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PANJIM: Labour and Employment Minister Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate on Monday said that the draft notification to revise minimum wages in the State will be issued within a fortnight and that the minimum wages will be revised before Diwali festival.
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Monserrate said that the draft notification will be issued within next 15 days with intention to revise minimum wages with proposed rates in the State. Later, objections and suggestion will be invited from all the stakeholders including industries and trade unions within 60 days from the date of notification.
The Minister said that after receiving suggestions and objections, the State government will fix the minimum wages in the State and notify them.
“The minimum wages will be revised before ensuing Diwali festival,” he said.
Currently, the minimum wages for unskilled worker is Rs 307 and it was last revised in 2016.
Though, the minimum wages are revised in every three years, the State government could not revise them for the last two years due to Covid-19 pandemic.
To a question, the Minister said that though he wanted to revise and fix minimum wages before Ganesh Chaturthi, it was delayed due to some factors such as financial impact on the State government. There are a large number of workers working on daily wages in various government departments and they would also get the benefit of the revised minimum wages.
