Prior to Diwali, the Modi government has raised the inflation allowance (DA) for the central employees and has also provided a non-producted linked bonus as much as 30 days salary, which is about ₹ 6,908. This bonus will be available to Group B, Group C, security forces and employees of the Union Territories. However, not everyone will find it. The government has issued certain rules: only employees will be eligible for those who work for the specified hours and do not take too much leave.
What are the terms for obtaining a bonus?
The government has made it clear that some conditions must be met to get a Diwali bonus. The first condition is that the employee should have worked continuously for a certain period. If a person takes a long leave or does not complete the full term, they will not get this bonus. This means that only employees will get this benefit that works continuously and diligently. According to the report, this non-productivity linked bonus will only be available to those employees who will operate until March 31, 2025 and will work for at least six months.
How much bonus will you get?
The government has fixed the maximum bonus amount of ₹ 7,000. However, not everyone will get the full amount. The bonus will be given on the basis of your original pay. The bonus will also be calculated using a fixed formula: 7000 × 30 ÷ 30.4 = ₹ 6907.89. This means that you can get a bonus of ₹ 6,908 in your account.
Inflation allowance (DA) increased
It is noteworthy that before Diwali, the government announced an increase in inflation allowance (DA). The increase will go into effect from July 1, 2025. DA rate has now increased from 55% to 58%. Employees will get this benefit with their October salary, including the balance. This increased DA will apply from July 1, 2025, but it will be paid with a salary of October 2025. This means that employees and pensioners will get additional DA in October salary for three months – July, August and September.
If an employee's salary is Rs 50,000, he would first get 55% DA ie Rs 27,500. Now when DA has increased to 58%, you will get Rs. 29,000, that is, you will get an additional Rs. 1,500 will get. Similarly, whose basic pension is Rs. 25,000, they have to pay Rs. 13,750 DRs were available, now they have to pay Rs. 14,500 will get. This means that the pension will increase by Rs 750.
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