NEW DELHI: In a significant relief for everyday wage earners at the capital, Delhi authorities has raised amounts of minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled employees in most”scheduled employments”.
Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday published an arrangement, raising the dearness allowance for unskilled, semi-skilled, proficient and other employees in most scheduled employments with effect from April 1, 2021.
“These measures are taken from the interest of both working class that have endured because of the present pandemic.
This arrangement will also benefit people in clerical and supervisory tasks,” he explained.
Sisodia added that men and women in the unorganised sector that are used on minimum salary shouldn’t be deprived of dearness allowance.
“Factoring in the dearness allowance, revised levels of minimum wages are declared,” he explained.
Together with the increased dearness allowance, the yearly salary for unskilled labourers are improved from Rs 15,492 to Rs 15,908, Delhi government said.
To get semi-skilled labourers, the salaries are improved from Rs 17,069 to Rs 17,537.
For expert labourers, it’s currently Rs 19,291 rather than Rs 18,797.
In addition, the minimum wage levels to its manager and also the cadre of workers also have been improved, the announcement said.
The monthly salary for non-matriculate workers are raised from Rs 17,069 per cent 17,537 and also for matriculate workers, from Rs 18,797 per cent 19,291.
For students and people with high educational qualifications, annual salaries are raised from Rs 20,430 to Rs 20,976.
“Though we have needed to cut down many expenses, remembering the interests of the working class, this choice was accepted,” Sisodia said.
“Every part of this society was negatively impacted as a result of this pandemic.
Adding to the envy of these masses would be that the soaring costs of daily essentials like additives and oil,” he further added.
“I expect this growth in salary will offer a relief to our labor brethren,” Sisodia explained, adding the minimal salary of Delhi will be the greatest among the countries in India.