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Nearly 11 lakh railway employees are set to get bonus this festive season. after the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cleared the proposal.
"In recognition of the excellent performance by the railway staff, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) of 78 days for Rs 1,865.68 crore to 10,91,146 railway employees," a government statement said.
The productivity-linked bonus will be given to Group C and Group D level employees and is meant to recognise their contribution to the efficiency and performance of the vast network.
The maximum payable amount of PLB equivalent to 78 days’ wages for each eligible r