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78-day productivity bonus for railway staff

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: 78-day productivity bonus for railway staff (GS2/3 · Governance, 24 September 2025)

What happened

  • The Cabinet approved a Productivity Linked Bonus of 78 days’ wages, ₹1865.68 crore, for 10,91,146 non-gazetted railway employees [PIB].

Background

  • PLB is paid each year before Durga Puja/Dussehra [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Linking bonus to productivity is a standard public-enterprise incentive.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance

  1. As per PIB (2025-09-24): the Cabinet approved a Productivity Linked Bonus of 78 days' wages, ₹1865.68 crore, for 10,91,146 non-gazetted railway employees.
  2. Linking bonus to productivity is a standard public-enterprise incentive.
Quotable data point

The Cabinet approved a Productivity Linked Bonus of 78 days' wages, ₹1865.68 crore, for 10,91,146 non-gazetted railway employees.

PIB: Cabinet: railway PLB, 24 Sep 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: PLB.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Days of wages paid as railway PLB in 2025

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Cabinet: railway PLB, 24 Sep 2025

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