Uttar Pradesh govt to pay bonus to employees

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government on Friday
decided to give bonus to its employees fulfilling their long
pending demand.
The decision would benefit about 15 lakh employees and
cause an additional burden of Rs 506 crore to the state
exchequer, an official release here said.

Besides group C and D employees, staff of aided schools
and technical institutes, local bodies, zila panchayat and
casual, daily wagers who had continuously worked for three
years would also benefit from the government`s decision.
While 50 per cent of the bonus would be paid in the
current fiscal, the remaining would be given next year, the
release added.

PTI