Govt constitutes expert group to give recommendation on fixation of minimum wages

New Delhi, Jun 3 (KNN) The government has constituted an expert group to provide technical inputs and recommendations on fixation of minimum wages in the country and the national floor minimum wage for a period of three years.

“The expert group will give recommendations to the government on minimum wages and national floor wage. To arrive at the wage rates, the group will look into the international best practices on the wages and evolve a scientific criteria and methodology for fixation of wages,” the Labour Ministry said on Thursday.

The expert group will be chaired by professor Ajit Mishra, Director, Institute of Economic Growth.

The other members of the group include professor Tarika Chakraborty of IIM Calcutta, Anushree Sinha, senior fellow, NCAER, Vibha Bhalla, joint secretary and H Srinivas, director general of the VV Giri National Labour Institute and DPS Negi of the labour ministry as member secretary of the group.