Festival bonanza for central govt employees: Rs 10,000 advance to all, LTC cash voucher
India TodayFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced two schemes to incentivise consumer spending and boost the country’s GDP as part of the Centre’s fresh economic revival push. As part of increasing consumer spending, Sitharaman announced two schemes -- LTC Cash Voucher Scheme and Special Festival Advance Scheme -- to primarily benefit central government employees. Special Festival Advance scheme Sitharaman also announced the Special Festival Advance scheme to boost spending among central government employees. Sitharaman went on to say that the one-time disbursement of Special Festival Advance scheme is expected to amount to Rs 4,000 crore. "The interest-free advance of Rs 10,000 under the Special Festival Advance Scheme to be paid back in 10 instalments."