ADVANCE – Festival Advance to Tamil Nadu Government Employees – Enhanced - Orders - Issued.

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.

Tamilnadu Chief Minister hikes Festival Advance for Government Staff.

   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.