Tamil Nadu government announces Deepavali bonus for various state employees
The bonus scheme covers transport workers, cooperative society staff and sugar mill employees across the state.
The Tamil Nadu government has announced Deepavali bonus payments for employees in the transport department, cooperative societies and sugar mills, according to reports by Deccan Chronicle and The Hawk. Transport Minister Vijay Tamizhan Parthiban stated on Monday that the bonus for 1,06,001 State Transport Corporation employees has been credited directly to their bank accounts.
The state will spend Rs 167.12 crore on the transport department bonus. The department operates 21,333 buses on 10,172 routes daily, serving 2.18 crore people, with 72 per cent of passengers using free travel benefits.
For cooperative societies, 44,570 employees will benefit from a total of Rs 49.69 crore. Workers in profit-making societies will receive a 20 per cent bonus, while those in other societies covered by the Bonus Act will get 10 per cent.
Non-profit societies not under the Bonus Act will provide an ex-gratia payment of Rs 3,000, while primary cooperative society staff will receive Rs 2,400. The cooperative department has also bought Rs 16 crore worth of firecrackers to sell to the public at subsidised rates.
A total of 5,190 sugar mill workers will receive payments from a Rs 351.40 lakh allotment. The Subramania Siva and Kallakurichi II mills will provide an 8.33 per cent bonus alongside an 11.67 per cent ex-gratia, while 14 other cooperative mills and two public sector mills will give an 8.33 per cent bonus and 1.67 per cent ex-gratia.