Diwali Bonus: Good news for central employees before Diwali, the government announced bonuses, these are the conditions

The PM Narendra Modi-led central government has approved bonuses ahead of Diwali for Group C and non-gazetted Group B rank officers, including paramilitary forces. The Finance Ministry has set a limit of Rs 7000 for calculating non-productivity linked bonuses (ad-hoc bonuses) for central government employees for 2022-23.

The Department of Expenditure under the Finance Ministry said in an office memorandum that a non-productivity based bonus (NPL) equivalent to 30 days' emoluments will be granted to Group C employees and all Group B non-gazetted employees of the central government for the accounting year 2022-23. Ad-hoc Bonus) is given, which are not covered under any productivity-linked bonus scheme.

The Center has set some conditions for the distribution of this bonus, the following are-

1) Only those employees who were in service as of 31.3.2023 and who have rendered at least six months of continuous service during the year 2022-23 will be eligible for payment under these orders. Pro-rata payment will be admissible to eligible employees for a period of continuous service during the year ranging from six months to a full year.

2) The quantum of Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) will be determined based on average emoluments/calculation limit, whichever is lower. To calculate non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) for a day, the average emoluments in a year will be divided by 30.4 (average number of days in a month). After this, it will be multiplied by the number of days of bonus given. For example, the calculation limit of ₹7000 (where actual average emoluments are more than ₹7000) taking non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) for thirty days would be ₹7000x30/30.4- ₹6907.89 (up to ₹6908).

3) Casual workers who have worked for 6 years or more for at least 240 days each year for 3 years or more will be eligible for this Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) payment. The amount of Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) payable will be (Rs. 1200x30/30.4 i.e. Rs. 1184.21/-). In cases where the actual emoluments are less than Rs. 1200/- per month, the amount will be calculated based on the actual monthly emoluments. But it will be done.

4) All payments under these orders will be made to the nearest rupee

5) The notification states that the expenditure on this item will be debited in the relevant item as per the notification of the Department of Expenditure dated December 16, 2022.

6) As per the Government, the expenditure on account of this ad-hoc bonus is to be met from within the sanctioned budget provision of the concerned Ministries/Departments for the current year.

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