The Union Cabinet approved the Payment of the Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) to eligible railway employees. The payment of bonus is being done before the Dusshera/Puja holidays. PLB amount equivalent to 78 days’ wages will be paid to about 11.56 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees. The maximum amount payable per eligible railway employee is Rs.17,951/-. Sanjeev Kishore, General Manager, South Western Railway addressed the media on October 6, 2021 and stated that 36,330 non – gazetted employees on roll of South western Railway will benefit from Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB). An amount of Rs. 65.2 crores will be disbursed among these employees.