UP announces Rs 7,000 Diwali bonus for nearly 15 lakh state govt employees

The Uttar Pradesh government will spend ₹1,022 crore to give bonuses to 14.82 lakh state employees before Diwali. According to the Prime Minister’s office, each employee will be given a bonus of up to ₹6,908 calculated on 30 days’ salary. The decision aims to provide financial assistance to government employees ahead of the festive season. The announcement was made by the Prime Minister after a review meeting with senior officials in Lucknow.

The bonus will cover full-time non-gazetted employees up to Salary Matrix Level 8 (Rs 47,600-Rs 1,51,100) with graded salary up to Rs 4,800. This group includes employees of government departments, government-aided educational and technical institutions, local institutions, district panchayats as well as responsible and daily wage employees of government departments, the official statement said.

Rajasthan announces special bonus for 6 lakh employees

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma also announced a special bonus for nearly six lakh state government employees on Tuesday.
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He added: “This bonus will be given to state government employees working at L-12 pay level or ₹ 4800 and below in the pay scale. Every eligible employee will get interim bonus of maximum ₹ 6774. The benefit of this decision will also extend to Panchayat Samiti and District Council employees.”

The announcement covers employees up to L-12 salary level or employees earning ₹4,800 or less.

Gujarat extends interim bonus of ₹7,000 to Grade 4 staff

Earlier, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had announced interim bonus of up to ₹7,000 for Class 4 employees. The assistance will be given to 16,921 employees across various departments. Eligible beneficiaries include staff working in state cabinet departments, offices of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Whip, Deputy Whip and Deputy Whip, according to a statement from the Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office. This will also cover employees in panchayats, schools and colleges that provide benefits, and state government boards and corporations that do not provide bonuses through their own mechanisms.