In a major relief for nearly 11 lakh non-gazetted railway employees , the Union Cabinet on September 24 announced a performance-linked bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days’ wages. The Union Cabinet meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi .

The payment of the bonus will cost the central exchequer about Rs 1,866 crore, according to a PIB release.

In recognition of the excellent performance by the railway staff, the Union Cabinet approved “Rs 1865.68 crore to 10,91,146 railway employees”.

Every year, the Centre provides PLB to eligible employees before Durga Puja/Dussehra holidays.

Who are primarily covered under PLB?

The bonus will be paid to various categories of railway staff like track maintainers, loco pilots, train managers (guard), station masters, supervisors, tech

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