Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 11, Part II, Section 2 (11 II 2 v7)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Labour and Employment Department under G.O. (2D) No. 3 dated 23rd January 2015, revised minimum wages for agricultural and ancillary work across Tamil Nadu, superseding Labour and Employment Department Notification No. II(2)/LE/510(c)/2009. The same Gazette also publishes the Public Works Department results under G.O. (D) No. 62 dated 26th February 2015, declaring listed registration numbers successful in the Second Class Boiler Attendant Examination held between March 2013 and December 2014.
What the Gazette covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette published on 18th March 2015 contains two separate government notifications. The Labour and Employment Department notification revises minimum daily wages for agricultural workers, while the Public Works Department notification publishes successful registration numbers from a boiler attendant examination.
Agricultural minimum wages
The Labour and Employment Department issued G.O. (2D) No. 3, Labour and Employment (J1), dated 23rd January 2015. The revised wages apply across Tamil Nadu and replace Labour and Employment Department Notification No. II(2)/LE/510(c)/2009 dated 1st October 2009.
Key rates and conditions include:
- Ploughing with bullocks and ploughs supplied by the employee: Rs. 325 per day.
- Ploughing where bullocks and ploughs are not supplied by the employee: Rs. 146 per day.
- Harvesting paddy, including reaping, carrying, threshing, winnowing, measuring and bagging: Rs. 146 for six hours, or one eighth of the gross produce, whichever is higher.
- Harvesting crops other than paddy: Rs. 146 for six hours.
- Sowing, plucking seedlings, replanting seedlings and weeding: Rs. 146 for six hours.
- Other agricultural operations, including trimming bunds and fields, beekeeping, poultry farming, dairy farming and climbing trees: Rs. 146 for six hours.
The revised rates also cover agricultural labourers employed in colleges and research stations under Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, and agricultural farms maintained by the Agriculture, Horticulture and other government departments.
Men and women performing the same or similar work for the same daily hours must receive equal wages. The rates include the basic rate, cost of living allowance and cash value of concessions, if any. Food costs cannot be deducted from these minimum wages.
The revised agricultural wages took effect from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Boiler attendant examination results
The Public Works Department issued G.O. (D) No. 62, Public Works (D2), dated 26th February 2015. It declares the registration numbers listed in the Gazette to have passed the Second Class Boiler Attendant Examination viva voce held between March 2013 and December 2014.
Who may be affected
Agricultural employers and workers in Tamil Nadu should use the revised wage schedule for the listed work. The boiler examination notification affects candidates whose registration numbers appear in the published list.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change land ownership or property registration rules?
No property ownership or registration change is stated. The Gazette covers agricultural minimum wages and Second Class Boiler Attendant Examination results.
What is the minimum wage for agricultural ploughing work?
The rate is Rs. 325 per day when the employee supplies the bullocks and ploughs. It is Rs. 146 per day when the employee does not supply them.
Can an agricultural employer deduct the cost of food from these wages?
No. The notification states that food costs are not included in the minimum rates and must not be deducted from the wages paid.
Do the agricultural wage rates apply to government and university farms?
Yes. They also apply to agricultural labourers in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University colleges and research stations, and farms maintained by Agriculture, Horticulture and other government departments.
