Finance (BPE) Department,
Secretariat,
Chennai — 600 009
Letter No. 61925/Fin(BPE)/2012 dated 7.11.2012
From
Thiru. S.Krishnan, I.A.S.,
Secretary to Government (Expenditure)
To
The Chief Executive Officers of all
State Public Sector Undertakings / Statutory Boards.
Sin Madam,
Sub: Festival Advance - Enhancement of advance - orders issued - Extended to State Public Sector Undertakings / Statutory Boards - Regarding.
Ref: G.O.Ms.No. 388 Finance (Salaries) Dept. dt. 6.11.2012
Government of Tamil Nadu
2012
FINANCE [Salaries] DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.388, Dated 6th November 2012.
(Iypasi-21, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2043)
ABSTRACT
ADVANCE – Festival Advance to Government Employees – Enhanced - Orders - Issued.
Read:-
G.O.Ms.No.116, Finance (Salaries) Department, dated 03-04-2007.
ORDER:
In the Government Order read above, Government have ordered for enhancement of Festival Advance to Government employees from Rs.1,000/- to Rs.2,000/- with effect from 03-04-2007 payable on the occasion of festival once in a year. Various associations of employees have requested the Government for enhancement of the Festival Advance.
Festival advance for state government employees has been increased from Rs. 2,000 to Rs 5,000, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa told the Assembly on Thursday.
Making a suo motu statement in the House, she said Rs. 2,000 had been fixed as festival advance five years ago and her government has decided to increase the amount to Rs. 5,000 taking into consideration the present circumstances.
Ms. Jayalalithaa also announced the government’s decision to increase financial assistance given to government employees who had completed 25 years of service. They will now be given Rs. 2,000 instead of Rs. 500, fixed 15 years ago.
