Office of the Labour Commissioner , Assam, notification dated 12th November 2021 on the rate of VDA to be paid to workman employed through and by the contractors which are not covered under the Minimum Wages Act, 1984 and where the workmen employed by the contractors , do not perform the same or similar nature of work as done by workers directly employed by the principal employers of the establishment. The notification is dated 12/11/2021 but it will be effective from 1/1/2021.