Pune workers to get bonus for Diwali

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) employees and employees of Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) would get bonus at the rate of 8.33% and also ex-gratia of Rs5,000 for Diwali. The decision was taken in the meeting of party leaders under the chairmanship of mayor Mohansingh Rajpal.

The decision would apply to 18,000 employees of the PMC, another 8,000 employees of PMPML and 5,000 of the education board of the PMC.

The budgetary provision for the bonus is Rs25 crore, but the decision on Thursday would put a burden of Rs33 crore on the PMC.