Good News: Punjab announces interest-free festival advance for Group-D employees

Initiative aims to provide financial support to nearly 35,894 employees

Babushahi Bureau

Chandigarh, October 1, 2025: Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday announced a significant benefit for Group D employees of the Punjab Government, offering an interest-free advance of Rs 10,000 each to celebrate the upcoming festival season. This initiative aims to provide financial support to nearly 35,894 employees.

Disclosing this in a press communique issued here, the Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema highlighted the Punjab Government’s commitment to its workforce.

He said that during the Financial Year 2024-25, the state had 36,065 Group D employees, of whom 13,375 (approximately 3

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