The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to pay a ₹7,000 Diwali bonus to around 16,800 Class IV employees, providing a direct festive-season payment to workers employed by the civic body.
The decision was reported ahead of Diwali and will cover Class IV staff serving in the corporation. At ₹7,000 per employee, the payment will benefit approximately 16,800 workers. The reported total expenditure is about ₹12 crore.
The calculation based on the stated employee count and bonus amount comes to approximately ₹11.76 crore, which is consistent with the corporation’s estimate of around ₹12 crore after rounding. The payment is being made within the limit determined under the state government’s applicable framework, according to the report.
The AMC’s decision takes into account a resolution issued by the state government’s Finance Department on 2 November 2026 and a Finance Department circular dated 3 November 2026. The report said the corporation relied on these directions while finalising the bonus for its Class IV workforce.
Class IV employees form part of the workforce that supports the day-to-day functioning of a municipal corporation. The reported decision therefore extends beyond a one-time festive payment: it sets out the financial treatment of a large group of civic employees under the state government’s prescribed limit. The source report, however, does not provide details on the exact payment date, the budget head from which the amount will be released or whether any eligibility conditions apply.
For the employees covered by the decision, the bonus will provide additional income before Diwali. The source report described the payment as financial relief for workers and their families during the festival period. It did not specify whether the amount would be credited directly to bank accounts or distributed through another payroll process.
The scale of the announcement is reflected in both the number of beneficiaries and the municipal outlay. A payment of ₹7,000 to each of approximately 16,800 employees represents a sizeable seasonal expenditure for the civic body, while remaining tied to the limit set by the state government’s Finance Department. Further details on disbursement and implementation will depend on the AMC’s administrative process following the state-level directions.
