The floor-level minimum wage is updated every two years, and the next update is due this month. It should not be anyway construed with the minimum wage which the Government intends to fix under the new Code on Wages,” the clarification said. The national floor-level minimum wage had been fixed at Rs 176 in 2017. Currently, the Centre notifies the national floor-level minimum wage every two years as a recommendatory amount. A labour economist said the binding minimum wage would be more than the national floor-level minimum wage.

Source: The Telegraph July 17, 2019 20:19 UTC