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Minimum Wages Revised Calculation as per GO.No.(2D)No.

67 13th November 2017

General Engineering
Basic Calculation
Revision Year Unskilled Semiskilled 1
Zone – A Zone – B Zone – A Zone – B
2012 123.00 120.00 133.00 128.00
2018 258.50 255.00 271.00 265.00
Increase in Basic 135.50 135.00 138.00 137.00

April 2017 to Dec 17


Basic Wages 123.00 120.00 133.00 128.00
DA 208.35 208.35 208.35 208.35
Total Per Day 331.35 328.35 341.35 336.35
Total 26 days 8615 8537 8875 8745

Jan 2018 to March 19


Basic Wages 258.50 255.00 271.00 265.00
DA 162.88 162.88 162.88 162.88
Total Per Day 421.38 417.88 433.88 427.88
Total 26 days 10956 10865 11281 11125

Explanations.- I. Classification of Zones: Zone–A and Zone-B shall comprise of the following areas:-
Zone-A : All District Head Quarters, Corporations and Municipalities.
Zone-B : Other places
Dearness Allowance based on the GO and considered the following calculations
The employees
points shall
with base be =100
2001 paid dearness allowance
and for any as indicated
further raise of everybelow:-
point over and above 161 points, variable d
shall be paid at the rate of Rs.42.35 (Rupees Forty two and thirty five paise only) per mo
Consumer Price Index – Chennai Region
Month/2017 Base Base 1982= Base 1960 = 1935-26 = 100
2001=100 100 100
January 255 1262 6375 30342
February 256 1267 6400 30461
March 253 1252 6325 30104
April 256 1267 6400 30461
May 258 1277 6450 30699
June 263 1302 6575 31294
July 266 1317 6650 31651
August 263 1302 6575 31294
September 261 1292 6525 31056
October 266 1317 6650 31651
November 270 1337 6750 32127
December 270 1337 6750 32127
270 1337 6750 32127
(Consider Nov’17)
Total 3137 15529 78425 373267
Average 261 1294 6535 31106

Base Year Average Point as per 2010 161


Average CPI for the Year 2017 261
Up to 161 Points No Dearness Allowance
Above 161 Points that is 261-161 – 100 Points
So DA Increase Points 100
DA increase per point Rs.42.35(100X42.35) 4235
Conclusion:
Tamilnadu Government increase the Dearness Allowance during April 2017 from Rs.5196/- to Rs.5417/-
27.03.2017. decrease the Dearness Allow
Now as per GO. No.(2D)No.67 13th November 2017 Tamilnadu Government
Rs.4,235/- .

Reason for DA Decrease:

During April 2017 considered Base Year 1982=100 and average points in
2016 as 1260-475=785 X 6.90 = Rs.5, 417/-.

Now from January 2018 considered Base Year 2001=100 and average points in 2017 as 261-161=100 X 6
Increase in Basic
During 2012 Wages:
as per GO Basic wages is revised and after six years now as per GO. No.(2D)No.67 13th No
Government increase the Basic wages around 102%.

Overall Minimum Wages Increase:


The overall Basic and Dearness Allowance increase with effect from 01st January 2018 as around 27%.

The above calculation considered based on the General Engineering Category and considered 2017 CPI I

Skilled Persons having experience for a period of 5 years in a particular trade or the persons who
possess trade certificate including Industrial Training Institute with experience for a perio
Semi Skilled 1 All Trade Certificate holders including Industrial Training Institute (Grade-I)
Semi Skilled 2 Persons who worked as helpers for not less than two years in a particular trade (Grade-II)
Unskilled Persons doing work which do not require any training
II. (1) Dearness Allowance.- The employees shall be
paid dearness allowance as indicated below:-
a) The wages notified above are linked to the
Average Chennai City Consumer Price Index Number for
the year 2010, that is 161 points with base 2001 =100
and for any further raise of every point over and above
161 points, variable dearness allowance shall be paid at
the rate of Rs.42.35 (Rupees Forty two and thirty five
paise only) per month.
b) The revision of dearness allowance shall thus be
effective from the 1st April of every year on the basis of
the average of the consumer price indices for the earlier
twelve months, that is, from January to December of the
previous year.
c) The first calculation shall thus be effective
from the date of publication of this Notification in the
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette based on the average
Chennai city Consumer Price Index Numbers for the
previous year.
(2) Where the nature of work is the same, no distinction
in payment of wages shall be made in the case of men
and women employees.
(3) (a) To arrive at daily wages, the monthly wages
shall be divided by 26.
(b) To arrive at monthly wages, the daily wages
shall be multiplied by 30.
(4) Wherever the existing wages are higher than the
minimum wages fixed herein, the same shall be continued
ovember 2017

Semiskilled 2 Skilled
Zone – A Zone – B Zone – A Zone – B
129.00 125.00 139.00 135.00
266.00 262.00 278.50 273.50
137.00 137.00 139.50 138.50

129.00 125.00 139.00 135.00


208.35 208.35 208.35 208.35
337.35 333.35 347.35 343.35
8771 8667 9031 8927

266.00 262.00 278.50 273.50


162.88 162.88 162.88 162.88
428.88 424.88 441.38 436.38
11151 11047 11476 11346

prise of the following areas:-

culations
er and above 161 points, variable dearness allowance
o and thirty five paise only) per month.
2017 from Rs.5196/- to Rs.5417/- as per GO No.Z3/5309/2017 dated
2017.
nment decrease the Dearness Allowance from Rs.5,417/- to

in

points in 2017 as 261-161=100 X 6.90 = Rs.4, 235/-.


as per GO. No.(2D)No.67 13th November 2017 Tamilnadu

st January 2018 as around 27%.

ategory and considered 2017 CPI Index Numbers.

n a particular trade or the persons who


g Institute with experience for a period of three years in a particular trade
ining Institute (Grade-I)
wo years in a particular trade (Grade-II)
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