Can govt release bonus in 1st week of October ?
As government employees push for a Productivity-Linked Bonus (PLB) before Durga Puja on October 21, 2026, letters from various employee councils indicate a likely release in early October. The Joint Council of Postal Employees requested the bonus before the festival, while the National Council for Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) advocates for a higher payment ceiling of Rs 21,000, up from the current Rs 7,000 limit.
The central government typically releases the PLB before Dussehra, which falls on October 20 this year. Prominent officials from the All India Defence Employees’ Federation and Bharat Pensioners’ Samaj predict the bonus will be announced early in October, likely before Dussehra. The PLB is currently calculated at a wage of Rs 7,000, but employee bodies argue it should be based on the minimum wage of nearly Rs 21,000, as notified by the central government, resulting in a significantly higher bonus amount.
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