78 Days Bonus for Railway Employees

Railway Employees to Receive Bonus Pay

In recognition of the hard work and dedication of railway employees, the Indian Railways has announced a 78 Days Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2019-20. This bonus will be a way to reward employees for their commitment to ensuring smooth and efficient rail operations, and will be calculated based on their productivity. This announcement is a welcome relief for employees who have been working tirelessly during the ongoing pandemic, and will go a long way in boosting their morale.

78 Days Productivity Linked Bonus to Railway employees for the financial year 2019-20

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)

No. E(P&A)ll/2020/PLB-1

RBE No. 91/2020
New Delhi, dt. 21.10.2020

The General Managers/CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Production Uni ts etc.

Subject : Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2019-20.

The President is pleased to sanction Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 (Seventy Eight) days wages without any ceiling on wages for eligibility for the financial year 2019-20 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding all RPF/RPSF personnel). Where, wages exceed 7000/- per month, Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated as if the ‘wages’ are Rs/- 7000/- p.m.

2. ‘Wages’ for the purpose of calculating Productivity Linked Bonus shall include ‘Basic pay’ as defined in the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 and dearness allowance drawn during the financial year 2019-20. Other conditions of eligibility, method of calculation of wages, etc., as prescribed in this Ministry’s instructions and clarifications issued from time to time, shall remain unchanged.

3. It has also been decided that in th case of eligible employees mentioned in Para 1 above who were not placed under suspension, or had not quit service/retired/expired during the financial year 2019-20 or were on leave where leave salary admissible is not less than that admissible on leave on average pay, may be paid an amount of 17,951/- towards Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2019-20. In the case of employees other than those mentioned above, the amount of Productivity Linked. Bonus may be Calculated in accordance with the extant instructions on the subject.

4. Further, in relaxation to the provisions in Rules 905(2), 908 and 909 of State Railway Provident Fund Rules, as contained in Chapter 9 of R-111985 edition (2003 Reprint edition), such of the subscribers to the SRPF as are entitled to Productivity Linked Bonus may, if they so desire, deposit the whole or part of the amount admissible under the Scheme in their respective State Railway Provident Fund Accounts.

5. Disbursement of Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2019-20 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees mentioned in Para 1 above should be made on priority in the same mode as payment of salary before the ensuing Puja/Dussehra holidays.

6. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

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(N.P Singh)
Joint Director/Estt.(P&A)
Railway Board

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The 78 Days Bonus for Railway Employees is a bonus given to railway employees in India.

All eligible railway employees are eligible for the bonus. This includes permanent employees, contract employees, and those on deputation.

The bonus amount is equivalent to 78 days of wages for railway employees. This means that the bonus amount varies depending on the employee’s wage rate.

No, the 78 Days Bonus is not mandatory. It is given at the discretion of the Indian government as a reward for the employees’ hard work.

No, employees are only eligible for the bonus if they are currently employed with the railway department. They cannot claim the bonus after leaving their job.