New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday promised labour welfare measures, including minimum wage and reduction of regional wage disparity.
This comes on a day the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) called for a nationwide protest against sweeping labour exemption moves by BJP-ruled states, including Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
While announcing the second tranche of the ₹20 trillion financial package, Sitharaman touched upon labour reform issues and assured the working class of her government’s positive gesture. “Only 30% workers are getting minimum wage.
We are looking to bring a national floor as part the labour codes (the government is putting in place)," the finance minister said, adding that the labour codes will come into