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The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
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15-03-1948
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
An Act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments.
Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Chapters, and Sections


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