Minimum wage for workers may rise by up to five times in 10 states

The government last year set up an expert committee to determine a new methodology for minimum wage

The biggest benefit from a hike in the minimum wage, as proposed by a government-appointed expert panel recently, would go to workers in at least 10
states.

Workers from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Meghalaya may see their income levels rise by two to five times. In other words, these states had a significantly lower level of minimum wage than what was established by the panel, based on data evidence.

For instance, in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the minimum wage level for an unskilled worker stood at Rs 69 a day