Minimum Wages and VDA for Loading and unloading Workers of Railways, Docks, Ports etc w.e.f. 01.04.2024

Minimum Wages and Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) for Loading and unloading Workers of Railways, Docks, Ports etc w.e.f. 01.04.2024

F.No.1/7(4)/2023-LS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner(C)
New Delhi

Dated: 01/04/2024

ORDER

In exercise of the powers conferred by Central Government vide Notification No. S.O. 192(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;-

Rates of VDA for employees employed in loading and unloading in (i) Goods sheds, Parcel Offices of Railways, (ii) Other Goods-Sheds, Go-downs, Warehouses and other similar employments; (iii) Docks and Ports; and (iv) Passengers and Goods and Cargo Carried out at Airports (both international and domestic).

Therefore, the minimum rates of wages including the basic rates and Variable Dearness Allowance payable w.e.f. 01.04.2024 to the employees shall be as under:-

AREA	RATES OF V. D.A. PER DAY (IN RS.)
‘A’	255
‘B’	214
‘C’	172

Therefore, the minimum rates of wages including the basic rates and Variable Dearness Allowance payable w.e.f. 01.04.2024 to the employees shall be as under:-

AREA	RATES OF WAGES PLUS V.D.A. PER DAY
AREA	Basic Wages (Rs.)		V.D.A. (Rs.)		Total (Rs.)
‘A’	523	+	255	=	778
‘B’	437	+	214	=	651
‘C’	350	+	172	=	522

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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