State Government employees may be granted interest free festival advance which will be recovered from the salary of the government employees in not more than 10 monthly installments.
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 the Public Undertakings/ Statutory Bodies may be granted an ex-gratia grant of Rs. 4,000/-per head provided their revised emoluments as on 31st March, 2019 exceeded Rs. 10,000/- per month but did not exceed Rs. 30,000/- per month.
Governor has been pleased to accord sanction of interest-free festival advance upto a maximum of Rs. 10,000/- only to State Government employees whose revised emoluments on 31st March, 2020 exceeded Rs. 34,250/- p.m. but did not exceed Rs. 41,100/- p.m.,
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.
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.
Interest-free festival advance of Rs. 5000/- only may be granted whose revised emoluments on 31.03.2017 is in between Rs. 26,000/- and Rs. 36,000/- per month.
Interest-free festival advance of Rs. 6000/- only may be granted whose revised emoluments on 31.03.2018 is in between Rs. 28,000/- and Rs. 36,000/- per month.
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.
The benefit of interest-free festival advance will also be admissible to the regular teaching and non-teaching staff of the educational institutions and regular employees of Panchayat and Local bodies.
All Employees of Darjeeling district will get one month’s salary/ remuneration/ wages as interest free advance if they join their duties by 15th September, 2017.