Minimum Wages to the Employees in Private Hospital

G.O.(P) No.33/2018/LBR
S.R.O. No. 245/2018 – In exercise of powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the
Minimum wages Act, 1948, (Central Act 11 of 1948), read with clause (b) sub-section (2) of section 5 thereof and in
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supersession of the notification issued under G.O. (Ms.) No. 135/2013/LBR dated 5 November, 2013 and published
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as S.R.O. No. 884/ 2013 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 3177 dated 7 November, 2013 the Government of
Kerala in consultation with the Minimum Wages Advisory Board and after considering the objections and
suggestions received on the preliminary notification issued as 375/E1/2017/LBR dated 16th November, 2017 the
Kerala Government hereby revise the minimum rates of wages payable to the employees employed in the private
hospital sector.
PART I – OFFICE AND GENERAL CATEGORY

Group – 1 Scale of pay- ₹ 23220-470-25570-520-28170

1. General Manager, 2. Administrative Officer, 3. Secretary
Group – 2 ₹ 22650-460-24950-500-27450
1. Manager
Group – 3 ₹ 22090-450-24340-490-26790
1. Administrative Assistant / Assistant Manager, 2. Chief Accountant / Head Accountant / Accounts Officer 3.
Chief Cashier / Head Cashier 4. Internal Auditor 5. Public Relations Officer 6. Maintenance Engineer 7. Floor
Manager / Front Officer
Group – 4 ₹ 19040-390-20990-420-23090
1. Assistant Public Relations Officer 2. Computer Programmer Cum Operator 3. Store Keeper Clerk 4. Chief
Security Officer 5. Chief Receptionist 6. Ward Secretary
Group – 5 ₹ 18110-370-19960-400-21960
1. Clerk 2. Insurance Assistant 3. Stenographer 4. Accountant 5. Cashier 6. Internal Audit Assistant 7.
Security Officer 8. Receptionist cum Tele-operator/ Front Office Assistant / Assistant Store Keeper.
Grooup – 6 ₹ 17230-350-18980-380-20880
1. Electrician / AC Mechanic, Plumber, Tailor, Welder, Typist, Typist Clerk, Telephone Operator, Driver /
Ambulance Driver, Cook, Power Laundry Foreman, Data Entry Operator, House Keeper
Group – 7 ₹ 16810-340-18510-380-20410
1. Power Laundry Attender, Pump Operator, Lift Operator / Lift Mechanic, Dhobi, Kitchen Assistant, Waste
Treatment Plant Operator, Generator Operator
Group – 8 ₹ 16000-320-17600-360-19400
1. Office Assistant / Attender / Helper, Gate Keeper, Gardener, Watchman / Security, House Keeping Assistant /
Sweeper, Assistant Store Keeper.

PART II – REGISTERED NURSES

Grooup – 1 ₹ 22650-460-24950-500-27450
Nurses Manager (M.Sc+5 years experience / B.Sc + 10 years experience) Nurses Director / Nurses Officer
Group – 2 ₹ 22090-450-24340-490-26790
Nursing Superintendent (B.Sc + 5 years experience ) Matron (BSC / GNM + 10 years experience)
Group - 3 ₹ 21550-440-23750-480-26150
Assistant Nursing Superintendent / Deputy Nursing Superintendent (B.Sc . +5 years experience / General Nursing +10
years experience)
Group – 4 ₹ 21020-430-23170-470-25520
Head Nurse / Clinical Supervisor / Sister in-charge/ Group Captain/ Leader
Group – 5 ₹ 20550-420-22650-460-24950
Tutor Nurse/ Clinical Instructor (EMT/ Ambulance)
Group – 6 ₹ 20000-400-22000-440-24200
Staff Nurse GNM/B.Sc., Regd. ANM Special Grade (10 years experience)/EMT/Ambulance Nurse
Group – 7 ₹ 18570-380-20470-410-22520
ANM Grade-I (5 years experience)
Group – 8 ₹ 17680-360-19480-390-21430
ANM Grade-II

PART III – MEDICAL/PARA MEDICAL DIVISION

Grooup – 1 ₹ 22090-450-24340-490-26790
1. Micro Biologist Grade-1 (Master Degree in concerned subject and 5 years experience) 2. Chief
Physiotherapist (Master Degree in Physiotherapy and 3 years experience/ Degree in physiotherapy and 5 years
experience) 3. Dietician Grade-I (Master Degree in concerned subject and 5 years experience) 4. Clinical
Psychologist Grade-I (Master Degree in concerned subject and 5 years experience) 5. Bio Chemist Grade-I
(Degree in concerned subject and 5 years experience) 6. Pharmacy Superintendent (Degree in
Pharmacy/concerned subject and 5 years experience) Diploma in pharmacy and 6 years experience) 7. Bio
Medical Engineer Grade-I (B.Tech and 5 years experience) 8. Chief Lab Technician (M.Sc.) 9. Medical Records
Officer 10. Psychiatry Social Worker (MSW) 11. Dialysis Technician/Anasthesia Technician
Grooup – 2 ₹ 21020-430-23170-470-25520
1. Micro Biologist Grade-2 (Degree in concerned subject) 2. Dietician Grade-2 (Degree in concerned subject) 2.
Dietician Grade-2 (Degree in concerned subject 3. Clinical Psychologist Grade-2 (Degree in concerned subject) 4.
Bio-Chemist Grade-2 (Degree in concerned subject) 5. Clinical Supervisor 6. Perfutionist, Clinical Supervisor. 7.
Audiologist 8. Chief Pharmacist (B.Pharm and 3 years experience) 9. Clinical Pharmacist (D.Pharm and 5 years
experience)
Group – 3 ₹ 20550-420-22650-460-24950
1. Pharmacist (B.Pharm) 2. Pharmacist Store Keeper (B. pharm) 3. Chief Radiographer/ Radiographer-in-
Charge (Diploma in concerned subject) 4. Scanning Technician 5. Tutor Technician (Medical Laboratory) 6.
Senior Laboratory Technician 7. Occupational Therapist (Degree in concerned subject) 8. Physiotherapist
(Degree in concerned subject) 9. Medical Record Librarian /Librarian 10. Chief Ophthalmic Assistant 11. Chief
Orthopaedist 12. Chief Refractionist 13. Sanitary Supervisor 14. Bio Medical Engineer Grade-II (Diploma) 15.
Pharmacy Store Keeper (Diploma and 10 years experience) 16. Radiological Safety Officer (Degree in
Radiological Technology/Diploma and six years ecperience)
Group – 4 ₹ 20000-400-22000-440-24200
1. Pharmacist (Diploma in Modern Medical Division) 2. Junior Physiotherapist (Graduation/ Diploma and 5
years experience) 3. Junior Scientific Officer 4. Radiographer (Graduation) 5. Laboratory Technician
(Graduation/ Diploma) 6. Blood Bank Technician/ Cath Lab Technician 7. X-ray Technician (Approved Certificate)
8. Refractionist 9. Opthlmic Assistant 10. Optometrist 11. Optical Fitter 12. Dialysis Technician (Diploma) 13.
Medical Record Keeper.
Group – 5 ₹ 19520-400-21520-440-23720
1. Nursing Assistant Grade – I (Minimum 10 years experience) 2. Theatre Mechanic 3. Store Clerk/Store Keeper
(Drugs Store) 4. Medical Record Technician 5. Dental Hygienist 6. Dental Mechanic 7. ENT Technician 8. X-ray
Mechanic 9. ECG Technician 10. EEG Technician 11. Care Taker 12. Endoscopy Technician 13. Histopathology
Technician 14. Cardiac Anaesthetia Technician 15. System Operator 16. CSSD Operator 17. Therapist / Masseur
18. Sanitary Supervisor Grade – II 19. Laboratory Assistant (10 years experience) 20. X-ray Assistant (10 years
experience)
Group – 6 ₹ 18570-380-20470-410-22520
1. Dietician Grade-3 2. Auxiliary Nurse 3. Mid wife 4. Auxiliary Nurse Cum Mid Wife (Un Registered) 5.
General Supervisor 6. Senior Hospital AID/ Senior OP Assistant (10 years service)
Group – 7 ₹ 17680-360-19480-390-21430
1. Nursing AID/Nursing Assistant Grade-II 2. Nursing Orderly 3. Dark Room Assistant 4. Pharmacist
AID/Pharmacy Assistant 5. Compounder Assistant/Compounder AID 6. Laboratory Assistant 7. X-ray Assistant
8. ECG Assistant 9. Library Assistant 10. Theatre Assistant 11. Hospital AID/OP Assistant 12. Sanitary Worker.
Group – 8 ₹ 16400-330-18050-370-19900
1. Ward Boy 2. Opthalmic Assistant 3. Table maid/Ward Supplier 4. Record Attender 5. Library Attender 6.
Attender 7. Canteen Maid 8. Therapist Assistant 9. Nursing Assistant
Note :- The above rates of wages are also applicable to the employees in the institutions conducting MD, MS, MBBS, BDS,
 B.Sc (Nursing) courses. Para Medical Courses attached to the private hospitals and private medical colleges hospitals.
If any category of this area is not included in the Schedule, the employees in that category are eligible to get the basic
wages, DA, extra allowance, increment, service weightage payable to those employees of the same nature.
2. Categorisation of hospitals
The private Hospitals are broadly divided into two, namely bedded hospitals and non bedded hospitals. Those non
bedded hospitals are categorized on the basis of the number of employees employed and bedded hospitals are
categorised on the basis of the numbers of beds provided as detailed below :-
Non bedded institutions
1 to 10 emplyees employed Category 1
11 and above employees employed Category 2
Bedded institutions
1 to 100 number of beds provided Category 1
101 to 300 number of beds provided Category 2
301 to 500 number of beds provided Category 3
501 to 700 number of beds provided Category 4
701 to 800 number of beds provided Category 5
801 and above number of beds provided Category 6
Note :- Bed strength is to be calculated as 3 beds are equal to 1 bed in general wards. A room provided with 5 beds without
any partition should be considered as General Ward. All units working in the same compound under a single
management should be considered as one establishment and the bed strength should be calculated on this basis.
3. Extra Allowance
In addition to the Basic Pay, the employees shall be given an extra allowance at the rate as specified below and
it is calculated on the basic wages of employees.
Non bedded Institutions
Category Extra Allowance
11 and above employees employed 3%
Bedded Institutions
Classifications (as per No. of beds) Ministerial Nursing Para Medical
(Part I) (Part II) (Part III)
101 to 300 number of beds provided 2.5% 10% 3%
301 to 500 number of beds provided 5% 20% 6%
501 to 700 number of beds provided 7.5% 30% 9%
701 to 800 number of beds provided 10% 40% 12%
801 and above number of beds provided 12.5% 50% 15%
4. Dearness Allowance
In addition to Basic Wages and Extra Allowance wmployees shall be paid Dearness Allowance @ of Rs. 26.65 (Rupees
Twenty six and Sixty five paise only) for every increase of each point above 321 points (1998-99=100) of the consumer
price index published by the Department of Economics and Statistics for the concerned District Headquarters.
5. Annual Increment
An annual increment shall be sanctioned for every year @ given in the scale of pay of each category to the employees
who have completed one year of service in the same category.
6. Service Weightage
The employees are entitled to get an annual increment in revised scale of pay for each completed 5 years of service in
an establishment or employed under an employer. The employer shall pay the salary including the increment to the
employee. If an employee has reached in the maximum of the revised scale of pay he will get an annual increment at
the rate of the last increment of that scale of pay for each completed year.
7. Daily Wages
The minimum wages in respect of an employee for a day in a particular category may be calculated as, dividing the
total monthly rate of wages (sum of basic pay, DA, extra allowance, increment, service weightage) by 26 (the number
of working days of a month)
8. Protection for Higher Wages
In case the employees of any establishment or industry are at present getting higher wages than the minimum wages
 fixed as per this notification such employees will be entitled to get such higher rates of wages.
9. Date of effect
The rates as specified in the above shall be deemed to have in force w.e.f 1-10-2017

By order of the Governor

TOM JOSE
Additional Chief Secretary
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport)
Government issued a preliminary notification for the revision of Minimum rates of wages of the employees
employed in Private Hospitals in the State of Kerala as per notification No. E1/375/2017/LBR dated 16-11-2017 and
published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 2528 dated 16-11-2017. Government have now decided to revise
the existing Minimum rates of Wages after considering the objections and suggestions on the draft proposal and on
the advise of Minimum Wages Advisory Board constituted for this purpose. Separate notification will be issued
regarding Ayurveda, Homeo, Dental and Laboratories, Scanning Centres and Pharmacies which are functioning
independently from Private Hospitals for which wage rates are proposed in the draft Notification.
This notification is intended to achieve the above object.