Uttar Pradesh Diwali Bonus 2026 CM Yogi Adityanath Govt Approves ₹6,908 For 14.82 Lakh State Employees
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a major Diwali gift for lakhs of state government employees by issuing the official order for a 30-day ad-hoc bonus for the financial year 2025-26. Under the decision approved by the Yogi Adityanath government, eligible employees will receive a bonus of up to ₹6,908. According to the government order issued by the Finance Department,…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh state government has announced a generous Diwali bonus of up to ₹6,908 for over 14.82 lakh non-gazetted state employees under the Yogi Adityanath administration. The Finance Department has issued an official order approving a 30-day ad-hoc bonus for the 2025-26 financial year. This scheme aims to provide financial relief to eligible non-gazetted employees across various public-sector and local government institutions.
To qualify, employees must have completed one year of continuous service by March 31, 2026, and their salary falls within the Pay Matrix Level 8 range, between ₹47,600 and ₹1,51,100. The bonus will be partially deposited into the employee's General Provident Fund account and the remaining portion will be paid in cash. Those who retired after March 31, 2026, or were set to retire by April 30, 2027, will receive the entire eligible bonus amount in cash.
Penalty cases or ongoing disciplinary and criminal proceedings will temporarily withhold the bonus payment until the outcome.
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