Karnataka likely to revise minimum wages, notification expected in two weeks: Report
Bengaluru: Karnataka may become the leading state in India for offering the highest minimum wages for both skilled and unskilled laborers. A formal notification regarding the wage revision is expected to be issued within the next two weeks.
The state's current minimum wages, as per a notification from 2022 by the Labour Department, range between Rs 12,000 and Rs 20,000 per month. Karnataka is home to approximately 1.7 crore workers across various sectors, both organised and unorganised, as reported by The New Indian Express.
The draft notification on wage revision will be presented before the Karnataka Minimum Wage Advisory Board, which will then recommend wages for various categories, The New Indian Express report stated while quoting its sources. These recommendations may be either accepted or modified by the state government.
Trade unions have been demanding for a substantial increase in the minimum wage, calling for it to rise to Rs 35,000 per month.
Labour Minister Santosh Lad clarified that the minimum wage revision has not yet been finalised. He mentioned that the proposal has to be kept before the board for approval.
Lad noted that they need to follow certain parameters before finalising the new wages, adding that they are hoping to finish this task within 15 days.
“When we finalise the wages, we consider the demands of employers as well as workers. We are going to revise the existing wages. With the revision, Karnataka’s minimum wages are expected to be the highest in India,’’ TNIE quoted a source as saying.
Currently, Delhi has the highest minimum wages in India, ranging from Rs 17,000 to Rs 23,000 per month.
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Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case: Complainant appears before SIT in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The complainant in the Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case on Saturday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the state government to probe the alleged criminal activities under the jurisdiction limits of Dharmasthala Police Station.
The complainant is said to have presented himself before the SIT at the IB office in Kadri, accompanied by his advocates. The complainant is expected to be interrogated in the presence of DIG (Recruitment Division) MN Anucheth, sources have said.
The Karnataka government constituted the SIT under the leadership of Director General of Police (Internal Security Division), Pranav Mohanty, with other key members including DIG (Recruitment Division) MN Anucheth, DCP (CAR Central) Soumya Latha, and SP (Internal Security Division) Jitendra Kumar Dayama.
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