Overview

• Uttar Pradesh approved bonuses for 14.82 lakh personnel with a total outlay of ₹1,022 crore, calculated at 30 days’ pay up to ₹6,908 per employee.
• Eligibility in Uttar Pradesh covers full-time non-gazetted staff up to Pay Matrix Level-8, including local bodies, district panchayats, state-aided institutions, and in-charge and daily wage workers in departments.
• Rajasthan announced an ad hoc bonus for about six lakh employees capped at ₹6,774, applicable to pay level L-12 or grade pay ₹4,800 and below.
• Rajasthan’s decision extends to Panchayat Samiti and District Council employees, with the chief minister unveiling the move in a post on X as a festive ‘special gift.’
• The Rajasthan announcement coincided with the chief minister’s inspection of preparations in Jaipur for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to inaugurate an exhibition on India’s new criminal laws.