Tamil Nadu CM Vijay announces bonus, ex gratia for ‘C’ and ‘D’ category employees in public sector undertakings

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) directed the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, and Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation to pay a bonus of 8.33% and an ex gratia payment of 11.67% to ‘C’ and ‘D’ category employees.

According to an official release, employees in ‘C’ and ‘D’ categories working in profit-making public sector undertakings will be paid a bonus of 8.33% and an ex gratia payment of 11.67%, totalling up to 20%, taking into account the allocable surplus of the respective undertakings.

Similarly, workers and employees in ‘C’ and ‘D’ categories working in public sector undertakings that have no allocable surplus will be paid a minimum bonus of 8.33% and an ex gratia payment of 1.67%, totalling 10%. The same arrangement will be applicable to employees in ‘C’ and ‘D’ categories in the Tamil Nadu Housing Board and the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

Eligible employees in ‘C’ and ‘D’ categories working in the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board will be paid a bonus of 8.33%. Workers employed on a temporary basis in the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation will be paid an ex gratia amount of ₹3,000, the release added.