Latest Central Government Employees News No.1/ 20(5) / 2019-LS-II Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner(C) New Delhi Dated:12/10/2020 ORDER In exercise of the powers conferred by the Central Government Vide Notification No. S.0.190(E) dated 19th January, 20 17 of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, the undersigned hereby revise the rates of Variable Dearness Allowance on the basis of the average consumer price index number for the preceding period of six month ending on 30.06.2020 reaching 329.16 from 324 (Base 2001-100) and thereby resulting in an increase of 5.16 points for  Industrial workers  and direct that this order shall come into force w.e.f. 01.10.2020. RATES OF V.D.A.FOR EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED IN  “Employment of Sweeping and Cleaning excluding activities prohibited under the Employment   of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993...

The Minimum Wages (Central) Amendment Rules, 2019 MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th January, 2019 G.S.R. 56 (E) .- Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950, among other rules, were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 30 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948), in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment number G.S.R. 413(E),dated the 23rd April, 2018, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, within a period of three months, from the date on which copies of Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the general public on the 23rdApril, 2018; And whereas the objections and suggestions received on the sai...

PIB: 7th Pay Commission recommendations were implemented & NPS has been liberalized said by Shri Goyal Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 01-February-2019 Highest Ever Growth Of 42% Recorded in Minimum Wages of Labours during last 5 years During the last 5 years, the minimum wages of labours of all classes have been increased by 42% which is the highest increase so far. While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal said that the high growth and formalistation of the economy has led to the expansion of employment opportunities as shown in EPFO membership, which has increased by nearly 2 crore in 2 years reflecting formalisation of the economy and job creations. Shri Goyal said that the 7th Pay Commission recommendations were implemented and New Pension Scheme (NPS) has been liberalized. The Government’s contribution in NPS had been inc...

Pay and allowances of Home Guards should not be less than minimum wages GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-879 ANSWERED ON-25.07.2018 Duty allowance of Home Guards 879 . Shri Motilal Vora (a) whether it is a fact that Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs has shown its displeasure over duty allowances of Home Guards in various States and Union Territories, which is less than minimum wages; (b) the guidelines of Supreme Court in respect of duty allowances of Home Guards and the reasons for not implementing them in Union Territories till now; and (c) whether Government would again take up the issue of implementing it in those States where it has not been implemented? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR) (a) to (c): The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in its 201st Report has shown its displeasure over the non-implementation of Hon’ble Suprem...

Provisions in respect of the Contract Workers on Indian Railway GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E(LL)/2015/PNM/AIRF/1 New Delhi, Dated 17.11.2017 The General Manager (P), All Indian Railways & PUs. Sub: Provisions in respect of the Contract Workers on IR. Ref: Board's letter of even number dated 20.10.2015 Payment of minimum wages to workers employed on Railways under the various provisions of the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970 has become a pivotal issue in the present economic scenario. A meeting in this regard was held by Chief Labour Commissioner (Centre) on 15.11.2017 wherein the following issues, inter alia, were discussed: (i) Whether new rates of minimum wages w.e.f. 01.04.2017 are being paid to the contract workers; (ii) Mode of payment to contract workers through bank/cheque/cash; (iii) Whether provident fund is deducted from the payment made to the contract workers and the same is credited to that PF account; (iv) Whether medical faci...