(1) This Act may be called the Code on Wages, 2019.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Code and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Code shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Code and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Code shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
Source footnotes
1.18th December, 2020,--Sub-section (1), (2), (3), (10) and (11) of section 42 (to the extent relate to the central Advisory Board); clauses (s) and (t) of sub-section (2) of section 67 (to the extent they relate to the Central advisory Board); section 69 [to the extent it relates to section 7 and 9 (to the extent relate to the Central Government) and section 8 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948)], vide notification No. S.O. 4604(E), dated 18th December, 2020, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender.Section 4 · Decision as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work.Section 5 · Payment of minimum rate of wages.Section 6 · Fixation of minimum wages.Section 7 · Components of minimum wages.Section 8 · Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.Section 9 · Power of Central Government to fix floor wage.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 20 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-11-25. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.