Sector: Labor working on construction site and working under a contractor

Family members 4 person Daily income Rs. 6000/ month Working hours 8 hrs per day Expenditure Rs. 3200/ month Savings Rs. 2500/ months

Table reflecting the wage rate :1.

Scheduled Employment

Category of Workers

Basic Minimum Wages 100 114 126.54

V.D.A. (Variable Dearness allowance) 74.14 84.51 93.81

Total Minimum Wages 174.14 198.51 220.35

Construction or maintenance of road or in building operation

Unskilled Semi Skilled Skilled

Source: Department of Labour and Employment, Government of India Minimum Wage Rates last updated by Paycheck India on April 6, 2012

SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMMES

The Unorganized Workers Social SecurityAct 2008:

The Act came into force from 16 May 2009 with the objective of providing social security to unorganized workers. The Unorganized Workers Social Security Rules 2009 have also been framed. Constitution of the National Social basic banking services to all poor households, SHGs, and their federations on both the demand and supply sides of financial inclusion; (f) in order to ensure affordable credit, the NRLM has a provision for subsidy on interest rates above 7 per cent per annum for all eligible SHGs who have availed of loans from mainstream financial institutions, based on prompt loan repayment; (g) to look at stabilizing and enhancing existing livelihoods and subsequently diversifying them; (h) to develop backward and forward linkages and support business plans; (i) to pursue skill upgradation and placement projects through partnership mode, with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) being one of the leading partners in this effort and 15 per cent of the central allocation under the NRLM earmarked for this purpose; and (j) 5 per cent of the central allocation to be earmarked for innovations.