Just before the holy festival of Diwali, a very big and good news has come out for the state employees from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Giving a big gift to lakhs of non-gazetted employees of the state, the state government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has approved 30 days ad-hoc bonus for the financial year 2025-26. An official mandate in this regard has also been issued by the Finance Department, due to which there is a wave of happiness in the government departments.
According to the mandate issued by the government, the benefit of this bonus will be available to all non-gazetted employees of the state government as well as eligible employees of educational and technical educational institutions, local bodies and district panchayats aided by state funds. A maximum limit has been fixed for calculating the bonus. Under the announced arrangement, 25 percent of the total bonus amount received by each eligible employee will be paid in cash, while the remaining 75 percent of the bonus amount will be deposited in the provident fund (PF) account of the concerned employee.
The Yogi government has taken special care of the regular employees as well as the daily wagers working at lower levels. As per the policy, daily wage earners who have worked for at least 240 days every year in the last three financial years will also be eligible for this bonus. Daily wage employees will be provided a maximum bonus of up to Rs 1,184, which will be sent directly to their accounts.
Receiving bonus on the occasion of festivals will not only strengthen the Diwali budget of the families of lakhs of employees, but will also increase the excitement of shopping in the market. The employee organizations have welcomed this decision of the government and thanked the Chief Minister. It is clear from this step of the government that the state government is fully committed to the welfare of its employees and their economic empowerment.