Railways has announced a Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) for the financial year 2022-23 to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel). The bonus is equivalent to 78 days' wages without any wage ceiling for eligibility. If an employee's wages exceed ₹7,000 per month, the bonus will be calculated as if their wages were ₹27,000 per month. The eligibility criteria and calculation methods remain unchanged as per the Ministry's instructions.
Employees who were not suspended, quit, retired, or passed away during the financial year 2022-23, and whose leave salary is not less than average pay, will receive a fixed amount of ₹17,951 as PLB. For other eligible employees, the bonus will be calculated as per existing guidelines.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)
RBE No. 117/ 2023
No. E(P&A)II/2023/PLB-1
New Delhi, dt. 18.10.2023
The General Managers/CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.
The President is pleased to sanction Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 (Seventy Eight) days wages without any ceiling on wages for eligibility for the financial year 2022-23 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding all RPF/RPSF personnel). Where, wages exceed ₹7000/- per month, Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated as if the ‘wages’ are 27000/- p.m. Other conditions of eligibility, method of calculation of wages, etc., as prescribed in this Ministry’s instructions and clarifications issued from time to time, shall remain unchanged.
2. It has also been decided that in the case of eligible employees mentioned in Para 1 above who were not placed under suspension, or had not quit service/retired/expired during the financial year 2022-23 or were on leave where leave salary admissible is not less than that admissible on leave on average pay, may be paid an amount of ₹17,951/- towards Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2022-23. In the case of employees other than those mentioned above, the amount of Productivity Linked Bonus may be calculated in accordance with the extant instructions on the subject.
3. Further, in relaxation to the provisions in Rules 905(2), 908 and 909 of State Railway Provident Fund Rules, as contained in Chapter 9 of R-I/1985 edition (2003 Reprint edition), such of the subscribers to the SRPF as are entitled to Productivity Linked Bonus may, if they so desire, deposit the whole or part of the amount admissible under the Scheme in their respective State Railway Provident Fund Accounts.
4. Disbursement of Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2022-23 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees mentioned in Para 1 above should be made in the same mode as payment of salary on priority basis.
5. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
(Gaurav Puri)
Deputy Director, PC-V
Railway Board
Tele No. — 011-47845119
Email ID : gaurav.rb1[at]gov.in
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