Gratuity Hike– Rs 25 Lakh Gratuity for Secondary School Staff, Major Decision by Government

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Gratuity Update : There’s good news for teachers and employees in Uttar Pradesh. Secondary school teachers and employees will also receive a gratuity of 2.5 million rupees. The government has agreed to increase the gratuity limit for teachers and employees of aided and council secondary schools, similar to that of state employees.

Currently, the maximum limit of gratuity for these teachers and employees is fixed at 20 lakhs. Two years ago, on July 2, 2024, the maximum gratuity limit for state employees was increased to 25 lakhs. For a year, there was a demand to make the gratuity of teachers equal to that of state employees. Now, the Secondary Education Department has sent a proposal in this regard to the Finance Department last week. More than 2.5 lakh teachers and employees are working in the aided and council secondary schools of the state.

The Secondary Education Department has prepared a proposal to increase the maximum gratuity of teachers and non-teaching staff of council-aided non-government secondary schools to 25 lakh rupees, similar to that of state employees. This proposal will be sent to the Finance Department after finalization at the highest level within the department. This will provide financial benefits to secondary teachers and non-teaching staff upon retirement. Until now, their maximum gratuity amount has been limited to 20 lakh rupees.

Now you will get gratuity money even in a year

Meanwhile, following changes to central labor laws, some employees will now receive gratuity benefits in much less time than before. Previously, a worker or employee was required to work for at least five consecutive years to receive gratuity, but under the new rules, fixed-term employees will be paid gratuity after just one year of work.

Fixed-term employees are those whose employment contracts specify a specific end date, such as a 1- or 2-year contract. Under the new rule, if such an employee has worked for at least 240 consecutive days, they will receive a pro-rata gratuity upon the end of their contract, even if they haven’t completed five years of service.

This change was made primarily to benefit fixed-term employees so that they can also receive social security benefits and gratuity upon leaving the job, just as regular employees do. The five-year service requirement for permanent employees remains in effect

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