<h1>Minimum wage adjustment under consideration: base-rate revision and CPI-linked biannual increases to raise worker pay.</h1> Proposal to revise minimum wages is under consideration through CPI-linked biannual adjustments and a discrete base-rate increase, with 2025 proposed as the new base year (last revised in 2012). The Labour Department applied a CPI-based adjustment for factory workers from September 1, 2024, setting revised monthly rates for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled categories. Separately, canal water distribution is being rationalised and water allowance increased in many districts to prioritise areas with high groundwater extraction.