India, Oct. 14 -- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days' wages for 11,40,770 railway employees, involving a total expenditure of Rs 2,009.61 crore.
The bonus will be paid to eligible non-gazetted railway employees ahead of the Durga Puja and Dussehra festivities, continuing the annual practice of recognising railway staff for their contribution to the organisation's performance.
The maximum bonus payable to an eligible employee has been fixed at Rs 17,951 for 78 days. Beneficiaries will include track maintainers, locomotive pilots, train managers (guards), station masters, supervisors, technicians, technician helpers, pointsmen, ministerial staff an...