Minimum Wages and VDA for the employees employed in Construction and Maintenance w.e.f. 01.04.2024

Minimum Wages and Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for the employees employed in Construction and Maintenance of Roads or Runways or in Building Operations w.e.f. 01.04.2024

F.No.1/7(3) /2023-LS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner(C)
New Delhi

Dated: 01/04/2024

O R D E R

In exercise of the powers conferred by Central Government vide Notification No. S.O. 188(E) dated 19th January, 2017 of the Ministry of Labour and Employment the undersigned hereby revise the rates of Variable Dearness Allowance on the basis of the average Consumer Price Index for Industrial workers reaching 399.70 from 385.97 as on 31.12.2023 (Base 2016=100) and thereby resulting in an increase of 13.73 points. The revised Variable Dearness Allowance as under shall be payable from 01.04.2024,-

The rates of Variable Dearness Allowance for employees employed in CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OR RUNWAYS OR IN BUILDING OPERATIONS INCLUDING LAYING DOWN UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC, WIRELESS, RADIO, TELEVISION, TELEPHONE,TELEGRAPH AND OVERSEAS COMMUNICATION CABLES AND SIMILAR OTHER UNDERGROUND CABLING WORK, ELECTRIC LINES, WATER SUPPLY LINES AND SEWERAGE PIPE LINES.

Category of worker	Rates of V.D.A. Area wise per day (in Rupees)
	A	B	C
Unskilled	255	214	172
Semi-Skilled / Unskilled Supervisory	283	240	200
Skilled I Clerical	311	283	240
Highly Skilled	355	311	283

Therefore the minimum rates of wages showing the basic rates and Variable Dearness Allowance payable w.e.f. 01.04.2024 will be as under :-

Category of worker	Rates of wages including V.D.A. per day (in Rupees)
	A Area	B Area	C Area
Unskilled	523+255=778	437+214=651	350+172=522
Semi-Skilled/ Unskilled Supervisory	579+283=862	494+240=734	410+200=610
Skilled / Clerical	637+311=948	579+283=862	494+240=734
Highly Skilled	693+335=1028	637+311=948	579+283=862

The VDA has been rounded off to the next higher rupee as per the decision of the Minimum Wages Advisory Board.

The classification of workers under different categories will be same as in Part-I of the notification, whereas classification of cities will be same as in the Part- II of the notification dated 19th January, 2017. The present classification of cities into areas A, B & C is enclosed at Annexure I for ready reference.

(Dr. Onkar Sharma)
Chief Labour Commissioner(C)

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