▁w ages ▁below ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rate ▁amounts ▁to ▁forced ▁labour . ▁W age ▁bo ards ▁are ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁review ▁the ▁industry ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁pay ▁and ▁fix ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁such ▁that ▁they ▁at ▁least ▁cover ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁four ' s ▁requirements ▁of ▁cal ories , ▁shelter , ▁cl othing , ▁education , ▁medical ▁assistance , ▁and ▁entertain ment . ▁Under ▁the ▁law , ▁w age ▁rates ▁in ▁scheduled ▁employ ments ▁differ ▁across ▁states , ▁se ctors , ▁skills , ▁regions ▁and ▁occup ations ▁ow ing ▁to ▁difference ▁in ▁costs ▁of ▁living , ▁regional ▁indust ries ' ▁capacity ▁to ▁pay , ▁consumption ▁patterns , ▁etc . ▁Hence , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁single ▁uniform ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rate ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁structure ▁has ▁become ▁over ly ▁complex . ▁The ▁highest ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rate ▁as ▁updated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁was ▁R s . ▁ 3 2 2 / day ▁in ▁And aman ▁and ▁Nic obar ▁and ▁the ▁lowest ▁was ▁R s . ▁ 3 8 / day ▁in ▁T rip ura . ▁In ▁M umb ai , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁was ▁R s . ▁ 3 4 8 / day ▁for ▁a ▁saf ai ▁k arm ach ari ▁( se w age ▁cleaner ▁and ▁swe eper ), ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁rarely ▁paid . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 2 0 : ▁K . G . R . ▁Ch oud h ary ▁recommended ▁setting ▁up ▁bo