. ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁Government ▁fixed ▁the ▁national ▁minimum ▁w age ▁floor ▁at ▁IN R ▁ 3 5 / day ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁recommend ations ▁of ▁NC RL . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁it ▁stands ▁at ▁IN R ▁ 1 0 0 / day . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁The ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁state ▁government ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁fixed ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁for ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁all ▁occup ations . ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁National ▁Trade ▁Union ▁Congress ▁appe als ▁for ▁a ▁" n ational ▁decent ▁minimum ▁w age " ▁for ▁all ▁indust ries ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁workers ' ▁needs . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 : ▁Working ▁Women ▁in ▁H ouses ▁Union ▁march ed ▁in ▁S alem ▁demand ing ▁stat ut ory ▁fix ation ▁of ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁for ▁house ▁ma ids ▁and ▁servants . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁The ▁Central ▁government ▁de - link ed ▁M GN RE GA ' s ▁w age ▁rates ▁from ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁through ▁notification ▁under ▁Section ▁ 6 ( 1 ). ▁W age ▁rates ▁that ▁were ▁initially ▁aligned ▁with ▁respective ▁states ' ▁minimum ▁w ages ▁were ▁now ▁fixed ▁at ▁a ▁uniform ▁w age ▁rate ▁of ▁R s . ▁ 1 0 0 /- ▁under ▁the ▁scheme . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁August , ▁the ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁R ural ▁Development ▁that ▁workers ▁under ▁the ▁M GN RE GA ▁scheme ▁are ▁being ▁paid ▁less