The State Government of Andhra Pradesh vide its notification dated 30th September 2020 has declared the average rise in the Consumer Price Index numbers for State Industrial Workers as well as State Agricultural Workers for half year ending June, 2020, as on 1st October 2020.
The minimum basic rates of wages are linked to the consumer price index numbers for the Industrial workers as per Col.No.5 of the Schedule in the notification and the clause of Cost of Living Allowance shown in the Notifications specified that the Commissioner of Labour shall notify the Cost of Living Allowance every six months i.e., 1st April and 1st October, for this purpose, the average rise in the State Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index numbers for the half-year ending December and June respectively shall be taken into account.
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