What is the applicability of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?

The Minimum of Wages Act applies to the following entities:

a) It applies to all over India except Jammu and Kashmir.

b) It applies to any employment if it employs 1000 employees in the respective state.

c) It does not apply to any employees in any undertaking owned by the Central government or of the federal railway, except with the consent of the central government.