Mumbai, Oct 16
Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday announced a Diwali bonus for three municipal corporation employees in Maharashtra.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and BrihanMumbai Electric Supply and Transport employees will get a Rs 31,000 bonus each. The employees of Thane Municipal Corporation will get a bonus of Rs 24,500.
Accordingly, the officials and employees will receive Rs 16,800 as ex-gratia and Rs 30,000 as Diwali allowance, while contractual and outsourced employees will receive Rs 15,000 each.
Hence, in recognition of their contribution, the government has decided to sanction ex-gratia and incentive assistance as a Diwali gesture, said the release issued by Minister Shelar.