▁w ages , ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁policy ▁mak ers ▁was ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁uniform ▁w age ▁rate ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁country . ▁However , ▁such ▁a ▁policy ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁connected ▁to ▁reality ▁due ▁to ▁regional ▁differences ▁over ▁consumption ▁patterns , ▁pay ing ▁capabilities ▁of ▁employ ers , ▁requirements ▁of ▁employees , ▁etc . ▁Hence ▁the ▁modified ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁achieve ▁floor ▁level ▁minimum ▁w age ▁for ▁regions ▁and ▁then ▁further ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁national ▁floor ▁minimum ▁w age . ▁However , ▁not ▁everyone ▁supported ▁this ▁view . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁during ▁the ▁Tri part ite ▁Labour ▁Conference , ▁labour ▁represent atives ▁demanded ▁immediate ▁fix ation ▁of ▁a ▁minimum ▁w age ▁at ▁national ▁level , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁agricult ure . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁development ▁in ▁this ▁debate ▁involves ▁the ▁Labour ▁Ministry ▁and ▁the ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁Ministry ▁at ▁logger head s ▁over ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁National ▁floor ▁level ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rate . ▁The ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁Ministry ▁arg ues ▁that ▁a ▁national ▁rate ▁would ▁further ▁bur den ▁the ▁industry ▁that ▁is ▁anyway ▁inc urr ing ▁heavy ▁costs . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁Labour ▁Ministry ▁has ▁given ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁the ▁Centre ▁to ▁imp ose ▁a ▁national ▁floor ▁to ▁w age ▁rates ▁and ▁most ▁state ▁govern ments ▁have ▁approved ▁for ▁it . ▁After ▁a ▁two - day ▁strike ▁ending ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁PM ▁Man m oh an ▁Singh ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁un