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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3503
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2026
IMPACT OF STAGNANT REAL WAGES
3503. SHRI RAMASAHAYAM RAGHURAM REDDY:
SHRI SUNIL BOSE:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)the details of average real wages of workers in rural and urban
areas, including regular salaried workers, casual labourers and
self-employed workers since year 2015 and category wise;
(b)whether the Government has conducted any assessment regarding
the impact of stagnant real wages on household consumption and
living standards in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
(c)the details of measures taken or proposed to improve wage
growth, job quality and income security by the Government for
workers in both organised and unorganised sectors?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (c): Labour Bureau, an attached office of Ministry of Labour &
Employment compiles and maintains average nominal daily wage
rates for selected agricultural and non-agricultural occupations,
based on information collected by the National Sample Survey
Organisation from a fixed set of 600 sample villages across 20 States,
up to June 2025.
The minimum rates of wages for employments under the
Central Sphere are notified by the Central Government and are
revised periodically based on increase in Consumer Price Index for
Industrial Workers (CPI-IW). The details of the minimum wages
notified by the Central Government as on 30.03.2026 are available at
https://clc.gov.in/clc/sites/default/files/mygov_17751372721.pdf
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Furthermore, The Code on Wages, 2019 which came into
effect from 21.11.2025, has subsumed the provisions of the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948; Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Payment of Bonus
Act,1965 and Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. Under the provisions of
the Code on Wages 2019, both Central and the State Governments
are empowered to enforce the provisions of the Code by appointment
of various authorities as prescribed under the Code such as
“Authority to hear and decide claims”, “Appellate Authority”,
“Inspector-cum-facilitator” and “Enquiry Officer”.
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