New Delhi, April 14 -- A day after workers in Noida Phase 2 took to the streets in large numbers, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced an interim minimum wage increase of approximately 21 per cent for workers across Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad. The protesters, however, are not done yet.

The high-level committee constituted by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath approved the interim wage revision with effect from 1 April, covering workers across skill categories in two of Uttar Pradesh's most industrially significant districts.

According to the Noida District Magistrate's office, the revised monthly wages for workers in Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad are as follows. Unskilled workers will see their monthly pay rise from Rs.11,3...