Bonus for all non-gazetted Railway employees

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal of the Ministry of Railways for payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 75 days wages for all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees. The move will benefit 13.05 lakh employees and it will cost the exchequer Rs 889 crore. Railways were the first departmental undertaking of the Government of India wherein the concept of PLB was introduced. Staffs of Indian railways are classified into gazetted (Group A and B) and non-gazetted (Group C and D) employees. The recruitment of Group A gazetted employees is carried out by the Union Public Service Commission through exams conducted by it. Whereas, the recruitment to Group 'C' and 'D' employees on the Indian Railways is done through 19 Railway Recruitment Boards which are controlled by the Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB).