Delhi CM Atishi Announces Wage Hike for Workers
New Delhi [India], September 25: The Delhi government has decided to increase the minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers. The new wages will be Rs 18,066, Rs 19,929, and Rs 21,917 per month, respectively.
Announcement by CM Atishi
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, along with Labour Minister Mukesh Ahlawat, announced the wage hike in a press conference. Atishi stated, “I want to notify the increased prices, the minimum wage for unskilled workers will be increased to Rs 18,066, for semi-skilled workers they will be increased to Rs 19,929, and for skilled workers, it will be increased to Rs 21,917.”
Comparison with BJP-ruled States
Atishi criticized the BJP, calling it an ‘anti-poor’ party and compared the minimum wages in Delhi with those in BJP-ruled states. She said, “Arvind Kejriwal’s government has given the highest minimum wages in the country. BJP has always worked against the poor. For example, when the Delhi Government in 2016-17 talked about increasing minimum wages, BJP stopped us. After which the Delhi government brought an order from the court to increase the minimum wage. BJP strongly opposed it but Arvind Kejriwal’s government fought and brought a decision in favour of the common people of Delhi.”
Criticism of BJP’s Stance on Farm Laws
Atishi also criticized BJP’s stance on farm laws and their treatment of farmers during protests. She said, “BJP is anti-poor, anti-labourer, anti-farmers. This is the same government who put strict barricading on Haryana border during the protest. They don’t even show that much strictness on Pakistan border. BJP called farmer terrorists and Khalistanis, over 700 farmers lost their lives but PM Modi wasn’t affected by it.”
Doubts Revealed
Delhi CM -: Delhi CM stands for Delhi Chief Minister. The Chief Minister is the head of the government in the state of Delhi.
Atishi -: Atishi is the name of the current Chief Minister of Delhi. She is a leader in the government who makes important decisions for the state.
Wage Hike -: Wage hike means an increase in the amount of money workers are paid for their work. It means workers will get more money every month.
Unskilled, Semi-skilled, Skilled Workers -: Unskilled workers do simple jobs that don’t need special training. Semi-skilled workers have some training and do more complex jobs. Skilled workers have special training and do very complex jobs.
Rs 18,066, Rs 19,929, Rs 21,917 -: These are amounts of money in Indian Rupees (Rs) that workers will get every month. Rs 18,066 for unskilled, Rs 19,929 for semi-skilled, and Rs 21,917 for skilled workers.
BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party. It is one of the major political parties in India.
Anti-poor -: Anti-poor means actions or policies that are not good for poor people. It means doing things that make life harder for people who don’t have much money.
Farm laws -: Farm laws are rules made by the government about farming. Recently, there were new farm laws that many farmers did not like, and they protested against them.
Protests -: Protests are when people gather to show they are unhappy about something. Farmers protested because they did not like the new farm laws.
