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Union Cabinet approves bonus for central government employees, 30 lakh to benefit

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Oct 21, 2020 03:56 PM IST

The announcement brings cheer among government employees as uncertainty loomed large over bonus announcement this year, owing to Covid-19 pandemic.

Ahead of Dussehra, the Centre announced bonus for year 2019-2020 which will benefit 30 lakh non-gazetted employees. The total financial implication of this will be 3,737 crore. Both productivity-linked bonus and non-productivity-linked bonus have been approved, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday, announcing the decisions approved by the Union Cabinet.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar announces Cabinet decisions on Wednesday.(PTI)
Union minister Prakash Javadekar announces Cabinet decisions on Wednesday.(PTI)

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The announcement brings cheer among government employees as uncertainty loomed large over bonus announcement this year, owing to Covid-19 pandemic. These bonuses are generally announced before Dussehra every year. But as there was no announcement until Wednesday, government employees were apprehending that they might not get bonus this time.

The bonus will be disbursed at one instalment and before Vijaya Dashami, the Union minister said.

The beneficiaries include 17 lakh non-gazetted employees from commercial establishments like railways, post office, EPFO, ESIC who will get their productivity-linked bonus and other 13 lakh government employees who will get their non-productivity-linked bonus.

All India Railways Federation — a union of railways staff — had called for a nationwide two-hour strike on October 22, demanding immediate disbursal of the bonus. The union said the government should not deny bonus pertaining to 2019-20 citing this year’s pandemic.

“If middle class people have money in their hands during the festive season, demands will go up in the marker,” the minister said explaining the decision.

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