The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has decided to pay a ₹7,000 Diwali bonus to around 16,800 Class IV employees, with the municipal body expected to spend approximately ₹12 crore on the payment, according to a report by Sandesh – Ahmedabad.
The benefit will cover Class IV employees working for the corporation. At ₹7,000 per employee, the reported number of beneficiaries places the total estimated expenditure at about ₹11.76 crore, which the report rounds to ₹12 crore.
The decision has been taken with reference to the limit determined by the Gujarat government, according to the report. It cites a resolution issued by the state Finance Department on 2 November 2026 and a Finance Department circular dated 3 November 2026 as the basis considered by the corporation.
Class IV employees form part of the workforce that supports the day-to-day functioning of a municipal organisation. The report does not provide a department-wise breakdown of the beneficiaries or specify whether the employees are permanent, temporary or working under another service arrangement. It identifies the eligible group broadly as Class IV employees of the corporation.
The bonus is being announced ahead of Diwali and is expected to provide additional financial support to the employees and their families during the festival period. The report states that the decision has been welcomed among the affected workforce.
The expenditure will be borne by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The announcement therefore combines a staff-benefit decision with a municipal budget commitment, although the supplied report does not specify the budget head, payment schedule or the administrative order through which the funds will be disbursed.
The report also does not state whether the ₹7,000 amount will be paid as a one-time festival bonus, nor does it provide details of any conditions governing eligibility or payment. Those operational details remain unspecified in the available information.
The corporation’s decision follows the state Finance Department’s 2 November resolution and 3 November circular cited in the report. The next formal step is the disbursement of the approved bonus to the eligible employees before Diwali, but the precise payment date has not been stated.
