Over 11 lakh Railway employees to get 78 days salary as bonus

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that this be the sixth straight year in which the Railways staff will get a bonus.
New Delhi: In a major cabinet decision, the government has decided to give pay bonus of 78 days to over 11 lakh Railway employees for which the government will incur an expense of Rs 2024 crore.
Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that this be the sixth straight year in which the Railways staff will get a bonus.
“11.52 lakh Railway employees will get 78 days wages as bonus. This is a reward for productivity,” Javdekar said.
Among other major Cabinet decisions taken today, the government has approved the Promulgation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Ordinance, 2019.
E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that produce aerosol by heating a solution containing nicotine, which is the addictive substance in combustible cigarettes.