Hyderabad, Oct. 19 -- The Telangana government-owned public sector undertaking, Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) on Saturday credited a "Diwali bonus" of Rs.1.03 lakh to each of the 39,500 workers employed in the state's coal mines, deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said.

In a statement issued on Friday, before the formal transfers of the bonus amount, Vikramarka wrote: ""On behalf of the state government, I am announcing a bonus of Rs.400 crore to Singareni workers who light up the nation with their hard work."

SCCL managing director N Balaram said the government had issued orders to the company management to pay each eligible worker a Diwali bonus of Rs.1.03 lakh under the Performance Linked Reward (PLR) scheme....