The Government of Bihar has recently increased the minimum wage rates. As we know, minimum wage is the wage below which no worker can be paid. Along with this, the Bihar Government has classified workers into four categories: unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled. India has remained a developing and labour-intensive country. A considerable proportion of its workforce is engaged in the unorganised sector. It is estimated that nearly 90% of workers are employed in this unorganised segment. To protect the rights of such workers and to ensure them a minimum standard of living, the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, was enacted. The objective of this Act is to ensure that no worker is paid less than the minimum wages fixed for the work he perform. The necessity of this legislation arose due to several socio-economic reasons, such as preventing exploitation of labour, ensuring humane living conditions, reducing economic inequality, increasing productivity and efficiency, reducing...
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