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Key Points

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Union Cabinet approved a productivity linked bonus.

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Bonus equals 78 days' wages, up to 17,951 rupees.

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Approximately 1.14 million non‑gazetted railway employees are eligible.

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Total outlay is about 2,009.61 crore rupees.

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Payment scheduled before Durga Puja and Dussehra.

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Summary

The bonus is worth about 78 days of salary, up to roughly 18,000 rupees per person.

Over one million employees will receive it, and the total cost is around 2,009.61 crore rupees.

It will be paid before the festivals Durga Puja and Dussehra to help workers celebrate.

The goal is to thank them for moving many freight loads and passengers this year.

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New Words to Learn

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Productivity Linked Bonus
Extra money given when workers do a good job
non‑gazetted
Regular staff who are not in senior official positions
crore
Ten million, a way to talk about very large numbers in India
freight
Goods or cargo that are moved by train
operational performance
How well the railway works and moves people and goods
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