Chennai: Bonus and ex gratia amounting to Rs.167.12 crore for the year 2025-2026 has been credited today (02.11.2026) to the bank accounts of 1,06,001 employees of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation.
The government press release issued in this regard states: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations play a major role in meeting the transportation needs of the public to a large extent.
21,333 buses of 8 government transport corporations are providing uninterrupted transport services to all inhabited areas, from hamlets to metropolitan cities, through more than 10,172 routes, benefiting 21.8 million people every day.
Of these, 72% of passengers travel free of charge or at concessional fares. The contribution of the Tamil Nadu government transport corporations to Tamil Nadu’s economic growth is indispensable.
In order to encourage the employees of the transport corporations, as per the Chief Minister’s आदेश, a sum of Rs. 167.12 crore as ex gratia bonus and goodwill amount for the year 2025-2026 has been credited today (02.11.2026) to the bank accounts of 1,06,001 employees belonging to the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, it has been stated.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay had announced that Diwali bonus of up to 20 percent would be given to ‘C’ and ‘D’ category employees working in government public sector undertakings.
Accordingly, 1. for workers and employees in ‘C’ and ‘D’ categories working in public sector undertakings that have earned profits, bonus and ex gratia payment up to a total of 20 percent will be provided, taking into account the distributable surplus of the respective undertakings, at 8.33 percent bonus and 11.67 percent ex gratia.
2. Eligible ‘C’ and ‘D’ category workers and employees working in public sector undertakings such as the Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution Corporation, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, and the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Cooperative Federation will be provided a total of 20 percent bonus and ex gratia, comprising 8.33 percent bonus and 11.67 percent ex gratia.
3. Workers and employees in “C” and “D” categories working in public sector undertakings that do not have distributable surplus will be paid a total of 10 percent bonus and ex gratia, comprising 8.33 percent minimum bonus and 1.67 percent ex gratia.
4. Eligible ‘C’ and ‘D’ category employees working in the Tamil Nadu Housing Board and the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board will be paid 8.33 percent bonus and 1.67 percent ex gratia.
5. Eligible ‘C’ and ‘D’ category employees working in the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board will be paid an additional 8.33 percent salary.
6. It is worth recalling that temporary workers employed in the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation on a temporary basis were announced to be given Rs. 3,000/- as ex gratia.
