The Labour Department on Monday launched a 10-day special drive to check minimum wages rules, said Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai. Inspections were conducted at 20 public and private institutions on the first day of the drive, he said.
During an interaction with journalists, Mr. Rai said inspection by nine teams of a Special Task Force (STF) in west Delhi revealed that some government and private institutions were not complying with the minimum wages rules notified by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
“Those who were found violating rules in relation to non-payment of wages as per prescribed rates, including government officials required to see the payment of these to agencies to whom work has been outsourced, are being issued show-cause notices requiring them to appear before the Labour Court of west Delhi on December 24 with proper documents,” Mr. Rai said.
He said the drive will continue with similar inspections to be conducted in south district on Tuesday, followed by others over the coming days. Nine teams have been formed to inspect factories and firms to check whether they are paying minimum wages or not.
The daily minimum wages applicable in Delhi from November this year are: ₹538 (or ₹14,000 per month) for unskilled workers; ₹592 (or ₹15,400 per month) for semi-skilled workers; and ₹692 (or ₹16,962 per month) for skilled workers.
