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Post Office Diwali Bonus: Employees to get 60 days salary bonus of up to Rs 13816
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News18•18-10-2026, 12:46
Post Office Diwali Bonus: Employees to get 60 days salary bonus of up to Rs 13816
- •The central government has announced the Performance Linked Bonus for postal employees for the financial year 2025-26.
- •Eligible employees including Group C non-gazetted Group B MTS and Gramin Dak Sevaks will receive a bonus equivalent to 60 days of salary.
- •The maximum bonus amount that will be transferred to eligible employees accounts is set at Rs 13816.
- •The calculation for the bonus is based on a maximum monthly salary limit of Rs 7000 and the average days in a month.
- •Employees who retired resigned or worked for a partial year will receive the bonus on a pro-rata basis for the days worked.
Key Questions Answered
The Performance Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 60 days of salary is provided to Group 'C', non-gazetted Group 'B', and MTS employees, as well as Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) and full-time temporary casual labourers.
The bonus is calculated using a maximum salary cap of ₹7,000 per month with the formula: (Average Salary × 60 days) ÷ 30.4, which yields a maximum payout of up to ₹13,816.
Employees working part-time in place of someone else are not eligible. However, Gramin Dak Sevaks and regular staff who joined mid-year, resigned, retired, or transferred between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, receive a pro-rata bonus based on the days they actually worked.
