On the special occasion of a big festival like Diwali, the government has once again made a big announcement to bring smiles on the faces of millions of employees. There is a festive atmosphere among the employees after the Diwali bonus and salary hike.
7th Pay Commission: Employees are once again in luck on the great festival of Diwali. The government has also opened its coffers for this biggest festival of Hindus. This is the reason why when lakhs of employees came to know about the announcement of Diwali bonus, they jumped with joy. Yes, the government has announced bonus amount for employees on the occasion of Diwali. Under this announcement, a huge amount is being deposited in the account of the employees. Let us know in which state the government has hiked the salary under the Seventh Pay Commission.
How much salary has increased
On the occasion of Diwali, the Tamil Nadu government has announced a hike in the salary of employees. This announcement has been made in the form of Diwali bonus amount. The DMK government has given a Diwali gift to 2.75 lakh employees in the financial year 2023-24.
The government has also decided to increase the dearness allowance by 4 percent. In such a situation, there is a festive atmosphere in the homes of lakhs of employees and their families. This happiness received on the occasion of Dussehra and Diwali has doubled the fun of the festival.
Benefit given to 16 lakh employees
Let us tell you that even before this, the DMK government and Chief Minister MK Stalin had given a big gift to the employees of the state in the month of March. During this, DA was increased by 4 percent for 16 lakh employees.
Along with government employees, teachers, pensioners and family pensioners also got benefit in this. For this, an additional burden of Rs 2587.91 crore was also put on the government treasury. The increase in DA made by the government was also implemented from this year and it was also decided to give arrears to lakhs of employees under this.
