The State Government has decided to grant an interest free festival advance of Rs. 10000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) to all Class-IV Government employees in the State who apply for it upto 07.10.2022. The advance will be admissible to permanent/temporary Class-IV employees and to those adhoc employees who are continuing in service for the last one year and will likely to continue for another ten months, on furnishing surety of a permanent Government employee. The advance will be sanctioned by the Drawing & Disbursing Officers concerned. In case of temporary employees, allow festival advance on the basis of a surety to their satisfaction so that it will be fully secured and its recovery will be ensured from the loanee in equal ten instalments. The advance may be drawn and disbursed on or before 20.10.2022. The advance will not be admissible to work charged & contingent paid staff and daily wagers. The advance should not be granted by parent Departments to those Class-IV employees who are on deputation to other Government/Corporations and Local Bodies etc. No application for the purpose of Grant of festival advance shall be entertained and no advance shall be sanctioned/disbursed to Government employee who are under suspension or against whom proceedings are pending under Rule 7 of HCS (Punishment and appeal Rule 2016) as per letter dated 27.9.2021.