Lucknow, April 18 -- The state government's decision to revise the minimum wage rates has received formal approval from governor Anandiben Patel and a notification has been issued, making the new rates legally binding and mandatorily applicable across the entire state, a spokesperson said.

In the wake of protests by workers in Noida and Greater Noida, the state government had constituted a high-level committee, which proposed a wage structure comprising three distinct categories. Acting on these recommendations, the state government implemented the new wage rates as an interim relief measure and categorised the state into three distinct groups.

Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad have been placed in Category 1, where the cost of living is...