The Cabinet gave its nod to a proposal of the Railways to give its employees 78-day wages as bonus for 2012-13. Over 12.37 lakh non-gazetted railway employees will benefit from the Cabinet decision.

The wage calculation ceiling prescribed for payment of bonus to eligible non-gazetted railway employees is 3,500 rupees per month and an employee is likely to get about 8,900 rupees as this year's bonus.