National Minimum Wage: Wages are fixed as per geographical regions

Bengaluru: An Expert committee submitted its report on “Determining the Methodology for Fixation of the National Minimum Wage” to the Government of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment. According to this report wages are fixed according to different geographical regions of the country to suit the local realities and as per socio-economic and labour market contexts. Assistant professor of economics Veena K Bhat spoke to ETV Bharat on the report.