Hyderabad, June 2 -- The Telangana government from Monday banned payment of wages in cash by private industries, business houses and commercial establishments, besides introducing minimum wage protection to gig and platform workers across the state, as part of its new labour governance framework.

An official statement from the state government on Monday said the changes were introduced through a notification in the form of a government order issued on May 30, and they came into effect from Monday (June 1).

According to the statement, the government has introduced a uniform wage structure across sectors and revised minimum wages by skill level and location, and expanded protections to categories of workers that were previously outside th...