Interest-free festival advance of Rs. 4000/- only may be granted whose revised emoluments on 31.03.2016 is in between Rs. 25,000/- and Rs. 36,000/- per month.
Whose revised emoluments exceeded Rs. 24,000/- but did not exceed Rs. 35,000/- per month applies for Interest-free festival advance, he may be granted an advance up to a maximum of Rs. 3,500/- only.
The employees of all the State-aided Universities and employees of the West Bengal State Council of Higher Education may apply for Interest Free Festival Advance (IFFA) upto a maximum of Rs. 3,000/- only per head.
State Govt employee whose revised emoluments on 31.03.2014 did not exceed Rs. 30,000/- per month applies for Interest-free festival advance, he may be granted an advance up to a maximum of Rs. 3,000/- only.
West Bengal Government employee if applies for Interest-free festival advance, may be granted an advance up to a maximum of Rs. 2,500/- only.
A State Government employee whose revised emoluments on 31.03.2012 exceeded Rs. 22,000/- p.m. but did not exceed Rs. 30,000/- p.m. may be granted an advance upto a maximum of Rs. 2,000/- only.
State Government employee whose revised emoluments exceeds Rs. 20,000/- per month but did not exceed Rs. 28,000/- per month may be granted an advance up to a maximum of Rs. 2,000/- only.
Financial benefits e.g. Dearness Allowances, Conveyance Allowance, Tiffin Allowance, Winter Allowances, Sundarban /Risk Allowances, Festival advances, Bonus etc.
West Bengal Govt. Circulars, Notifications, Orders, Clarifications, Memorandum of Finance Department, Govt. of West Bengal published in the year 2023.
Employees of the Undertakings/ Statutory Bodies may also be granted an ex-gratia grant of Rs. 4,800/- per head provided their revised emoluments as on 31.03.2022 exceeded Rs. 10,000/- p.m. but did not exceed revised emoluments of Rs. 37,000/- p.m.