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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicMinimum Wages

Topic: Minimum Wages

India must adjust minimum wages to reduce income gaps. It doesn’t have to harm jobs

The rising minimum wage has reduced wage inequality in India over the past two decades. These gains were achieved without adverse effects on employment.

Centre increases MGNREGA wages by 3-10%. Haryana highest at Rs 374 per day, Arunachal lowest

Issue of low wages was pointed out by Parliamentary panel in a report tabled in February. It demanded increase in wages to engage more workers and to bring uniformity across states.

‘It’s a legitimate demand’: Global fashion factories in Bangladesh reject 56% minimum wage hike

Factory owners are asking for 60% govt-mandated hike. Meanwhile, the govt said minimum wage would rise by 56.25% to 12,500 taka ($114) a month from 1 December — first hike in 5 years.

‘We are not robots’: A call for ‘basic wages & rights’ as farmers & workers join hands at Ramlila Maidan

Farmers and workers from organised and unorganised sectors gathered at the Ramlila Maidan Wednesday to demand better access to health, housing, wages and livelihood.

Why MNREGA wages are so low

Currently, the MNREGA wage rates of at least 17 of the 21 major states are even lower than the state minimum wage for agriculture.

Modi wanted to end MGNREGS. Now it’s his only tool to ride through slowdown

Under the Modi government, the MGNREGS has suddenly become both an indicator of rural stagnation as well as the proposed solution to it.

RSS trade wing angry with Modi govt over minimum wage, threatens nationwide protest

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh wants govt to tweak current formula for minimum wages, particularly the presumption that each wage-earner supports a family of only 3.

Lok Sabha passes Wages Code Bill that will tackle minimum wages & delay of payments

Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said the bill, which seeks to amend & consolidate laws relating to wages & bonus will benefit 50 crore workers.

How Modi govt’s labour law changes hope to raise India’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking

The government introduced 2 bills in Lok Sabha this week, which will consolidate earlier legislation seen as impediments to attracting investment.  

MGNREGA survived Modi govt’s neglect and derision, it will be up to new regime to fix it

The current wage system in MGNREGA needs a double booster shot: hike in existing rate and correction in subsequent revision rates.

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