1 / 8Millions of government employees have received Diwali gifts before Diwali 2020. The Uttar Pradesh government has given a huge gift to 14,82,187 state workers on the occasion of Diwali. Workers will get a bonus equal to 30 days salary for the year 2019-20.2 / 8Uttar Pradesh government will give 30 days bonus to employees of different categories of the state.3 / 8With this nearly 15 lakh employees will benefit from the decision. Those who will be eligible for the bonus include state government employees, government and government-aided school teachers, employees of local bodies and daily wagers under the state.4 / 8The move will cost the state exchequer Rs 1,023 crore. 5 / 8As per the norms, maximum alloted bonus would be Rs 6,908 per employee.6 / 8While 25 per cent of the bonus will be given in cash, 75 per cent will be added to the Provident Fund (PF).7 / 8Also, non-gazetted state employees, staff of government-aided educational institutions, local bodies and district panchayats, along with daily wagers will be elligible for the bonus.8 / 8The employees who have retired after March 31, 2020, or due to retire by April 30 next year will receive full amount of eligible ad-hoc bonus, a spokesman of the government was quoted as saying, by PTI.