New Delhi: Ahead of Dussehra, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved productivity linked and non-productivity linked bonus for the year 2019-20. The government has decided to give Rs 3,737 crore as bonus to 30.67 lakh non-gazetted employees with a view to encourage spending during the festival season.
The bonus will be given in a single instalment through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) before Vijayadashami. “Union Cabinet approves productivity linked bonus and non-productivity linked Bonus for 2019-2020. More than 30 lakh non-gazetted employees will be benefited by the bonus announcement and total financial implication will be Rs 3,737 crores,” said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. “Union Cabinet approves productivity linked bonus and non-productivity linked Bonus for 2019-2020.
More than 30 lakh non-gazetted employees will be benefited by the bonus announcement and total financial implication will be Rs 3,737 crores,” said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. The beneficiaries include 17 lakh non-gazetted employees from government’s commercial establishments such as railways, post office, EPFO, ESIC and production and their share will be Rs 2,791 crore. The rest 13 lakh government employees get non-productivity link bonus of Rs 946 crore.
It may be recalled that all India Railways Federation, a union of railways staff had called for a nationwide two-hour strike on October 22, demanding immediate disbursal of the bonus.
The union said the government should not deny bonus pertaining to 2019-20 citing this year’s pandemic. Every year, this bonus is given before Dussehra.
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