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Explore West Bengal Minimum Wage Rates for 2024
The West Bengal has recently revised the minimum wages for their workers. The act came into effect on 1st January 2024. It is distributed within 16 following sectors accordingly. The revised rates apply to all Scheduled Employments of the following sectors in West Bengal. These are Agriculture, Bidi leaf Plucking, Cold Storage, Cinchona Plantation, Chartered Accountants/Cost Accountants, Auditors, Meat Products and Feed Plants, Fishery, Forestry or Timbering Operations, Fishing Activities including River and Deep-Sea Fishing, Handlooms, Lac Manufactories, Medicinal Plantations, Rice Mills, Sericulture, Salt Manufacturing Industry, Tobacco Godown, and more.
| Class of Employment | Zone | Total Per Day | Total Per Month |
| Unskilled | Zone A | 376 | 9784 |
| Unskilled | Zone B | 343 | 8930 |
| Semi-Skilled | Zone A | 414 | 10763 |
| Semi-Skilled | Zone B | 378 | 9821 |
| Skilled | Zone A | 455 | 11840 |
| Skilled | Zone B | 416 | 10804 |
| Highly Skilled | Zone A | 501 | 13023 |
| Highly Skilled | Zone B | 457 | 11886 |
| Unskilled – Security Service | Zone A | 376 | 9781 |
| Unskilled – Security Service | Zone B | 343 | 8928 |
| Semi-Skilled – Security Service | Zone A | 414 | 10759 |
| Semi-Skilled – Security Service | Zone B | 378 | 9820 |
| Skilled – Security Service | Zone A | 455 | 11836 |
| Skilled – Security Service | Zone B | 415 | 10802 |
If you are an employers, and thinking of establishment a wage structure for the company workers, Lets go through the list and and tailor the compensation plans for the workers of all categories.
| Component | Formula | Description | |
| Basic+ DA | Basic + Dearness Allowance is CTC *50% or Minimum Wages *12 | The sum of Basic and Dearness allowance is 50% of cost to company or The sum of Basic and Dearness Allowance is 12 times of Minimum Wages | |
| HRA | HRA is the 50% of Basic Salary | House rent Allowance is 50 % of Basic Salary | |
| LTA | Basic*5 % | Gross Salary is 5% of Basic Salary | |
| Gross Salary | Gross Salary Sum of Basic + DA + HRA + LTA + SP | Gross Salary is the sum of Basic, DA, HRA, LTA, SP | |
| Special Allowances | Gross Salary – Allowance | Special Allowance is substraction of a Allowance from Gross Salary | |
| Monthly Bonus | 8.35% of Basic | Monthly Bonus is 8.35% of Basic Salary | |
| PF(Employee) | 12% of Baisic | Provident Fund (Employee) is 12% of Basic Salary | |
| PF(Employer) | 12% of Baisc Salary | Provident Fund (Employer) is 12% of Basic Salary | |
| ESI (Employee) | 0.75% of Gross Salary | Employees’ State Insurance (Employee) is 0.75% of Gross Salary | |
| ESI (Employer) | 3.25% of Gross Salary | Employees’ State Insurance (Employer) is 3.25% of Gross Salary | |
“In conclusion, as per the Indian Constitution, Minimum Wages represent a wage higher than the presently being given in many industries and ensure a sustainable lifestyle for workers. The minimum wages in West Bengal are distributed between skilled, unskilled, semi-unskilled, highly skilled and clerical workers. The rate has been effective from 1 Jan 2024. The purpose of revising the Minimum Wages is to support the base level of employment and ensure viable continuous improvement from unskilled to skilled workers.
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