Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that payment of PLB to eligible railway employees is made each year before the Durga Puja and Dussehra holidays. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) of 78 days for ₹2009.61 crore to 11,40,770 railway employees.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the bonus was approved in recognition of ‘the excellent performance by the Railway staff.’
Mr. Vaishnaw stated that payment of PLB to eligible railway employees is made each year before the Durga Puja and Dussehra holidays.
“This year also, PLB amount equivalent to 78 days’ wages is being paid to about 11.40 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,” Mr. Vaishnaw said.
The maximum amount payable per eligible railway employee is ₹17,951 for 78 days. The amount will be paid to various categories of Railway staff, such as Track Maintainers, Loco Pilots, Train Managers (Guards), Station Masters, Supervisors, Technicians, Technician Helpers, Pointsmen, Ministerial staff and other Group ‘C staff’.
“The performance of Railways in the year 2025-26 was very good. Railways loaded a record cargo of 1670 Million Tonnes and carried nearly 7.41 Billion Passengers,” Mr. Vaishnaw stated.
Published - October 14, 2026 04:59 pm IST