Updated On: 30 September, 2022 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
It was to finalise Diwali bonus for civic staffers; last year, the then chief minister Uddhav agreed to a bonus of Rs 20,000 for the three following years, Eknath Shinde announced Rs 22,500 for 2022

CM Shinde at the meeting on bonus for BMC employees, on Thursday
The Municipal Kamgar Karmachari Union, led by the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena, skipped a meeting with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday to discuss the bonus for BMC employees, mirroring the bitter split in the party.
CM Shinde announced a Diwali bonus of Rs 22,500 for over a lakh corporation staffers. Last year, the then CM Uddhav Thackeray announced Rs 20,000 bonus for BMC employees for the next three years.