Surat businessman gives over one lakh rupees cash bonus to each employee for Diwali

A textile businessman in Surat gifted twenty employees a cash bonus of more than one lakh rupees each for Diwali, distributing a total of over twenty lakh rupees. Ramswaroop Munde, who runs Mahadev Cloth Center in the Varachha area's Sudama Chowk, placed the cash in large worship plates decorated with bundles of new notes ranging from ten to five hundred rupees. Some employees were shocked and brought to tears by the surprise, with some female employees hugging the owner and touching his feet. The plates were also handed over to workers through their wives to make the occasion special for their families. Munde stated that he considers his staff like family members and that his own childhood spent in financial hardship motivated him to ensure his workers did not worry about money during the festival. He connected the gesture to the traditional 'mayra' practice from Rajasthan where gifts and money are given on special occasions, while a video of the event went viral on social media, drawing praise from users.

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Festive bonuses in India often range from small gifts like sweets to a modest fixed amount, making large cash rewards rare and widely noticed on social media. Many small business owners in local markets build close personal ties with their staff over years of working together. Such viral videos often spark public conversations about workplace appreciation and fair treatment of workers in the informal sector.