The Tamil Nadu authorities on Thursday introduced a particular Pongal bonus for its staff, academics and pensioners to mark the pageant. In response to an official launch, an advert hoc bonus topic to a ceiling of Rs 3,000 can be paid to group C and group D staff. Moreover, staff on consolidated pay and particular scale of pay will obtain a particular advert hoc bonus of Rs 1,000.
The state authorities, beneath the management of Chief Minister MK Stalin, has allotted Rs 163.81 crore for this initiative. The bonus can even be prolonged to full-time and part-time staff who labored for at least 240 days or extra through the fiscal 12 months 2023-2024 and are paid from contingencies at mounted month-to-month charges.
A advantage of Rs 500 can be additionally prolonged to the group C and group D pensioners, household pensioners, retired village officers and assistants. Other than this all forms of particular person pensioners will obtain Rs 500.