On 24 SEP 2025, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, approved the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) of 78 days for Rs. 1865.68 crore to 10,91,146 railway employees. The PLB payment, equivalent to 78 days' wages, is made annually before the Durga Puja/Dussehra holidays to about 10.91 lakh non-gazetted railway employees as an incentive. The maximum payable amount of PLB is Rs. 17,951/- per eligible employee, and this amount will be paid to various categories of railway staff including Track Maintainers, Loco Pilots, Train Managers (Guard), Station Masters, Supervisors, Technicians, Technician Helpers, Pointsman, Ministerial Staff, and other Group 'C' staff. Railways performance in 2024-25 was very good, loading a record cargo of 1614.90 Million Tonnes and carrying nearly 7.3 billion passengers. (Release ID: 2170577)
Key Entities Referenced
Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB): A bonus scheme for railway employees based on productivity, granting 78 days' worth of wages.
Railways: Refers to the Indian Railways and its employees who are eligible for the Productivity Linked Bonus.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Productivity Linked Bonus for 78
days to railway employees
Posted On: 24 SEP 2025 3:10PM by PIB Delhi
In recognition of the excellent performance by the railway staff, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) of 78 days for
Rs.1865.68 crore to 10,91,146 railway employees.
Payment of PLB to eligible railway employee is made each year before the Durga Puja / Dussehra holidays.
This year also, 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 the Railways.
The maximum payable amount of PLB equivalent to 78 days’ wages for each eligible railway employee is
Rs.17,951/-. The above amount will be paid to various categories, of railway staff like Track maintainers,
Loco Pilots, Train Managers (Guard), Station Masters, Supervisors, Technicians, Technician Helpers,
Pointsman, Ministerial Staff and other Group ‘C’ staff.
The performance of Railways in the year 2024-25 was very good. Railways loaded a record cargo of 1614.90
Million Tonnes and carried nearly 7.3 billion passengers.
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(Release ID: 2170577)