The state government of Tamil Nadu has ordered to pay Pongal bonus to all the C and D category state government employees. During the year 2018, a maximum bonus of Rs. 3000 was paid to all the regular monthly-salaried employees in the C and D category employees, internal administration employees, and the employees of the government-aided educational institutions.
This system is to be followed by the state government for this year 2019 as well. So, all the regular monthly salaried state government employees in part-time as well as full-time categories, contract employees, workers in the nutrition meal and anganwadis, village assistants, the rural administrative secretaries appointed on special-term, contract employees, and daily-wage employees will be paid a Pongal special bonus of Rs. 1000 only.
However, this order will not be applicable to the Tamil Nadu state government employees in C and D categories, All India Duty Officers, and the employees of the University Grants Commission, Technology Assistance Council, Indian Agricultural Research Corporation.
For the employees who had retired after working under the C and D categories, all other kinds of pensioners, the employees earning the special pension, etc., will be given a Pongal festival bonus of Rs. 500 as per the state government order.