SRINAGAR: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a productivity-linked bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days’ wages for 11,40,770 railway employees, involving an expenditure of Rs 2,009.61 crore.
The bonus is being paid to eligible non-gazetted railway employees in recognition of their performance and to encourage further improvements in railway operations, according to an official statement.
The maximum bonus payable to an eligible employee will be Rs 17,951 for the 78-day period. Beneficiaries include track maintainers, locomotive pilots, train managers, station masters, supervisors, technicians, technician helpers, pointsmen, ministerial staff and other Group C employees.
The productivity-linked bonus is paid annually ahead of the Durga Puja and Dussehra holidays.
The government said Indian Railways recorded strong operational performance during 2025-26, transporting a record 1,670 million tonnes of freight and carrying nearly 7.41 billion passengers.
The bonus is intended to recognise the contribution of railway staff to the organisation’s performance and motivate employees to improve efficiency and service delivery.
