Government announces 78 days bonus for railway employees

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday announced a productivity-linked bonus for the railway employees for 78 days.

Briefing the media after the Cabinet meet, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the railway employees would be given a bonus for 78 days before the festive season.

"The Cabinet has cleared the proposal of giving productivity-linked bonus to the railway employees. The bonus would be given for 78 days and more importantly it would be given before the coming festive season," the Human Resource Development minister said.