Regarding the proposed amendment to Section 12 of the Minimum Wages Act, the Ministry of Railways had no objection to this intention being made clear without requiring the employer to continue paying the higher wages regardless of market conditions if the intention behind the amendment was that the higher rates already paid should not be reduced merely because a lower minimum wage had been fixed under the Act

Keywords	Minimum Wages Act
Ministry/ Department/ Residency	Ministry of Railway
Branch	Establishment Labour Welfare Act
From Year / Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1962
To Year / Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1962
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Identifier	PR_000007014850
File No./Reference No./Sheet No./Folio No.	E/LWA/62AT/MW/1-16/1-7
Location	Repository-4
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File Size	17.8 MB
Pages	36
Collection	Digitized Public Records Ministry of Railway
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Language	English
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