Minimum wage will be effective from July 16 itself, vows-Minister Rai

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Minister for Information and Communications Sherdhan Rai has said the minimum wage for journalists determined by the government would come into effect from July 16.</p><p>He made it clear that the government would not backtrack from the decision made by the Council of Ministers on May 5 fixing the minimum wage of journalists working in media houses at Rs 19,500 and employees and workers at Rs 14,400; and of journalists working at other media institutions at Rs 14,100 and employees and workers at Rs 12,500. <br><br>The Information and Communications Minister said this while speaking in a programme of interaction entitled 'Implementation of the Minimum Wage in the Media' organised by the Minimum Wage Fixation Committee today.<br><br>He asserted that the decision regarding the minimum wage of media persons made by the Council of Ministers was not to close down the media with small investment but for the job security of all journalists and media persons. <br><br></p>