Act 11 of 1948

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

An Act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments.

  • Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • Enacted 1948-03-15
  • 38 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and extent. Read
2 Interpretation. Read
3 Fixing of minimum rates of wages. Read
4 Minimum rate of wages. Read
5 Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages. Read
6 [Omitted.]. Read
7 Advisory Board. Read
8 Central Advisory Board. Read
9 Composition of committees, etc. Read
10 Correction of errors. Read
11 Wages in kind. Read
12 Payment of minimum rates of wages. Read
13 Fixing hours for a normal working day, etc. Read
14 Overtime. Read
15 Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day. Read
16 Wages for two or more classes of work. Read
17 Minimum time rate wages for piece work. Read
18 Maintenance of registers and records. Read
19 Inspectors. Read
20 Claims. Read
21 Single application in respect of a number of employees. Read
22 Penalties for certain offences. Read
22A General provision for punishment of other offences. Read
22B Cognizance of offences. Read
22C Offences by companies. Read
22D Payment of undisbursed amounts due to employees. Read
22E Protection against attachment of assets of employer with Government. Read
22F Application of Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to scheduled employments. Read
23 Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases. Read
24 Bar of suits. Read
25 Contracting out. Read
26 Exemptions and exceptions. Read
27 Power of State Government to add to Schedule. Read
28 Power of Central Government to give directions. Read
29 Power of the Central Government to make rules. Read
30 Power of appropriate Government to make rules. Read
30A Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament. Read
31 Validation of fixation of certain minimum rates of wages. Read
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