▁those ▁occup ations . ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁And aman ▁and ▁Nic obar , ▁no ▁state ▁makes ▁variations ▁in ▁w age ▁rates ▁across ▁districts . ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁briefly ▁shows ▁if ▁the ▁states ▁account ▁for ▁Variable ▁D ear ness ▁Allow ance ▁( V DA ) ▁that ▁are ▁linked ▁and ▁fixed ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁living ▁index ▁( C PI ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁India ), ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁minimum ▁w ages , ▁and ▁when ▁these ▁w ages ▁were ▁last ▁updated / re vised . ▁The ▁period ▁within ▁which ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁are ▁re vised ▁is ▁different ▁for ▁different ▁states . ▁Some ▁states ▁rev ise ▁their ▁respective ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rates ▁every ▁six ▁months ▁while ▁some ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁This ▁anom aly ▁reflect s ▁how ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rates ▁are ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁IN R ▁ 3 8 / day . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁ 4 2 % ▁of ▁all ▁w age ▁ear ners ▁in ▁India ▁receive ▁w ages ▁below ▁the ▁national ▁minimum ▁w age ▁floor ▁rate . ▁The ▁data ▁used ▁for ▁these ▁statistics ▁includes ▁half ▁of ▁cas ual ▁labour ers ▁and ▁ 1 / 4 th ▁of ▁those ▁sal ar ied . ▁Fem ale ▁workers ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁below ▁a ▁minimum ▁w age . ▁Those ▁who ▁are ▁ill iter ate ▁or ▁have ▁no ▁mid - level ▁education ▁are ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁below ▁a ▁minimum ▁w age . ▁For ▁Sal ar ied ▁workers , ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁employed ▁in