How minimum wage could double to Rs 375/day if govt accepts proposed norms

The new formula, arrived at by using new evidence on how and how much households consume, suggests increasing the number of 'consumption units' per household to 3.6

Millions of informal workers across India may see their minimum wage entitlement more than double from Rs 176 per day at present to Rs 375 per day or Rs 9,750 per month, if the government accepts the norms proposed by a committee set up to determine how the national minimum wage should be calculated.

Currently, the formula for calculating the national minimum wage presumes that each wage earner supports three persons (“consumption units”), and that a “consumption unit” needs at least 2,700 calories per day (in addition to essential non-food items such as clothing, medicines and