Idea Exchange: INTUC, BMS Leaders Slam State Negligence And 14-Year Wage Stagnation In Noida
In an Indian Express Idea Exchange, Ashok Singh (VP, INTUC) and Pawan Kumar (VP, BMS) dissect the 2026 Noida labor protests. They argue that the unrest is a result of a 14-year failure to revise minimum wages, the "hollow" transition from ...
informal to formal labor, and the dismantling of tripartite dialogue between the government, employers, and workers. Ashok Singh (INTUC) highlighted that a ₹10,000 monthly salary is impossible to live on when rent alone costs ₹3,000. He argued that the basic pillars of life—health, education, and social security—are being denied to the working class. Pawan Kumar (BMS) pointed out that minimum wages had not been revised in Uttar Pradesh for 14 years, covering multiple administrations. He noted that while the government finally increased wages by 25% following the protests, the formula used (from 1957) remains outdated and unsatisfactory. Watch the full discussion.
