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Expert committee suggests Rs 9,750 a month as national minimum wage

Considering a worker works for 26 days a month, the minimum monthly wage came to Rs 9,750

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Somesh Jha New Delhi
A government-appointed expert committee has proposed doubling the national-level minimum wage for a worker in the country to Rs 9,750 a month, up from a floor of Rs 4,576 at present.

The committee has alternatively proposed a national minimum wage at various regional levels in the range of Rs 8,892-11,622 a month (depending on local factors) and suggested an additional house rent allowance for urban workers.

The report of the expert committee, led by V V Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI) Fellow Anoop Satpathy, was made public by the Union labour and employment ministry on Thursday. The labour ministry has put up

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