Tamil Nadu government raises festival advance for employees from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 as announced by Chief Minister MK Stalin.
The initiative benefits government employees, school teachers, and staff working in local bodies and aided educational institutions.
This increase follows a previous revision in 2019 when the festival advance was doubled from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000.
The process for applying, approving, and recovering the advance remains the same, with it being disbursed as an interest-free loan with fixed recovery through monthly deductions.