Cabinet approves bonus equal to 78 days’ wage for railway employees

NEW DELHI, Oct 6: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days’ wage to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees, Union minister Anurag Thakur said.
The bonus for financial year 2020-21 will benefit about 11.56 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees, he said.
An expenditure of nearly Rs 1,985 crore will be incurred on this. The bonus is usually announced ahead of Dussehra and Puja festivities. (PTI)