▁than ▁the ▁Min imum ▁w age ▁rate ▁and ▁this ▁could ▁attract ▁" cont empt ▁of ▁court ". ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁response ▁to ▁this . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁July , ▁the ▁Labour ▁Department ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁notification ▁of ▁w age ▁rate ▁in ▁M GN RE GA ▁scheme ▁as ▁against ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rate : ▁" Min imum ▁W ages ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁guarante es ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁to ▁workers ▁and ▁there ▁cannot ▁be ▁a ▁w age ▁rate ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rate ▁in ▁any ▁circumstances ." ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 : ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ' s ▁government ▁says ▁that ▁any ▁payment ▁including ▁that ▁under ▁the ▁M GN RE GA ▁scheme , ▁below ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rate ▁is ▁un const itution al . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁As ▁per ▁K arn ata ka ▁High ▁Court ' s ▁inter im ▁order ▁M GN RE GA ' s ▁w age ▁rates ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁Min imum ▁W age ▁rates ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁National ▁Human ▁Right ▁Commission ▁conven ed ▁a ▁z onal ▁work shop ▁on ▁fix ation , ▁revision ▁and ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁minimum ▁w age ▁is ▁Br ick ▁kil n ▁industry . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁Maz door ▁K isan ▁Sh ak ti ▁Sang athan ▁ur ges ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁withdraw ▁the ▁S LP ▁to ▁the ▁PM ▁to ▁redis cuss ▁K arn ata ka ▁High ▁Court ▁and ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁high ▁Court