Productivity Linked Bonus: RBE No.168/2000 – PLB Financial Year 1999-2000
No.E(P&A)II-2000/PLB-5, dated 27.09.2000
Sub: Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to non-gazetted Group ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ Railway employees for the financial year 1999-2000.
1. The President is pleased to sanction Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) to all non-gazetted Group ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ Railway employees (excluding all RPF/RPSF personnel) without any ceiling on wages for eligibility, equivalent to 54 (fifty four) days wages for their performance during the financial year 1999-2000. Where wages exceed Rs.2,500 per month, PLB will be calculated as if ‘wages’ are Rs.2,500 p.m.
2. In the revised (Fifth Pay Commission) scales of pay, ‘wages’ for the purpose of PLB actually drawn during the financial year, shall include ‘pay’ as defined in Rule 103(35) R-1 (1985 Edn.) and dearness allowance sanctioned in the revised scales during the financial year 1999-2000. In the case of Running Staff, the terms ‘pay’ shall include 30% of pay constituting the pay element in Running Allowance payable on leave salary. Other conditions such as method of calculation of wages, etc., as prescribed in this Ministry’s instructions and clarifications from time to time, shall remain unchanged.
3. It has been decided that in the case of eligible employees mentioned in Para 1 above who were not placed under suspension, or had not quitted service/ retired/ expired during the middle of the financial year 1999-2000 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.4,438 towards PLB for the financial year 1999-2000. In the case of employees other than those mentioned above, the amount of PLB may be calculated in accordance with the extant instructions on the subject.
4. The Ministry of Railways have also decided that in relaxation of 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, 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. Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all non-gazetted Group ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ Railway employees may be made immediately.
6. A complete progress report and statement, as at Annexure-I, tabulating the payments made under PLB for the year 1999-2000 duly vetted by Finance, should be submitted by 31.12.2000.
7. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
ANNEXURE
Statement of Productivity Linked Bonus paid for the financial year 1999-2000.
| No. of employees paid PLB | Amount of PLB paid | |||||||||
| Category | Open Line | Work Shop | Total of 2 & 3 | Const. Project | Grand Total | Open Line | Work Shop | Total of 7 & 8 | Const. Project | Grand Total |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Group ‘B’ Non-gazetted | ||||||||||
| Group C | ||||||||||
| Group D | ||||||||||
| Casual Labour | ||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||
*Will exclude RPF/RPSF staff not eligible for Productivity Linked Bonus.
Note: This information is to be vetted by Finance and submitted by 31.12.2000.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.168/2000
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.