Q. Which state has become the first Indian state to introduce minimum wages for part time workers?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Odisha
Rajasthan has become the first state in India to have set the minimum wage for part-time workers.As per the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, minimum wages have been set for every section of the profession that must be paid to any skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers. Now, Rajasthan has become the first state in India to have set the minimum wage for part-time workers.
• During November 1948, the Central Advisory Council in its first session appointed a Tripartite Committee of Fair Wage.
• This committee came up with the concept of Minimum Wages.
• Indian Government introduced the Minimum Wages Act in 1948, giving both the Union Government and State Governments jurisdiction in fixing wages.
• The act is legally non-binding but statutory.
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Odisha
Answer: Rajasthan
About Minimum Wages Act 1948
• The Minimum Wages Act 1948 is an Act of Parliament concerning Indian labour law that sets the minimum wages that must be paid to skilled and unskilled labours.• During November 1948, the Central Advisory Council in its first session appointed a Tripartite Committee of Fair Wage.
• This committee came up with the concept of Minimum Wages.
• Indian Government introduced the Minimum Wages Act in 1948, giving both the Union Government and State Governments jurisdiction in fixing wages.
• The act is legally non-binding but statutory.
Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to introduce minimum wages for part time workers. The Labour Department has issued a notification.
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