The most significant reductions were in the case of regular informal workers in both rural and urban areas and urban casual workers, although there were declines in all categories of female workers. However, negative growth of wage rates of regular informal workers in rural and urban areas persisted, although the rate of reduction became lower. In other words, the increase in real wages of both women and men between 1999-2000 and 2011-2012 was mainly because of growth in wage rates of formal workers and rural casual workers.