Odisha government hikes wages of Unskilled, Semi-Skilled, Skilled and Highly Skilled Labourers

Odisha govt has hiked the Variable Dearness Allowance payable to the unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled employees.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has hiked the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) payable to the unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled categories of employees in the State

The Labour Commissioner issued an official notification stating that the VDA shall now be paid at Rs. 7 per day to all categories of employees in all 89 scheduled employments from October 1, 2023.

After the hike, the minimum rate of wages will be as follows:

It is to be noted that earlier, unskilled workers had a minimum wages of Rs 345 which has been hiked to Rs. 352, semi-skilled Rs 385 which has been hiked to Rs. 392, skilled from Rs. 435  to Rs.442 and highly skilled from Rs 495 to Rs. 502.

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