ent ▁of ▁the ▁minimum ▁area ▁as ▁specified ▁by ▁Government ' s ▁Indust rial ▁H ous ing ▁Sch eme ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁minimum ▁w age ▁should ▁be ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁fuel ▁and ▁mis cell aneous ▁items ▁of ▁exp end iture ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 : ▁Parliament ary ▁sub - comm ittee ▁on ▁un organ ised ▁labour ▁concluded ▁that ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁fail ▁to ▁ensure ▁a ▁liv elihood ▁above ▁the ▁government ▁defined ▁pover ty ▁line ▁for ▁the ▁un organ ised ▁sector . ▁It ▁also ▁revealed ▁some ▁fla ws ▁in ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁act . ▁The ▁committee ▁noted ▁that ▁w ages ▁are ▁not ▁fixed ▁or ▁re vised ▁regularly ▁in ▁some ▁states . ▁The ▁committee ▁recommended ▁that ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁nut r ition ▁requirements , ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁shelter , ▁cl othing , ▁fuel , ▁light , ▁medical ▁and ▁educational ▁exp enses ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁account ▁while ▁fixing ▁and ▁revis ing ▁minimum ▁w ages . ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 : ▁Labour ▁Minister ' s ▁Conference ▁recommend ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁an ▁allow ance ▁that ▁saf egu ards ▁w ages ▁against ▁infl ation , ▁called ▁Variable ▁D ear ness ▁Allow ance ▁( V DA ). ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 : ▁Hon ’ ble ▁Supreme ▁court ' s ▁judgment ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Re pt ak as ▁& ▁Co . ▁specified ▁that ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁should ▁also ▁account ▁for ▁Children ' s ▁education , ▁required ▁medical ▁exp enses , ▁recre ation ▁in ▁festiv als / cer emon