CITU seeks Rs 23,196 minimum wage for entire NCR

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CITU seeks Rs 23,196 minimum wage for entire NCR; Faridabad on alert

CITU Haryana General Secretary Jay Bhagwan said the demand for Rs 23,196 as the base is not arbitrary.

The Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), affiliated to CPI(M), on Tuesday intensified its demand for a uniform minimum wage across the National Capital Region (NCR), proposing a floor of Rs 23,196 per month.

The demand comes amid escalating industrial unrest in Delhi-NCR’s manufacturing hubs, with the union calling for a mass mobilisation at all district collector offices on April 16.

CITU Haryana General Secretary Jay Bhagwan said the demand for Rs 23,196 as the base is not arbitrary and that a committee – comprising representatives from factory owners’ associations, trade unions, the state government, and the labour department – had arrived at the figure in a meeting on December 29, 2025.

“Whether it is Gurgaon, Panipat, Faridabad or Bahadurgarh, industrial associations are issuing statements claiming they cannot implement the new rates,” vice-president Vinod Kumar said in connection to the Haryana government, on April 9, revising minimum wages to Rs 15,220, with effect from April 1, 2026.

Meanwhile, in response to the growing unrest, the Faridabad Police has issued a public advisory warning against any disruption of law and order. A police spokesperson stated that for the last two days, employees of Motherson Sumi Wiring India Limited in Sarai Khwaja have been protesting for a wage hike. To manage the situation, more than 1,500 police personnel have been put on standby.

In Gurgaon, too, police intervened at ShadowFax company in Pathredi-Bilaspur after workers gathered to demand a salary hike on Tuesday.

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