Chennai, August 5: The Tamil Nadu government has announced a special allowance under 7th Pay Commission for its employees ahead of festival season. According to the Tamil Nadu government, state employees will get a festival advance upto Rs 10,000 under 7th Pay Commission. This a hike of Rs 5000 in the festival allowance under 7th Pay Commission. Central government employees in Tamil Nadu are also eligible for the hiked festival advance. 7th Pay Commission: Employees of Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Nagar Parishad And Nagar Panchayat to Get Salary Under 7th CPC From September 1.

The festival allowance was last raised in 2012 when it was increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000. Around 10 lakh state government employees and pensioners will get the revised festival advance under 7th Pay Commission. The state government implemented 7th Pay Commission recommendations in the state in 2017. A year later, it announced a two per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees.

After the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission panel recommendations, the monthly salary of Tamil Nadu state government employees went up nearly 20 per cent.

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