, ▁medical ▁requirements ▁and ▁other ▁amen ities ▁and ▁should ▁sust ain ▁efficiency . ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 : ▁The ▁Min imum ▁W ages ▁Act ▁was ▁eventually ▁passed ▁and ▁was ▁effective ▁from ▁ 1 5 ▁March . ▁Under ▁the ▁act ▁a ▁tri part ite ▁committee ▁" The ▁Tri part ite ▁Committee ▁of ▁Fair ▁W age " ▁was ▁appointed ▁that ▁set ▁definitions ▁and ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁form ulating ▁a ▁w age ▁structure ▁in ▁India . ▁The ▁Committee ▁of ▁fair ▁w age ▁definition ▁of ▁minimum ▁w age ▁as : ▁" The ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁must ▁be ▁provided ▁not ▁merely ▁for ▁the ▁bare ▁subs istence ▁of ▁life ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁efficiency ▁of ▁the ▁workers ▁by ▁providing ▁for ▁some ▁measures ▁of ▁education , ▁medical ▁requirement ▁and ▁amen ities ". ▁Re comm end ations ▁of ▁this ▁committee ▁have ▁now ▁set ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁w age ▁fix ation . ▁▁ 1 9 5 7 : ▁The ▁ 1 5 th ▁Labour ▁conference ▁added ▁some ▁norm s ▁in ▁the ▁fix ation ▁of ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁such ▁that ▁revision ▁and ▁fix ation ▁of ▁w age ▁rates ▁are ▁need - based . ▁The ▁recommend ations ▁were : ▁ ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁three ▁consumption ▁units - ▁husband , ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁children ▁for ▁one ▁ear ner . ▁In come ▁from ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁should ▁be ▁ignored ▁Sat isf y ▁the ▁minimum ▁food ▁requirement ▁of ▁ 2 7 0 0 ▁cal ories ▁per ▁person ▁Cl othing ▁requirement ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁yards ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁ann ually ▁R