Diwali Bonus: The Modi government at the center and various state governments are expected to announce a DA hike before Diwali. In this sequence, the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh is planning to give a double bonanza to lakhs of state government employees. Apart from this, pensioners are also going to get good news by increasing DR. The Yogi government is preparing to give bonuses to non-gazetted employees. The finance department has prepared the paperwork related to giving bonuses. The state government can announce this this week.

The maximum limit of bonus is expected to be Rs 7000

The maximum limit of bonus given by the government on Diwali is expected to be Rs 7000. Its benefit will be available to 14.82 lakh employees of the state government, which also includes daily wage earners and work charge employees. Giving a bonus on Diwali will put a burden of Rs 1025 crore on the state government treasury. A decision regarding this is expected to be taken soon in the UP cabinet meeting. Apart from this, the government can announce dearness allowance/dearness relief for employees and pensioners. The Yogi government of UP will also increase the honorarium of cooks.

Salary is also expected to come before November 1.
Sources claim that after the bonus paperwork is ready, the finance department will get the consent of the state government. The order to issue the bonus will be given only after the consent. Since the Diwali festival is on October 31 this time, salary is also expected to come before November 1. If the government gives the bonus and DA hike money before Diwali, then the employees will be happy. Apart from the employees, eight lakh pensioners are also waiting for the decision to be taken by the government on DR. Last year also, the employees were given a bonus of Rs 7,000.

Preparations are also being made to increase the uniform allowance
. Before the festival of Diwali, the Yogi government is preparing to give gifts to the policemen. The government is expected to increase the uniform allowance of the non-gazetted police employees by three times. This can be announced by CM Yogi on Police Memorial Day on October 21. If this decision is taken, then the scope will include Inspector, Sub Inspector, Assistant Sub Inspector, Head Constable, Constable, and employees of equivalent rank.

When will the Eighth Pay Commission be constituted?
There have been demands for the Eighth Pay Commission from various government employee unions. However, the government does not have any proposal to constitute the Eighth Pay Commission yet. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on July 30, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said, 'Two representations have been received for the formation of the Eighth Central Pay Commission in June 2024. At present, there is no such proposal under consideration of the government.' The Seventh Pay Commission was constituted in February 2014. Its recommendations were implemented from January 1, 2016. Usually, the Pay Commission is constituted every 10 years by the Central Government to revise the salaries of government employee