This notice here shows the data about the minimum wages and skill based categories in India (minimum wages figures are in INR). The working hours are mentioned but these could extend from 11 hours to 12 hours a day.
A Case Study: how practical these figures are:
This table shows the monthly expenses of last seven months of a person keeping a low economic profile in Gurugram (Haryana, India). These expenses include costs of rent, maintenance, electric and food. Rent is for a one room-set (or studio) apartment with a floor area of 220 sq. feet. Water is state-government provided. Lunches on weekdays are company provided.
| Item | Expense | Month |
| House Rent | 4500 | Dec-2016 |
| Maintenance | 500 | Dec-2016 |
| Electric | 200 | Dec-2016 |
| Food/Milk/Etc | 2755 | Dec-2016 |
| Total | 7955 | |
| House Rent | 4500 | Jan-2017 |
| Maintenance | 500 | Jan-2017 |
| Electric | 200 | Jan-2017 |
| Food/Milk/Etc | 3021 | Jan-2017 |
| Total | 8221 | |
| House Rent | 4500 | Feb-2017 |
| Maintenance | 500 | Feb-2017 |
| Electric | 200 | Feb-2017 |
| Food/Milk/Etc | 3806 | Feb-2017 |
| Total | 9006 | |
| House Rent | 4500 | Mar-2017 |
| Maintenance | 500 | Mar-2017 |
| Electric | 200 | Mar-2017 |
| Food/Milk/Etc | 4054 | Mar-2017 |
| Total | 9254 | |
| House Rent | 4500 | Apr-2017 |
| Maintenance | 500 | Apr-2017 |
| Electric | 200 | Apr-2017 |
| Food/Milk/Etc | 3084 | Apr-2017 |
| Total | 8284 | |
| House Rent | 4500 | May-2017 |
| Maintenance | 500 | May-2017 |
| Electric | 200 | May-2017 |
| Food/Milk/Etc | 3297 | May-2017 |
| Total | 8497 | May-2017 |
| House Rent | 4500 | Jun-2017 |
| Maintenance | 500 | Jun-2017 |
| Electric | 200 | Jun-2017 |
| Food/Milk/Etc | 4712 | Jun-2017 |
| Total | 9912 | Jun-2017 |
| Total | 9051 | Jul-2017 |
| Total | 7453 | Aug-2017 |
| Total | 8541 | Sep-2017 |
| Total | 9880 | Oct-2017 |
| Total | 11678 | Nov-2017 |
Clearly, if costs tend to increase monthly then living on the bare minimum is not possible.
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