NO PROPOSAL TO IMPOSE CESS ON EMPLOYERS IN
UNORGANISED SECTOR
RAJYA SABHA
There is no proposal
to impose cess on employers in the unorganised sector. However,
the Government has set up Welfare funds for certain categories
of workers in the unorganised sector, i.e., beedi workers, certain
non-coal mine workers and cine workers by levying cess on branded
beedies and on production of specified non-coal minerals and feature
films. Under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both the Central and
the State Governments are appropriate Government to fix, revise
and enforce minimum wages for the workers engaged in he scheduled
employment under their respective jurisdiction. In order to protect
minimum wages against inflation the Central Government and several
State Governments have already introduced Variable Dearness Allowance
(VDA) which is linked to Consumer Price Index (CPI).
This was stated by
the Minister of State for Labour Shri Ashok Pradhan in a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
