Minimum Wages for Hospital Employees
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 10:20
Government Notification
Published in Kerala Gazette Extraordinary — Vol. 45, No. 1094 — 9 June 2000
G. O. (R. T.) No. 1928/2000 Thiruvananthapuram, 5 June 2000
Minimum Wages for Employees in Private Hospitals, Dispensaries, Pharmacies,
Scanning Centres, X-ray units, Other related establishments:
Applicable from the date of publishing in the Gazette:
Section One: Office / Common Staff
Group A:Scale: 1505–40–1905
(Manager, Administrative Officer & Secretary)
Group B:1340–40–1740
(Head Clerk, Administrative Assistant, Asst. Manager, Chief Accountant/Head Accountant, Chief Cashier/Head Cashier, Internal Auditor, Public Relations Assistant, Computer Programmer/Operator)
Group C:1090–30–1390
(Stenographer, Accountant, Cashier, Internal Audit Assistant, Security Officer)
Group D:985–30–1285
(Electrician, Plumber, Tailor, Steward, Office Assistant/Clerk, Typist, Typist Clerk, Telephone Operator, Receptionist, Driver, Cook, Power Laundry Foreman, Data Entry Operator, Electric Mechanic)
Group E:860–20–1060
(Power Laundry Attender, Pump Operator, Lift Operator, Dhobi, Generator Operator, Lift Mechanic, Kitchen Assistant)
Group F:785–20–985
(Peon, Gate keeper, Gardener, Watchman, Cleaner)
Section Two: Medical/Paramedical Staff
Group A:1725–50–2225
(Nursing Supt., Microbiologist, Chief Physiotherapist, Dietitian, Clinical Psychologist, Biochemist, Pharmacy Supt., Panchakarama Therapist)
Group B:1505–40–1905
(BSc Nurse, Matron, Asst. Nursing Supt., Clinical Supervisor, Tutor Nurse, Head Nurse, Sister in charge, Graduate Pharmacist, Pharmacist Store Keeper, Chief Pharmacist, Chief Radiographer/Radiographer in charge, Scanning Technician, Tutor in Medical Laboratory Technician, Chief Lab. Technician, Senior Lab. Technician, Graduate Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Medical Record Librarian/Medical Record Officer, Chief Ophthalmic Assistant, Chief Orthoptist, Chief Refractionist)
Group C:1350–40–1750
(Staff Nurse – General Nursing, Registered Nurse, Nursing Assistant having more than 12 years experience, Modern Medicine Pharmacist)
Group D:1305–30–1605
(Nursing Assistant having more than 10 years experience, Lab Technician, X-ray Technician, Radiographer, Theatre Mechanic, Ayurveda Senior Compounder/Ayurveda Senior Pharmacist, Store Clerk/Keeper, Refractionist, Ophthalmic Assistant, Optrometrist, Medical Record Keeper/Technician, Blood Bank Technician, Dental Hygienist, Dental Mechanic, ENT Technician, X-ray Mechanic, ECG Technician, EEG Technician, Ayurveda Senior Nurse, Homeo Senior Nurse, Homeo Senior Pharmacist, Caretaker)
Group E:1105–30–1405
(Nursing Assistant having 5 to 7 years experience, Diet Clerk, Auxiliary Nurse, Midwife, General Supervisor, Ayurveda Pharmacist/Compounder, Ayurveda Nurse, Panchakarma Assistant, Homeo Nurse, Homeo Pharmacist/Compounder)
Group F:1000–20–1200
(Nursing Aid/Assistant having less than five years experience, Nursing Orderly, Darkroom Assistant, Pharmacist Aid/Assistant, Compounder Assistant/Aid, Lab. Assistant, X-ray Assistant, ECG Assistant, Library Assistant, Theatre Assistant, Panchakarma Attender, Ozhichil (massage) Assistant, Ayurveda Nursing Assistant, Ayurveda Masseur, Hospital Aid)
Group G:825–20–1-25
(Ward boy, Attender/Assistant, Dark room Attender, Table Maid/Ward Supplier, Record Attender, Library Attender, Canteen Maid).
Note: This is the gist of the notification published in Malayalam by Kerala Government.
The full text is published in our June 2000 issue of the Journal.