by the Cabinet, which will discuss the consequences of the minimum wage revision and legal standing before a decision is made. It is learnt that a preliminary meeting to this effect has already taken place involving officials from Departments of Finance, Commerce and Industries, and Labour, following which the Labour Department is learnt to be preparing a Cabinet note. The proposed minimum wages per month ranges from ₹19,300 for an unskilled worker in Zone 3 to ₹31,114 for a highly skilled worker in Zone 1. Sources said that the Labour Department is preparing a note on the issue to be presented before the Cabinet. “The contention is that the minimum wages were notified without Cabinet approval. Opportunities were given to every stakeholder involved to raise objections in the State Minimum Wages Advisory Committee,” said All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) secretary M. He pointed out that the rates were arrived at after studying the price rise data on food, clothing and housing across 16 centres in the State as per the norms laid down by the Supreme Court in the Raptakos Brett case. “Any move to review or withdraw the final notification will be blatantly illegal as per an earlier order of the High Court’s division bench.

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The Labour Department has been asked to prepare a Cabinet note, the contention being that revised wages were notified without Cabinet approval

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