New Delhi: In a decision that would bring a smile to the faces of Railway employees, the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a 78-day production-linked bonus for railway employees for 2021-22. Around 11 lakh non-gazetted railway employees will benefit from this move though it would mean an additional burden of Rs 2,000 crore on the Indian Railways.
Happy Diwali: Cabinet clears 78-day bonus for Railway employees
Around 11 lakh non-gazetted railway employees will benefit from this move though it would mean an additional burden of Rs 2,000 crore on the Indian Railways.
Happy Diwali: Cabinet clears 78-day bonus for Railway employees
Also read: DA hiked by four percent for Central govt employees, pensioners: Anurag Thakur
Besides the bonus, the government has also given a go-ahead to a 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for the government employees under the seventh Pay Commission. Earlier, in 2021, the Union Cabinet had approved a productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days' wage to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees, benefitting about 1.156 million non-gazetted Railway employees.
New Delhi: In a decision that would bring a smile to the faces of Railway employees, the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a 78-day production-linked bonus for railway employees for 2021-22. Around 11 lakh non-gazetted railway employees will benefit from this move though it would mean an additional burden of Rs 2,000 crore on the Indian Railways.
Also read: DA hiked by four percent for Central govt employees, pensioners: Anurag Thakur
Besides the bonus, the government has also given a go-ahead to a 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for the government employees under the seventh Pay Commission. Earlier, in 2021, the Union Cabinet had approved a productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days' wage to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees, benefitting about 1.156 million non-gazetted Railway employees.
