To add to the festive cheer of central government employees, the Modi government has announced a productivity-linked bonus. The Finance Ministry issued an order on Monday stating that central government Group C and Non-Gazetted Group B employees will receive an “Ad-hoc Bonus” equivalent to 30 days’ salary for 2024-25. This amount has been fixed at Rs 6,908.
This bonus will be given to all employees who are in service as of March 31, 2025, and who have worked continuously for at least six months. If someone has not worked for the entire year, they will receive a bonus based on the months worked (pro-rata basis).
“…is directed to convey the sanction of the President to grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) equivalent to 30 days emoluments for the accounting year 2024-25 to all Central Government employees in Group ‘C’ and all non-gazetted Central Government employees in Group ‘B’, who are not covered by any Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme,” the ministry said in an office memorandum issued to various ministries and departments.
Who will benefit?
This bonus will also be available to eligible employees of the central paramilitary forces and the armed forces.
This also applies to employees in Union Territories (UTs) who work on the central government’s pay structure and do not receive any other bonus or ex-gratia.
Ad-hoc employees will also be eligible, provided there are no breaks in their service.
Casual labourers with experience of working for a certain number of days in the last three years will also be eligible for the bonus. The bonus amount for these employees has been fixed at Rs 1,184.
How will the bonus be calculated?
The bonus will be calculated based on a maximum monthly salary of Rs 7,000. For example, a 30-day bonus on a salary of Rs 7,000 would be calculated as follows:
7,000 × 30 ÷ 30.4 = Rs 6,907.89 (rounded to Rs 6,908).
Highlights:
-Only employees who remained in service until March 31, 2025, will be eligible for the bonus.
-Employees who retired, resigned, or passed away before this date – only those with at least six months of regular service – will be eligible.
-For employees on deputation to other organizations, the bonus will be paid by the organization where they are employed.
-The bonus amount will always be rounded to the nearest rupee.
-This government decision will directly benefit millions of central government employees and security force personnel. This pre-festival bonus will be a major source of relief and happiness for them.