New Delhi, Sept 24: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) of 78 days for Rs 1865.68 crore to 10,91,146 railway employees, in recognition of the excellent performance by the railway staff.

Payment of PLB to eligible railway employee is made each year before the Durga Puja / Dussehra holidays.

This year also, PLB amount equivalent to 78 days’ wages is being paid to about 10.91 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.

The maximum payable amount of PLB equivalent to 78 days’ wages for each eligible railway employee is Rs.17,951.

The above amount will be paid to various

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