GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No. 98/2020
New Delhi, dated 12.11.2020

No.E(P&A)II-2020/ Bonus-1

The General Managers/ CAOs (R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units.

Subject: Grant of ad-hoc bonus for 30 days to the Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ RPF/RPSF personnel for the financial year 2019-20.

The President is pleased to decide that all Group ‘C’ & RPF/RPSF personnel, may be granted ad-hoc bonus equivalent to 30 (thirty) days emoluments for the financial year 2019-20, without any wage eligibility ceiling. The calculation ceiling for payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders shall be monthly emoluments of Rs.7000/-, as revised w.e.f 01.04.2014 vide Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure)’s OM No. 7/4/2014/E.III9A), dated 29th August, 2016.

2. The benefit will be admissible subject to the following terms and conditions:

78 days Bonus for non-gazetted Railway employees – Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus 2019-20

• Only those Group ‘C’&’D’ RPF/RPSF personnel who were in service on 31.3.2020 and have rendered at least six months of continuous service during the year 2019-20 will be eligible for payment under these orders. Pro-rata payment will be admissible to the eligible personnel for period of continuous service during the year from six months to a full year, the eligibility period being taken in terms of number of months of service (rounded off to the nearest number of months).
• The quantum of Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) will be worked out on the basis of average emoluments/calculation ceiling whichever is lower. To calculate Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) for one day, the average emoluments in a month will be divided by 30.4 (average number of days in a month). This will, thereafter, be multiplied by the number of days of bonus granted. To illustrate, taking the calculation ceiling of Rs.7000/- (where actual average emoluments exceed Rs.7000), Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) for thirty days would work out to Rs.7000 x 30/30.4 = Rs.6907.89 (rounded off to Rs.6908/-)
• All payments under these orders will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.
• Various points regarding regulation of Ad-hoc/ Non-PLB Bonus are given in the Annexure.
• All the Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ RPF/RPSF personnel, regardless of whether they are in uniform or out of uniform and regardless of place of their posting, shall be eligible only for ad-hoc bonus in terms of these orders.

3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

4. Hindi version is enclosed.

(N.P. Singh)

Jt. Director/ Estt.(P&A)
Railway Board

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Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2019-20

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)

RBE No.91/2020
New Delhi, dt.21.10.2020

No.E(P&A)II/2020/PLB-1

The General Managers/ CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.

Subject : Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2019-2020

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 2019-20 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding all RPF/RPSF personnel). Where, wages exceed Rs.7000/- per month, Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated as if the ‘wages’ are Rs.7000/- p.m.

2. ‘Wages’ for the purpose of calculating Productivity Linked Bonus shall include ‘Basic pay’ as defined in the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 and dearness allowance drawn during the financial year 2019-20. 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.

3. 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 2019-20 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 Rs.17,951/- towards Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2019-20. 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.

4. 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-1/1985 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.

5. Disbursement of Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2019-20 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees mentioned in Para 1 above should be made on priority in the same mode as payment of salary before the ensuing Puja/Dussehra holidays.

30 days bonus for Central Government Employees -Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) for the year 2019-2020 – FinMin Order

6. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

(N.P.Singh)
Joint Director/ Estt.(P&A)
Railway Board

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MOST IMMEDIATE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2020/E(LR)II/1/2 New Delhi,

Dated: 19.10.2020

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways including
Production Units, etc.

Sub: Proposed call for “Bonus Day” by AIRF and rallies & demonstrations by NFIR on 20th October, 2020 by its affiliated Unions throughout Indian Railways on the issue of Productivity Linked Bonus to Railwaymen.

It has come to notice that AIRF will organise “Bonus Day” across the length and breadth of Indian Railways by all its affiliated Unions on 20th October, 2020. NFIR has also given call for launching rallies and demonstrations on 20th October, 2020 throughout the Indian Railways involving all sections of Railway employees on the issue relating to payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to Rail workforce. The Federation has called upon its affiliated Unions to organise demonstrations and rallies at all levels expressing strong protest against delay in payment of PLB.

20th October 2020 as Grant Bonus Day For Central Government Employees – CONFEDERATION

3. In view of aforesaid, there should not be any room for complacency on the part of the Railway administrations and all necessary stringent steps must be taken to ensure discipline and smooth functioning of rail movement. It must be ensured that Railway Servants need to seek necessary permissions from the Competent Authority on their respective Railways/ Production Units to leave their headquarters.

4. Their particular attention should be drawn to relevant penal provisions i.e. Section 173, 174 and 175 of the Railways Act, 1989 which are attracted in cases of abandoning train without authority, obstructing running of train and endangering the safety of persons by disobeying rules etc.

Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB), for the year 2019-2020 to the Railwaymen Payment – 78 days wages AIRF

5. In case any Railway Servant participates in the aforementioned rallies and demonstrations, a report indicating the number of Railway Servants who take part in the proposed rallies and demonstrations may be conveyed to Board’s office on the evening of 20th October, 2020.

(Deepak Peter Gabriel)
Executive Director, Estt.(IR)
Railway Board

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A.I.R.F
All India Railwaymen’s Federation

No.AIRF/387

Dated: September 30, 2020

The Chairman & CEO,
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB), for the year 2019-2020 to the Railwaymen – Payment – Reg.

Kindly recall our earlier communication of even number dated 7th August, 2020 (copy enclosed), on the aforementioned subject matter.

As Dussehra/ Durga Puja Festival is approaching fast and Railwaymen are awaiting eagerly for payment of PLB, it would be in all appropriateness that, payment of PLB to Railway employees, for the financial year 2019-20, should be made, considering the facts mentioned in our letter dated 7th August, 2020.

Also read: Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) to the Railway employees for the year 2019-2020

An early action shall be highly appreciated.

Encl: As above

As you are aware that the Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) is being paid to railway employees based on the formula that was finialised in November, 1979, as a result of agreement between the AIRF and Railway Ministry. The ceiling limit for computing the PLB, is still Rs. 7000 despite our president demand to remove this ceiling.

It would not be out of context to mention here that the payment of PLB to railway employees is made before Dussehra Durga Puja every year and during the previous 8 years PLB equivalent to 78 days wages (computed on the basis of Rs 7000 per month as salary). During the previous financial year i.e 2019-20, the railwaymen have performed even better and the freight loading has superseded the previous record. This performance of the Railway employees should be assessed as extra ordinary, because of more than 2 Lakh vacancies in the system and most of the Railway employees compelled to perform 12 hrs duty against 8 hrs duty roster.

Unfortunately, the Railway Board always try to undermine the performance of the railwaymen ot the plea of capital input given by the system. In this connection You may appreciate that whatever capital input is given the same is for expanding infrastructure etc. to provide better services to the rail users and the performance of the railwaymen should not degraded on this account.

Hence it is worth mentioning that inspite of Lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic, railwaymen have put all their effort to maintain the supply of essential commodities in the country.  Any reduction in PLB will definitely demotivate the lakhs of railwaymen who have put their all efforts without bothering for corona while operating Goods/Parcel as well as Shramik special and special trans and more than 100 railwaymen has lost their life due to COVID-19 while performing duty.  The dedication shown by railwaymen should not therefore be ignored be ignored.

AIRF, therefore request that payment of PLB to railway employees for the financial year 2019-20 should be made, considering the above aspects and that too well before Dussehra/ Durga Puja festival as hitherto.

 An early action shall be highly appreciated.

Also check: Indian Railway Bonus 2019 – Railway employees will get bonus equivalent to 78 days of wages

Source: AIRF

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