Festival Advance
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.
Governor has been pleased to accord sanction of Interest-free festival advance upto a maximum of Rs. 14,000/- only to State Government employees whose revised emoluments on 31.03.2022 exceeded Rs. 37,000/- p.m. but did not exceed Rs. 47,000/- p.m.
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 the Public Undertakings may be allowed to draw an ex-gratia grant of Rs. 4200/- per head provided their revised emoluments as on 31.03.2020 did not exceed Rs. 34250/- p.m.
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.
An ex-gratia grant of Rs. 3,800/- per head may be granted to the employees of Public Undertakings whose monthly emoluments is below Rs. 28,000/- per month.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.