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  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces hike in wages for Anganwadi workers and helpers

  Bihar | September 08, 2025 17:46 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced a significant hike in honorarium for Anganwadi workers and helpers, along with increased incentives for ASHA and Mamta workers, to recognize their vital role in maternal and child health.

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  Mamata says workers will get pending wages by Feb 21 amid dispute with Centre over dues

  February 03, 2024 17:20 IST

  The CM claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre owes the state thousands of crores of rupees on account of various welfare schemes. She began a two-day dharna in front of the BR Ambedkar's statue in the Maidan area of Kolkata on Friday.

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  BSNL directed to pay wages to contract workers by 15th of every month

  Business | May 04, 2021 23:09 IST

  In future, the BSNL shall ensure that, whatever the workers or employees or contract employees are engaged through the contractors, the 30 day wage bill shall be claimed by the BSNL from such contractor on or before the 5th day of next calendar month, the court said.

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  Delhi workers to get increased salary before Diwali

  India | October 18, 2019 12:43 IST

  The Delhi government had on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court decision saying it will issue a final notification soon on the enhanced minimum wages.

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  200 unpaid Indian workers in UAE to get wages

  World | September 10, 2019 12:14 IST

  "The issue of Al Wasita Emirates Catering Services should be resolved shortly. They will receive their unpaid salaries, air tickets and visa cancellation done hopefully in the next week or so," said Pooja Vernekar, First Secretary (Community Affairs), Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.

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  Wages account for 1/3rd of country's total income: Report

  India | June 26, 2019 23:16 IST

  "Return on labour (12 per cent CAGR) grew faster than return on capital (10.9 per cent CAGR) during FY12-FY17. 

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  Wages account for 1/3rd of country's total income: Report

  Business | June 26, 2019 23:13 IST

  The report by India Ratings and Research said that a reorganisation of the GVA (Gross Value Added) data of the Central Statistical Office gave an insight into the manner in which the income generated in the production process is being distributed across the two key factors of production, labour and capital.

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  Govt to move ahead on labour reforms with new Bill, extend Minimum Wages Act across sectors

  India | June 09, 2019 11:09 IST

  This is part of the government's efforts to move aggressively on labour reforms -- to bring equity in wages across sectors and take into account the fact that over 90 per cent of the workforce is in the unorganised sector.

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  Modi government likely to bring new bill on labour reforms

  India | June 09, 2019 10:51 IST

  In what could be a significant improvement over existing wage rules, the government is likely to extend the applicability of the Minimum Wages Act to all forms of employment and workers in both the organised and the unorganised sectors.

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  Vijay Mallya's abandoned luxury yacht 'Indian Empress' seized over unpaid wages

  World | March 07, 2018 21:42 IST

  The 95-metre vessel named 'Indian Empress' was "arrested" in Malta as a maritime professionals' union makes attempts to recover over USD 330,000 in unpaid wages and other costs on behalf of its members.

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  MGNREGA: In lowest ever hike, Centre revises wages by Re 1 in UP, Bihar; Rs 2 in TN, Odisha

  April 27, 2017 12:20 IST

  In the lowest ever hike in wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the flagship scheme launched by the erstwhile UPA dispensation, the Centre has effected a meagre 2.7 per cent increase this financial year.

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  Lok Sabha passes Bill to ensure cashless payment of wages

  Politics | February 07, 2017 19:20 IST

  The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill under which specified industrial units will have to pay salaries and wages to workers only either through cheques or by electronic transfer to their bank accounts.

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  Workers to soon get wages through bank accounts, cheques only

  December 03, 2016 23:19 IST

  Union labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya today said that the Payment of Wages Act would be amended soon so that workers get all payments through bank accounts or cheques. "All payments to workers will be given

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  Tri-partite agreement on tea garden workers wage hike

  India | February 20, 2015 21:00 IST

  Jalpaiguri (WB): A tri-partite agreement was today signed here between the state government, tea garden owners and workers union which agreed to the hike in the wages of tea garden workers in West Bengal.As per

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  Tea garden unions reject Bengal's proposal on wages

  India | December 23, 2014 7:34 IST

  Siliguri: A joint forum of tea garden trade unions in northern West Bengal on Monday turned down the state government's proposal to accept the three-year agreement on wages.The forum at its meeting passed a resolution

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  Delay in payment of MNREGA wages to attract punishment: Munde

  India | May 29, 2014 20:51 IST

  New Delhi: Talking tough, new Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde today said a punishable provision will be added to MNREGA for delay in payment to rural job seekers and asked state governments to take action

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  Husbands may have to shell out wages to housewives

  India | September 10, 2012 12:22 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 10 : Union minister for women and child development  Krishna Tirath has convened a meeting of state ministers on Sept 17 and 18 to discuss a proposal to ensure that homemakers get

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  Coal India To Give 25 PC Hike In Wages To Workers

  February 01, 2012 17:03 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 1: State-run Coal India (CIL) has signed a pact with its trade unions to increase wages by 25 per cent, which would put an additional burden of Rs 6,500 crore on the