▁concerning ▁Indian ▁labour ▁law ▁that ▁sets ▁the ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁that ▁must ▁be ▁paid ▁to ▁sk illed ▁and ▁un sk illed ▁lab ours . ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁Constitution ▁has ▁defined ▁a ▁' l iving ▁w age ' ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁worker ▁which ▁will ▁ensure ▁a ▁basic ▁standard ▁of ▁living ▁including ▁good ▁health , ▁dign ity , ▁comfort , ▁education ▁and ▁provide ▁for ▁any ▁cont ing ency . ▁However , ▁to ▁keep ▁in ▁mind ▁an ▁industry ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁constitution ▁has ▁defined ▁a ▁' f air ▁w age '. ▁Fair ▁w age ▁is ▁that ▁level ▁of ▁w age ▁that ▁not ▁just ▁maintain s ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁employ ment , ▁but ▁see ks ▁to ▁increase ▁it ▁keeping ▁in ▁perspective ▁the ▁industry ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁pay . ▁ ▁To ▁achieve ▁this ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁session ▁during ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁Central ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁appointed ▁a ▁Tri part ite ▁Committee ▁of ▁Fair ▁W age . ▁This ▁committee ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁minimum ▁w age , ▁which ▁not ▁only ▁guarante es ▁bare ▁subs istence ▁and ▁pres erves ▁efficiency ▁but ▁also ▁provides ▁for ▁education , ▁medical ▁requirements ▁and ▁some ▁level ▁of ▁comfort . ▁ ▁India ▁introduced ▁the ▁Min imum ▁W ages ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁giving ▁both ▁the ▁Central ▁government ▁and ▁State ▁government ▁juris diction ▁in ▁fixing ▁w ages . ▁The ▁act ▁is ▁leg ally ▁non - binding , ▁but ▁stat ut ory . ▁Pay ment ▁of