The Government of Karnataka vide notification no.DES/SIP/PWX/07/2020 has released the enhanced consumer price index for 2019 for calculating the variable dearness allowance effective 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021. Government of Karnataka has released the Consumer price index which would be used to arrive at the variable dearness allowance as part of the Minimum Wages. Since the gazette copy of the same is not published yet, the minimum wage may be calculated as per the CPI points released. A revised notification towards this may be released based on the receipt of Gazette copy of the final minimum wages as released by the Government of Karnataka