The Union Labour and Employment Ministry on Thursday said it had set up an expert group for fixing minimum wages and national floor minimum wages.
The Ministry said it had issued an order to constitute the group to “provide technical inputs and recommendations” on both issues.
The group, set up for three years, would be chaired by Professor Ajit Mishra, director of the Institute of Economic Growth. Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Prof. Tarika Chakraborty, National Council of Applied Economic Research Professor Anushree Sinha, Labour Ministry Joint Secretary Vibha Bhalla and V.V. Giri National Labour Institute Director General H. Srinivas would be its members. A senior advisor to the Ministry, D.P.S. Negi, would be the member-secretary, it said.
“The expert group will give recommendations to the government on minimum wages and national floor wage. To arrive at the wage rates, the group will look into the international best practices on the wages and evolve a scientific criteria and methodology for fixation of wages.”
The decision is part of the Centre’s implementation of the Code on Wages, 2019, which mandates a statutory national level floor wage.
