Minimum Wages in Bihar w.e.f. October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012

Bihar: Minimum Wages w.e.f. October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012

Sr. No. Scheduled Employment Category of Workers Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
1 Agriculture Harvesting One bundle in 10 bundle of harvested crops
Tractor Driver and Pump operator 191
Tractor/Pump Khalasi/Chowkidar/ Sipahi 148.61
All other Agri. Operations (except harvesting) 138
2 Agarbati industry Unskilled  138
Semi-skilled 144
Skilled 176
Highly skilled 215
Clerical/ Supervisory 153
3 Aluminum industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
4 Automobile Engg. Shop Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
5 Bakeries & Confectionaries Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
6 Asbestos Cement industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
7 Biscuits industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
8 Book Binding industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
9 Brick Manufactory Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
10 Cement Hume Pipe, Electric Pole and Railway Sleeper manufacture industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
11 Cement Priestesses Products industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
12 Chemical and Pharmaceutical industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
13 Cinema industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
14 Coal Briquettes industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
15 Cold Storage Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
16 Construction or maintenance of roads or in building operations. Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
17 Cooperative Sector Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
18 Courier Service Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
19 Dafti Card-Board Hill- Board Corrugated-Board Straw-Board /Manufactory Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
20 Dairies & Poultry Farms Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
21 Dam Construction & irrigation Works Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
22 Distilleries Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
23 Domestic Workers Washing clothes/utensils/housekeeping. (1000 sq. ft. house) (one hour) (per month) 17
Washing clothes/utensils/ housekeeping. (eight hours) (per month) 132
24 Earth Cutting operations For every 90 cubic ft. of soft earth  
For every 75 cubic ft. of hard earth  
For every 60 ft. of highly hard earth  
Note: Decision of 15% less earth cutting for women worker, but will get equal wage
25 Electronics Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
26 Electric and other types of Bulbs and Florence Tube Manufacture industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
27 Electro Casting & Metal Furnishing Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
28 Engineering industries (employment more than 50 workers) Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
29 Filtered Rice Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
30 Fisheries Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
31 Forestry & Timbering Operations Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
32 Foundry industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
33 Glass industry (excluding Glass Sheets) Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
34 Glass Sheet Manufactory Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
35 Gold & Silver ornaments & articles of artistic design. Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
36 Gun Factory Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
37 Hair Cutting Saloons Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
38 Handloom industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
39 Hard Coke Ovens Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
40 Hotels, Eating House and Restaurants Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
41 Hosiery Manufactory Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
42 Ice Cream and Cold Drinks Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
43 Information Technology Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
44 Jute industry and similar works Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
45 Khadi and Village industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
46 Khandsari industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
47 Lac Manufactory Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
48 Laundry & Washing Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
49 Leather goods Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
50 Loading & Unloading Operations Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
51 Mica Works Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
52 Minerals Grinding industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
53 Minor Engineering (Excluding Automobile Engineering shops less than 50 workers) Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
54 Oil Mills Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
55 Paper industries Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
56 Papad industry Unskilled  138
Semi-skilled 144
Skilled 176
Highly skilled 215
Clerical/ Supervisory 153
57 Petrol and Diesel Pumps Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
58 Plastic industries Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
59 Plucking& Processing of kendu Leaves Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
60 Ply Wood Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
61 Potteries Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
62 Power loom industries Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
63 Printing Press Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
64 Private Ferries and L.T.C. Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
65 Private Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Clinics Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
66 Private security Agency Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
67 Public Motor Transport Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
68 Refractories, Fire bricks & Ceramics industries Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
69 Religious and Social institutions Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
70 Rice Mill, Flour Mill and Dal Mill Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
71 Rolling of Iron Rods, Plates, Angle etc, Work Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
72 Rubber & Rubber compound industry.(in which manufacture of Tyre and Tube also) Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
73 Safai Karamcharies Unskilled  138
Semi-skilled 144
Skilled 176
Highly skilled 215
Clerical/ Supervisory 153
74 Sailers Employment Unskilled  138
Semi-skilled 144
Skilled 176
Highly skilled 215
Clerical/ Supervisory 153
75 Shop selling Cooked Food Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
76 Shops or Establishments other than that covered under any of other entire in this schedule Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
77 Silk industry including manufacture of silk, artificial silk and other staple yarn Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
78 Sindoor and Rang Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
79 Soap making industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
80 Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing Operations Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
81 Sales Promotion of medicine Unskilled  132
Semi-skilled 137
Skilled 169
Highly skilled 206
Clerical/ Supervisory 147
82 Tailoring industry Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
83 Tea Plantation Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
84 Tanneries and Leather Manufactory Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
85 Tobacco (including bidi making) manufactory Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
86 University Education Research or Cultural institution Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
87 Wood Works and furniture Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159
88 Woolen Carpet making or shawl weaving establishment Unskilled  144
Semi-skilled 150
Skilled 183
Highly skilled 223
Clerical/ Supervisory 159

 

Piece Work: Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing Operations

Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
(a) Mining & Carrying by Bullock Cart Up to quarter mile per 100 Cft. 313
Above quarter mile of carrying per 100/- Cft. 72
(b) Mining chelly breaking and transport by trolley per tub. Of 25 ft. 77
(c) Chelly breaker from boulder per 100/- Cft. 77
(d) Ballast breaker from boulder per 100/- Cft. 2"x3" 163
2"x2.50" 202
1.50"x2" 243
1" 401
(e) Breaking ballast from telai. Per box of 5 ft. 26
(f) Chips breaker Handmade chips of 3/4"Dn. per Cft. 13
Handmade chips of 1"Dn. Per Cft. 13
(g) Earth cutting For soft earth per 90 Cft. 144
For hard earth per 75 Cft. 144
For highly hard earth per 60 Cft. 144
(h) Borers and Drollers. Per ft. 20
(i) Mines (including boulders carrying head load within a quarter mile. Per 25 Cft.) 94
(j) Wagon loaders full head of Board gauges wagon (500 Cft.) per Wagon load 259
(k) Stone Set (Stone Bricks) per 100 Pcs. Breaking size (9"x6"x4") 316
Stone set (Stone bricks polishing) 177
Stone set (Stone bricks cutting 7 transporting) for 3 to 4 mile 144

 

Piece Work: Bidi Making Manufactory
Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Wages
(a) Per thousand bidi (if employer earning less than Rs.43 per day than he shall be at least paid Rs.43 per day. Subject to condition specified in the annexure) _  
(i) Labeling (Single) per lakh 177
(ii) Labeling (Double) per lakh 184
(b) Sekai Work Other than Tandoor. Per lakh 86
By Tandoor. Per lakh 87
Packing (Basket Packing) per lakh 90

 

Piece Work: Brick Manufactory
Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
(i) Brick molders (inclusive of cutting earth, kneading earth, watering earth, carrying earth to parria) per 1000 bricks 212
(ii) Loading & unloading of Bricks (Bhattha) per 1000 bricks & unskilled labour per day 144
(iii)  Mistri 154
  In Chimneys
(i) Brick molders (inclusive of cutting earth, kneading earth, watering earth, carrying earth to parria & pug mill) per 1000 bricks 186
(ii)  Loading & unloading of Bricks per 1000 bricks & unskilled labour per day 144
(iii) Fireman 171
(iv) Coalman/Chowkidar/Fire Khalalsi & Rublishman 144
(v) Mate/Over Supervisor 7 Mistri 165
(vi) Munshi 174

 

Piece Work: Hair Cutting Saloon
Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
(a) Per Hair Cutting 20
(b) Per Shaving 7
(c) Per Hair Cutting & Shaving 25
(d) Per Sar Mundan 15
(e) Per Hair cutting of Children 12
(f) Per Sar Malish 5
(g) Per Shampoo 12
(h) Per Hair Dying 60

 

Piece Work: Loading & Unloading Operations
Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
1 Loading & Unloading of bags, gur chakkies, fertilizer, bales of cloths, jute, cotton etc. tin or drum of kerosene oil, mustered oil, coconut oil & other oil, Dalda Malases, Paints tar etc. or any other load, not specified in this schedule from Godown or Shop or storage place to railways wagon, truck, Bullock cart, etc. or from one place to another & vice-versa for carrying loads every 200 mts or parts there of. per load of _ 144
(i)Less than 20 kg. 2
(ii) From 20 to 40 kg. 3
(iii) From 41 to 65 kg. 4
(iv) From 66 to 85 kg. 5
(v) From 86 to 100 kg. 7
(vi) From 101 kg & above. 7 + 0.50
2  Filling or weighing or welding of this & drums or arranging of bags, tins, drums & other _ 144
(i) Filling or refilling or arranging of bags, tins & any other load (Per load of)
(a) Upto 40 kg. 2
(b) From 41 to 65 kg. 3
(c) From 66 to 100 kg. 4
(d) 101 kg & above 5 + 2
(ii) Sewing of Bags of welding of tins or weighing of load above 10 kg. on scale 2
3 Loading & Unloading of Bamboo, wooden poles, wooden logs, fuel wood & sugar cane _ 144
(i) Loading of Bamboo & Wooden Poles &                               (ii) Loading of wooden logs & fuel woods
(a) Per Railway wagon 291
(b) Per Truck 138
(c) Per Tyre cart 40
(d) Per Bullock cart 28
(iii) Unloading of Bamboo Wooden poles, wooden logs & wood
(a) Per Railway wagon 94
(b) Per Truck 40
(c) Per Tyre cart 13
(d) Per Bullock cart 8
(iv) Loading & Unloading of Sugar Cane Per quintal 5
4  Loading & Unloading of Bricks, Fire Bricks, tiles, Fragile wares made of cement or clay or glass, Boulders Ballast, chelly & coal _ 144
(i) Loading & Unloading of Fire Bricks, tiles, Fragile wares made of cement or clay or glass.
(a) Per Railway wagon 795
(b) Per Truck 345
(c) Per Tyre cart 100
(d) Per Bullock cart 70
(ii) Loading of Bricks
(a) Per Railway wagon 620
(b) Per Truck 291
(c) Per Tyre cart 84
(d) Per Bullock cart 62
(iii) Unloading of Bricks
(a) Per Railway wagon 408
(b) Per Truck 198
(c) Per Tyre cart 62
(d) Per Bullock cart 40
(iv) Loading & Unloading of Stone chips & Challi
(a) Loading per 100 Cft. 51
(b) Unloading per 100 Cft. 35
(v) Loading & Unloading of Ballast & Bolders
(a) Loading per 100 Cft. 55
(b) Unloading per 100 Cft. 35
5  Loading & Unloading of iron rods, G-sheet, iron pipes, Humepipe, Machineries, equipments 7 other hard wires _ 144
(i) Loading
(a) Per Railway wagon 697
(b) Per Truck 322
(c) Per Tyre cart 94
(d) Per Bullock cart 79
(ii) Unloading
(a) Per Railway wagon 469
(b) Per Truck 237
(c) Per Tyre cart 72
(d) Per Bullock cart 48
6  Loading & Unloading of Coal _ 144
(i) Loading
(a) Per Railway wagon 4 wheel (Wagon of 22 tones capacity) 281
(b) Per Truck 200 Cft. 175
(c) Per Tyre cart 48
(d) Per Bullock cart 40
(ii) Unloading
(a) Per Railway wagon 4 wheel (Wagon of 22 tones capacity) 190
(b) Per Truck 200 Cft. 110
(c) Per Tyre cart 26
(d) Per Bullock cart 26
7  Loading & Unloading of lime & clay & earth etc _ 144
(i) Loading
(a) Per Railway wagon 4 wheel (Wagon of 22 tones capacity) 218
(b) Per Truck 200 Cft. 128
(c) Per Tyre cart 63
(d) Per Bullock cart 48
(ii) Unloading
(a) Per Railway wagon 4 wheel (Wagon of 22 tones capacity) 155
(b) Per Truck 200 Cft. 68
(c) Per Tyre cart 35
(d) Per Bullock cart 26
8 Loading & Unloading of Cement per bag 5

 

Piece Work: Forestry & Timbering Operations
Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
(a)  Log cutter of various sizes falling demarking 7 stocking at loading sits at copies forest, pole (4"x5") Per cubic meter 3
(b) Conversion of tram line & fencing post per piece 5
(c)  Cutting conversion including Stacking at site of fire wood (size per cubic meter) 43
(d) Cutting & Collecting of bamboo (including siding) Per 1000 pcs. (i) Loggas-Per 100 pcs. 123
(ii) Tonna-Per 100 pcs. 100
(iii) Sorahi-Per 100 pcs 43
(iv) Charcoal Manufactory per bag (35kg) 32
(v) Fidder Grass or thatch grass or sewal grass (per kg) 32
(vi) Sal seed & Bonhimia leaves collection (Per kg) 8

 

Piece Work: Silk industry including Manufacturer from pure silk, artificial silk & other staple yarn
Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
(a)  Power loom weaver. Per meter for plain cloth 7 per meter for Erimchek & other fine cloth 8
(b) Handloom Weaver (i) Per meter for plain cloth 7
(ii) Per meter of erimchek 12
(iii) Per meter of Tusser mulberry & munga cloth 15
(c)  Pin Wider (i) Power loom if prepared for cloth. Per kg- Hank 8
  Prepared from care cloth 7
(ii) Handloom per kg. 13
(d) Bobbin Winder (i) Powerloom. Prepared Hand cloth. Per kg 7
(ii) Handloom per kg. 13
(e) Cutting & Shaping Stable per than of 12 meter silk 7

 

Piece Work: Tea Plantation
Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
(a) Plucker- plucking of per 1 kg of green leaves 7
(b) Person engaged in hocking. For preparing 40 nails in a land measuring 0-133 acre 21
(c) Person engaged in weeding & forking. Per 100 tea bush 21

 

Piece Work: Lac Manufactory
Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
(a)  Karigar- For melting 40 kg of seed lac 91
(b) Belwaia- For melting 40 kg of seed lac 75
(c)  Pherwaia- For melting 40 kg of seed lac 45
(d) Kamin & Ghogiahin- For washing & seperating 40 kg of seed lac from bhushi, Mullama sand 23
(e) Karahia & Rang Kharhiya ghasander & Mazandar- For washing of 40 kg of seed lac through washing machine 21
(f)  Tailor (Khalifa) (i)When using own machine . Per Bhatta 12
(ii) When using employer machine. Per Bhatta 7
(g) Crusher- Per 40 kg of stick lac 15
(h) Breaker- Per 40 kg of stick lac 13
(a)  26 8
(b) 28
(c)  30
(d) 32
(e) 34
(f) 36 9
(g) 40 12
(h) 42
(i) 44 13
(j) 46
(k) 48
(l) 50
(m) 52 15

 

Piece Work: Plucking & Processing-Kendu leaves
Sr. No. Category Sub-Category  Total Minimum Wages (in Rs.)
(a) Plucking of leaves per 50000 leaves or 60 paise per 50 leaves 530
(b) Packing of Bags (i) Per small bags 8
(ii) per big bags 16
(c) Grading  & bundling. Per bind of 5 kg 16

 

Definition of Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled & Highly Skilled Workers

 

Last Updated by Paycheck India on February 14, 2012

Source: Labour department, Government of Bihar


Disclaimer :
Minimum Wages have been provided by the Labour Departments of respective states.
All efforts have been made to update the minimum wage data on a regular basis.However, there
might be unforeseen errors.

 

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