Cabinet approves bonus equal to 78 days’ wage for over 11 lakh railway employees
The Hindu
The Union Cabinet on October 6 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
The Union Cabinet on October 6 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 ₹1,985 crore will be incurred on this.
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