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Amid power employees’ strike, HVPNL announces minimum bonus for eligible staff for 2025-26 in Haryana

Panchkula, Oct 22 (UNI) Amid the ongoing strike by electricity employees in Haryana over the power distribution licence decision for Gurugram and Nuh, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) has sanctioned the payment of the minimum bonus to eligible employees for the financial year 2025-26.
According to an official notice, HVPNL has approved a minimum bonus at the rate of 8.33 per cent of actual salary or wages for eligible employees who have worked for at least 30 working days during the year. To qualify, employees must have a monthly salary or wages not exceeding Rs 21,000, while the ceiling for calculating the bonus has been set at Rs 7,000 per month.
The order, issued by the Superintendent (Finance and Pension) on behalf of the Managing Director, HVPNL, is in accordance with the provisions of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, as amended.
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