Jaipur, April 30 (IANS) Ahead of the International Workers’ Day, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, raising serious concerns over low minimum wage levels in Rajasthan and urging immediate corrective measures.In his letter, Gehlot highlighted that Rajasthan ranks among the lowest-tier states in the country in terms of minimum wages, according to data from the state’s Labour Department as of March 2026. He described the situation as “extremely…
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Kochi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the state government’s decision to enhance the wages paid to convicted prisoners.A Division Bench, comprising Justice Soumen Sen and Justice V.M. Syam Kumar, rejected the petition filed by advocate A. K. Gopi, which questioned the legality of the government’s executive order dated January 9.The order revised daily wages for prison labour from the earlier range of Rs 63 – Rs 168 to between R…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 29 (IANS) The Kerala government will issue a draft notification revising the minimum wages of employees in the private hospital sector within a month, State Labour and Education Minister V. Sivankutty said on Monday, signalling a decisive move to ensure wage security for thousands of healthcare workers across the state.Chairing a review meeting on the issue, the Minister said officials of the Labour Department have been directed to complete all formalities for issuing the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27 (IANS) Kerala General Education and Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Saturday directed that a draft notification revising the minimum wages of employees in the private hospital sector in the State be issued in the official Gazette within one month. The directive was given to the Labour Department Secretary at a meeting of the Private Hospital Industrial Relations Committee held in Thiruvananthapuram.The decision to issue the notification directly under Section 5(1)(b) …