This Diwali for sure will bring cheers on the faces of government employees as various state governments have announced Diwali bonus for their employees.
Starting from Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh to Madhya Pradesh, these state government employees are going to receive massive salary hike from this festival.
Madhya Pradesh: There is a piece of good news for government employees of Madhya Pradesh. The state government has decided to give them a massive gift ahead of Diwali. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has decided to clear arrears of the state government employees under 7th Pay Commission. As per updates, the state government employees will be given advance bonus between November 2020 to March 2021.
However, the employees whose salary is Rs 40,000 or less will only be able to avail benefit of this bonus.
Tamil Nadu: The state government employees of Tamil Nadu are also going to receive massive salary hike from this festival as the state has announced a Diwali bonus for as many as 291,000 government employees.
The state government has announced that a bonus of Rs 210.48 crore has been set aside for employees of public sector undertakings in the state.
Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh has also decided to give massive Diwali bonus to its employees this season.
As per the announcement from the state government, nearly 14,82,187 state government employees will be given bonus equivalent to their 30-day salary. However, it will cause a liability of Rs 1,023 crore on the state exchequer. ( KN )
