( 1 ) ON 16/10/1968 the government of India, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation, issued a notification, in exercise of their powers under S. 5 (1) (a) and 9 of the Minimum Wages Act, appointing a committee "to hold enquiries and advise the central government regarding-- (A) the fixation of minimum rates of wages for the first time under the said Act, and (B) the revision of minimum rates of wages already fixed by the central government under the said Act",in respect of the employment in manganese, gypsum, barytes and bauxite mines. Shri 0. Venkatachalam, Chief Labour Commissioner (Central ). New Delhi and Shri K. K. Bhatia, Director. Labour Bureau, Simla were appointed as independent members of the committee while (0 Shri K. S. Mahapatra, Controller of Indian Bureau of Mines, Nagpur, (ii) Shri Dev Coomer Singhi, The Jhagrakhand Collieries Private Ltd. . 14/4. Gariahat Road. Calcutta-19, (iii) Dr S. K. Das Giipta. Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd. , 1. Middleton Street, Calcutta-16. Civ) Shri T. R. Goenka. Honorary secretary-General, Federation of Indian Mining Industries. 7, N. D. S. E. Part 1. New Delhi-3 and (v) Mr S. G. A. Naidu. President of Mysore State Mine Owners Asso