{
  "id": 18330181,
  "title": "Maharashtra ST Announces ₹10,000 Diwali Bonus For 83,000 Employees Amid Concerns Over Ticketless Travel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/maharashtra-st-announces-10-000-diwali-bonus-for-83-000-employees",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T15:20:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-st-announces-10000-diwali-bonus-for-83000-employees-amid-concerns-over-ticketless-travel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will pay a Diwali bonus of ₹10,000 each to around 83,000 officers and employees, even as the transport undertaking faces financial difficulties. Transport Minister and MSRTC chairman Pratap Sarnaik announced the decision on Thursday, along with a festival advance of ₹12,500 for eligible employees and an increase in dearness allowance…",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}