Last Updated on October 14, 2026 9:53 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
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The Union Cabinet has approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus – PLB of 78 days to over 11.40 lakh Railway employees in recognition of their excellent performance. The Cabinet has approved over two thousand and 9 crore rupees for the payment of bonus. Briefing the media after the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Payment of PLB to eligible railway employees is made each year before the festivals. He said, this year also, PLB amount equivalent to 78 days’ wages is being paid to non-gazetted Railway employees. The payment of PLB acts as an incentive to motivate the railway employees to work towards improvement in the performance of the Railways.
The maximum amount payable per eligible railway employee is 17,951 rupees for 78 days. Mr Vaishnaw also informed that massive recruitment is currently going on in Railways. He said recruitment is being conducted for around 1.65 lakh posts.