Ahead of the festive season which includes Durga Puja, Dussehra and Diwali, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Productivity Linked Bonus for 78 days to railway employees.

In recognition of the excellent performance by the railway staff, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) of 78 days for Rs 1865.68 crore to 10,91,146 railway employees.

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

This year, the 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 th

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