By Firstdespatch Desk Sep 23, 2026
Agartala, Sept 23 (FD) The Tripura government has increased the festival grant and ‘Puja’ advance for state government employees, workers, pensioners and family pensioners, Finance Minister Pranajit Singharoy announced on Wednesday.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet, following which Singharoy announced the revised benefits during an interaction with the media at the State Secretariat. The government has earmarked an additional Rs 47.16 crore for the enhanced festival grant and Rs 183.77 crore for the revised ‘Puja’ advance for eligible employees, officers and teachers.
According to the Finance Minister, the festival grant has been increased by Rs 300 per beneficiary. A total of 2,34,417 beneficiaries are covered, comprising 1,48,501 regular and irregular employees and workers and 85,916 pensioners and family pensioners.
Under the revised rates, Group-C and Group-D employees, pensioners and family pensioners will receive a festival grant of Rs 2,400. Contractual workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, Home Guards, SPOs and other specified categories will receive Rs 2,610. Part-time pump operators will be entitled to Rs 1,350 as festival grant.
The minister said the eligible beneficiaries would not have to apply online for the festival grant and could avail themselves of the benefit for any one of the nine designated festivals.
The government has also enhanced the ‘Puja’ advance available to eligible employees and workers. Regular employees and eligible daily-rated workers will receive an increased advance of up to Rs 20,000, depending on their monthly basic pay.
Anganwadi workers and Home Guards will be eligible for a ‘Puja’ advance of Rs 5,000, while ASHA workers will receive Rs 2,000.
Singharoy said applications for the ‘Puja’ advance would have to be submitted through the NextGen HRMS portal. FD JK