Two year bonus and a minimum wage hike, but Left unions are not budging from their proposed strike on Friday.

The minimum wage for unskilled workers from Rs. 246 to Rs. 350 per day.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said central government employees will also receive the bonuses due to them for the last two years.  However, he said there is no question of the government reviewing its new relaxed rules for foreign investment.

The unions have since September last year been pushing for 12 major demands include raising the minimum wage. They are also opposed to the government allowing much more foreign investment in sectors like insurance and defense, where, they say, national security could be compromised.