West Bengal Ad-hoc Bonus Calculator 2025-26 (₹7,400, Memo 811-F(P2))
Find out whether you get the 2025-26 ad-hoc bonus and how much — up to ₹7,400 — using the emoluments ceiling, service and pro-rata rules of Memo 811-F(P2) dated 27.02.2026.
Under Memo 811-F(P2) the bonus for employees other than Muslim employees is disbursed between 28.09.2026 and 01.10.2026. The order also covers employees of local and statutory bodies and aided institutions when their departments extend it.
The Finance (Audit) Department sanctioned an ad-hoc bonus of ₹7,400 for the accounting year 2025-26 by Memo No. 811-F(P2) dated 27.02.2026. It goes to state government employees who are not covered by a productivity-linked bonus and whose emoluments did not exceed ₹46,000 a month on 31.03.2026. For employees other than Muslim employees, who received it before Eid-ul-Fitr, the bonus is disbursed between 28.09.2026 and 01.10.2026, ahead of Durga Puja.
Who is eligible
- Emoluments ceiling: pay in the pay-matrix level + DA + NPA on 31.03.2026 must not exceed ₹46,000. HRA, medical allowance and other allowances are not counted.
- Six-month exception: if your emoluments crossed ₹46,000 during the year only because of an increment, promotion, CAS, DA rise or pay revision, after staying within it for at least six months, you still get ₹7,400.
- Service: at least six months of continuous service in 2025-26. Months are rounded to the nearest whole month; 15 days or more count as a month.
- Contract and consolidated pay: the ceiling applies to the consolidated pay; the bonus is the pay earned in the year ÷ 12, up to ₹7,400.
- Casual workers: at least 120 days of work in the year; the bonus is total wages ÷ 12, up to ₹7,400.
What the ceiling means for basic pay
DA was 18% on 31.03.2026, so the ₹46,000 ceiling on emoluments is reached at a basic pay of about ₹38,983. In the pay matrix, an employee without NPA whose basic pay on that date was no more than ₹38,983 is within the ceiling.
| Basic pay on 31.03.2026 | DA at 18% | Emoluments | Bonus (full year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ₹17,000 | ₹3,060 | ₹20,060 | ₹7,400 |
| ₹28,900 | ₹5,202 | ₹34,102 | ₹7,400 |
| ₹35,400 | ₹6,372 | ₹41,772 | ₹7,400 |
| ₹38,800 | ₹6,984 | ₹45,784 | ₹7,400 |
| ₹39,700 | ₹7,146 | ₹46,846 | Not eligible* |
Why pro rata rarely reduces the bonus
The order’s pro-rata formula is emoluments × months of service ÷ 12, capped at ₹7,400. Because it starts from a whole month’s emoluments rather than from the bonus, six months’ service on even the lowest pay in the matrix gives more than ₹7,400. In practice, every eligible regular employee with six months or more receives the full ₹7,400; the formula only reduces the bonus for low consolidated pay or wages.
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📌 How to Use This Calculator
💡 How the Calculation Works
For a regular employee, emoluments are basic pay + NPA + DA on 31.03.2026. The employee is eligible if emoluments are ₹46,000 or less — or were for at least six months of the year — and continuous service in 2025-26 was at least six months.
A full year earns ₹7,400. For six to eleven months the order uses emoluments × months ÷ 12, capped at ₹7,400. Consolidated-pay employees and casual workers get the pay or wages earned in the year ÷ 12, up to ₹7,400; casual workers need 120 days of work.
📐 Calculation Formula
Emoluments = Basic + NPA + DA (on 31.03.2026) · Pro-rata bonus = Emoluments × Months ÷ 12, max ₹7,400📝 Calculation Example
An employee with basic pay of ₹35,400 on 31.03.2026 and a full year of service:
Emoluments = 35,400 + DA at 18% (₹6,372) = ₹41,772, within the ₹46,000 ceiling. Bonus: ₹7,400.
A contract employee on ₹12,000 a month who worked 8 months in 2025-26:
Earned in the year = ₹96,000. Bonus = 96,000 ÷ 12 = ₹8,000, capped at ₹7,400.
A casual worker who worked 150 days and earned ₹54,000:
Bonus = 54,000 ÷ 12 = ₹4,500.
⚠️ Important Notes & Rules
This calculator follows Memo No. 811-F(P2) dated 27.02.2026 for the year 2025-26. The bonus for 2026-27 will need a fresh order.
Emoluments are taken as on 31.03.2026, when DA was 18%. The rise to 38% from 01.10.2026 does not affect eligibility for this bonus.
Employees covered by a productivity-linked bonus scheme are not eligible. Employees of local bodies, statutory bodies and aided educational institutions get the bonus when their administrative department issues the order.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
₹7,400 per head, sanctioned by Finance (Audit) Department Memo No. 811-F(P2) dated 27.02.2026.
Emoluments — pay in the pay-matrix level plus DA plus NPA — must not have exceeded ₹46,000 a month on 31.03.2026. HRA and medical allowance are not counted. At the 18% DA in force then, that means a basic pay of no more than about ₹38,983.
For employees other than Muslim employees, disbursement is between 28.09.2026 and 01.10.2026. Muslim employees were to receive it before Eid-ul-Fitr 2026.
Yes, if your emoluments stayed at or below ₹46,000 for at least six months of 2025-26 and crossed the limit only because of an increment, promotion, CAS, DA rise or pay revision.
You need at least six months of continuous service in 2025-26. Joining in early October 2025 gives about six months to 31.03.2026, which qualifies; months are rounded to the nearest whole month.
Yes. Employees on consolidated pay get the pay earned in 2025-26 ÷ 12, and casual workers who worked at least 120 days get total wages ÷ 12, in each case up to ₹7,400.
No. Eligibility is judged on emoluments as on 31.03.2026, when DA was 18%. The 38% rate applies from 01.10.2026.