Rule 7. Constitution of Committees to fix and revise minimum wages for the purpose of Section 8

(1) The State Government shall constitute one or more committees for the purpose to fix minimum wages for the first time in any category or to revise minimum wages or to enquire about skill categorization to advise the State Government, which shall consist of the following members, namely:-

(i) Labour Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh Chairperson

(ii) Additional Labour Commissioner as nominated by Member Labour Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh

(iii) A representative from the Department of Micro, Member Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of Uttar Pradesh

(iv) Director of Employment, Government of Member Uttar Pradesh

(v) Two technical experts in wage determination as Member nominated by the Labour Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh

(vi) Three persons representing employers as nominated Member by Labour Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh

(vii) Three persons representing employees as Member nominated by Labour Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh

(viii) One Deputy/Assistant Labour Commissioner Member-Secretary nominated by Labour Commissioner (2) The committee referred in sub-rule (1) shall, while advising the State Government, take into account, to the possible extent, the State classification of occupation or State skills qualification framework or other similar framework for the time being formulated to identify occupations.

(3) The State Government on the advice of the Committee constituted under sub-rule (1) shall categorize the occupations of the employees in four categories i.e. unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled by modifying, deleting or adding an entry in the categorization of such of operation specified in Schedule-A of these rules.

(4) The State Government may for the purposes specified under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 8, constitute such number of Committees, as it considers necessary.