Hyderabad, June 1 -- The Telangana government has revised the minimum wages payable to employees across the state, with the new rates coming into effect from June 1.

The decision follows recommendations from the Telangana State Minimum Wages Advisory Board and a Cabinet Sub-Committee.

According to the notification, the revised minimum monthly wages will vary based on skill category and geographical zone into three categories - Zone-I covers Municipal Corporations, Zone-II includes Municipalities, while Zone-III comprises rural and other areas.

Skill labour defined

The notification also standardised skill classifications:

Unskilled: Jobs primarily involving manual or physical labour without prior experience or independent decision-mak...