Rule 4. Norms for fixation of minimum rate of wages

(1) While fixing the minimum rate of wages under section 6, the UT of Lakshadweep Administration shall fix minimum rate of wages which is applicable within the territorial limits of the UT of Lakshadweep Islands.

(2) The UT of Lakshadweep Administration shall constitute a technical committee for the purpose of advising the UT of Lakshadweep Administration in respect of skill categorization, which shall consist of the following members, namely: -(i) The Secretary (Labour, Employment & Training) UTLA -Chairperson;

(ii) Director (Labour, Employment & Training) UTLA - Member;

(iii) Assistant Director (Statistic)Dte. of PS&T, UTLA -Member

(iv) Labour Enforcement Officer Dept. of LE&T, UTLA - Member;

(v) The Mission Director (Skill Development), UTLA -Members;

(vi) Junior Employment Officer Dept. of LE&T, UTLA -Member Secretary.

(3) The UT of Lakshadweep Administration shall, on the advice of the technical committee referred to in sub-rule (2), categorize the occupations of the employees into four categories that is to say unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled by modifying, deleting or adding any entry in the categorization of such occupations specified in Schedule-A.

(4) The technical committee referred in sub-rule (2) shall while advising the UT of Lakshadweep Administration under sub-rule (3) take into account, to the possible extent, the national classification of occupation or national skills qualification frame work or other similar frame work for the time being formulated to identify occupations.

(5) If an employee· employed in any scheduled employment is not specifically mentioned by the name of its trade or job under any of the categories/classes in this notification or in earlier notifications fixing or revising minimum rate of wages, even then such employee shall be paid minimum wages of the category of the class where he can be most accurately placed. In case of disagreement about a category or classification of an occupation as mentioned in Schedule A, the decision of the technical committee as mentioned in the sub rule 2 of this Rule shall be final.

(6) In case of employees employed in occupation such as hotels, restaurants, tea-stalls, halwais, ahatas attached to wine and liquor shops, ahatas attached to beverages shops except soft drinks and carbonated water and employment in house as a domestic worker, , if they are provided two meals, two times tea and lodging, they will get an amount less than the minimum wages fixed for their categories and if they get two meals and two times tea without lodging they will get an amount less than other employees in their category who are not getting meals, tea and lodging.