Minimum Wages in Ladakh have been increased effective from 02 November 2022 by the Ladakh Union Territory Government. K. Mehboob Ali Khan, IRS Secretary, Labour and Employment, UT Ladakh has issued the Notification dated 02 November 2022 vide Notification No. Secy / Lab&emp / UTL / min.wage / 5777-86 of increased Minimum Wages in Ladakh.
According to this official notification, Minimum Wages have been increased with effect from 02 November 2022. These minimum rates of wages will be applicable to all employees falling under 45 Scheduled Employments of Ladakh.
The Latest Minimum Wages in Ladakh with effect from 02 November 2022 will be as follows.
| Sr. No. | Category | Minimum Wages Per Day | Minimum Wages Per Month |
| 1 | Unskilled | ₹450.00 | ₹11700.00 |
| 2 | Skilled | ₹575.00 | ₹14950.00 |
| 3 | Highly Skilled | ₹835.00 | ₹21710.00 |
| 4 | Administrative / Ministerial / Accounts Staff | ₹535.00 | ₹13910.00 |
Note : The minimum wages in the tehsils of Zanskar, Durbuk and Nyoma (due to difficult living condition and geographical distance) shall be 10% additional to the notified minimum wages in respective categories.
Definitions
- “Unskilled Work” means work which involves simple operations requiring little or no skill or experience on the job.
- “Skilled Work“ means work which involves skill or competence acquired through experience on the job or through training as an apprentice in a technical or vocational institute and the performance of which calls for initiative and judgement.
- “Highly Skilled Work” means work which calls for a degree of perfection and full competence in the performance of certain tasks including clerical work acquired through intensive technical or professional (raining or practical work experience for certain reasonable period and also requires a worker to assume full responsibility for the judgement or decision involved in the execution of the tasks
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