The Minimum Wages Board under the chairmanship of Tikshan Sood, Punjab labour minister has proposed a record 23% hike in minimum wages in respect of 60 scheduled employments in the state.
The Board has proposed revision of minimum wage of unskilled workers to Rs123.12 against Rs100.51 being paid earlier.
Disclosing this on Friday, Sood said the minimum wages were being revised after a long gap of eight years. Notification has been issued to seek objections from the concerned public, as required by the law and minimum wages would be notified after processing the objections received, if any, after two months.
Sood said he had proposed to the Centre that it should be compulsury for states to revise minimum wages after every two years, so that interest of labour class could be protected.