Eknath Shinde announces Diwali bonus of Rs 29,000 for BMC employees just before Maharashtra Assembly elections schedule is out
The Election Commission of India announced that the Maharashtra Assembly elections will take place on November 20 and the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. (File photo)Minutes before the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024 dates were announced on Tuesday, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde declared a Diwali bonus of Rs 29,000 for employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the Maharashtra Assembly elections will take place on November 20 and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into effect.
The Diwali bonus announced this year is higher than in 2023 when the state government announced Rs 26,000 as a bonus for civic workers. In 2022, employees received a Diwali bonus of Rs 22,500. Every year, state government agencies and employees working with municipal bodies receive bonuses during the month of Diwali.
The BMC, in a statement, said that the workers’ union demanded bonuses, which led to a meeting convened by the chief minister, where the decision was made.
All employees, including municipal officers, subsidised primary teachers, non-teaching staffers, secondary school teaching staffers, lecturers and teaching assistants, will be eligible for the Rs 29,000 bonus. Social health volunteers will get a bonus of Rs 12,000, and kindergarten teachers and helpers will get Rs 5,000.
The ECI also announced the schedule of Jharkhand Assembly elections which will be held in two phases, on November 13 and November 20. The counting of votes in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand will be held on November 23.
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