Is it mandatory to pay statutory bonus(Rs.7000) for the employees who’s Basic+DA is more than Rs.21000.
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Dear Prakash-B, Answer is : No. POB Act is not applicable to those who are having salary more than 21000/- p.m.
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When it is called statutory bonus, then only eligibility will be as per rules. But if you are talking about bonus, Ex-Gratia, or any other term, then you may process as per your company policy.

Statutory means (सांविधिक, कानूनी), so as per statutory, only those who match the rules will be eligible.

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Dear O.B. Gautam,

The query is regarding statutory bonus only, and I think the answer provided by me is the most appropriate one. The question is: Is it mandatory to pay statutory bonus?

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NO.. as per The Payment of Bonus Act (ammendment), 1965 , Only Employees are entitled for Bonus whose Monthly Basic + DA <21,000 .
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Dear Piyush Jain, The Payment of Bonus Act (amendment) is 2015 and not 1965.
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@ Mr Suresh.. My Bad! :) Thanks for correcting. Appreciate!
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Hi Mr. Bhartiya,

I hope you have not seen my answer. I am simply saying that a statutory bonus is mandatory up to the statutory limit, i.e., Rs. 21,000. So, there is no meaning for this post: "The answer given by me is the most appropriate one." After Rs. 21,000, it will not count as a statutory bonus, and many companies even do this. They are giving this as ex-gratia or in another way.

Still, I am clear that when it's a matter of a statutory bonus, then statutory means eligibility as per rules.

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