Centre announces Dusshera bonus for 12L Railways employees
The Centre on Wednesday approved a productivity-linked bonus for over 12 lakh non-gazetted Railways employees, to be paid before the Dusshera holidays. The bonus, equivalent to wages of 78 days, is estimated to cost the Railways â¹2,245 crore. Railway Protection Force and Railway Protection Special Force personnel are excluded from receiving the bonus, which is paid to employees every year. 