Durga Puja Bonus: Salary hike announced for employees by This State government its not West Bengal

In addition to the puja bonus, the memo further stated that the employees can avail the amount just once in a financial year.

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Updated: September 22, 2024, 2:13 PM IST

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Durga Puja 2024: With the Durga Puja around the corner, the Manik Saha-led Tripura government on Sunday announced a Festival Grant or Puja bonus for different categories of government employees and staff. The festival will begin from October 8. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that the increase in the bonus will benefit several employees. ” “The state government has decided to increase the festival grant for various levels of employees this year. Employees at different levels will benefit from this decision,” the CM announced on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

রাজ্য সরকার এবছর বিভিন্ন স্তরের কর্মীদের জন্য উৎসব অনুদান বর্ধিত করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছে।

এই সিদ্ধান্তের ফলে উপকৃত হবেন বিভিন্ন স্তরের কর্মচারীগণ। pic.twitter.com/UXRJcNrRbb

— Prof.(Dr.) Manik Saha (@DrManikSaha2) September 21, 2024

As per the notification issued by the government’s Finance Department, employees across the following categories would ₹2000 as the bonus:

Group C and Group D employees

• Daily Rated Workers (DRWs) who have been engaged with prior concurrence of finance department
• Pensioners, and family pensioners
• Priests in government-run temples

₹2200 for THESE employees

The following government employees would receive Rs 2200 each as their grant:

• PTW workers, that is contractual or casual workers
• Anganwadi workers or helpers
• Home guards and SPOs

In addition to the puja bonus, the memo further stated that the employees can avail the amount just once in a financial year.

They can avail the amount for a host of occasions such as Durga Puja, Christmas, Garia Puja, Buddha Purnima, Eid-Ul-Zuha, Eid-UI-Fitre, Guru Nanak’s Birthday, or Mahavir Jayanti.