New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the payment of productivity linked bonus (PLB) of 78 days for Rs.2009.61 crore to 1.14 million for railway employees, in recognition of the excellent performance, the government said. To be sure, payment of PLB to eligible railway employees is made each year before the Durga Puja and Dusshera holidays. "This year also, PLB amount equivalent to 78 days' wages is being paid to about 11.40 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees. The payment of PLB acts as an incentive to motivate the railway employees for working towards improvement in the performance of the Railways," a government statement said. The maximum amount payable per eligible railway employee is Rs.17,951 for 78 days, it sai...