Government approves Productivity Linked Bonus for 78 days to railway employees
The PLB amount this year is equivalent to 78 days’ wages being paid to about 10.91 lakh non-gazetted railway employees.
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New Delhi, 24 September 2025: To recognize the exceptional performance of the railway staff, the Union Cabinet has approved payment of a Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) of 78 days for Rs.1865.68 crore to 1,091,146 railway employees. The payment of PLB is made to eligible railway employees each year before the Durga Puja and Dussehra holidays.
The PLB amount this year is equivalent to 78 days’ wages being paid to about 10.91 lakh non-gazetted railway employees. This payment is considered an incentive to encourage the railway employees to work towards improvement in the performance of the railways.
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The performance of Railways in the year 2024-25 was very good. Indian Railways loaded a record cargo of 1614.90 million tonnes and carried nearly 7.3 billion passengers.
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