The festival season has begun in India . Right now Shardiya Navratri is going on, after which the festival of Dussehra will come. After Dussehra, Deepawali and then Chhath Mahaparva will also be celebrated. This is the time in India when every employed person in the country expects a better bonus and Diwali gift from his company. In this connection, Indian Railways is going to give 78 day bonus to its employees this time too. Giving this information on October 3, the Union Railway Minister had said that in an important cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 78 days bonus was approved for railway employees.
11,72,240 railway employees will get 78 days bonus
According to the information given by the Railway Ministry, this year a total of 11,72,240 railway employees will be given a bonus of 78 days. This is a productivity-linked bonus (PLB), which will be given to the employees on the basis of productivity. The Railway Ministry will distribute a total bonus of Rs 2029 crore among its 11.72 lakh employees of different classes.
When will the bonus money come into the accounts of railway employees
The Railway Ministry usually pays bonuses to its employees before Diwali. Railway employees are given a bonus before Durga Puja or Dussehra holiday. Like every time, this time also the Railway Ministry will pay bonuses to its employees before Durga Puja / Dussehra holiday.
How much bonus will the employees get?
According to the Railway Ministry, a maximum of Rs 17,951 will be paid as a bonus to the employees. This means that the railway employees will get a maximum of Rs 17,951 as a bonus. All railway employees, irrespective of their position, are given the same bonus.
Employees of North Western Railway have already received bonus
Captain Shashi Kiran, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Western Railway (NWR), said that the bonus was paid to the employees immediately after the cabinet announcement. North Western Railway has paid a total bonus of Rs 78.19 crore to its total 46,087 non-gazetted employees.
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