(1) While fixing the minimum rate of wages under section 6, the State Government shall take into account the following:-
(i) Geographical area.- The Geographical area is divided into following zones:-
(a) Zone I- It shall comprise of the areas falling within local limits of ‗A‘ and ‗B‘ grade municipal corporations and an area of ten kilometres from the boundaries thereof, cantonment areas and also includes areas notified as industrial areas under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 (Mah. III of 1962) within the limits of Greater Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Pune, Nasik, Aurangabad and Nagpur Districts;
(b) Zone-II- It shall comprise of the areas falling within the limits of ‗C‘ and ‗D‘ grade municipal corporations, ‗A‘ 6 and ‗B‘ grade municipal councils and also includes areas notified as industrial areas and all types of industrial estates under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 (Mah. III of 1962) which are not covered in Zone- I;
(c) Zone-III- It shall comprise of all other areas in the State which are not included in Zone-I and Zone-II;
(ii) Experience.- Experience in the area of employment; and
(iii) Skill.- level of skill required for working under the categories of unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled specified in the Schedule appended hereto.
(iv) Arduousness of work.- Building and other construction works, chemical processes, fireworks, forging work, furnace operation, hazardous works in cement industries, and glass industries and such similar works.