Viral Railway Board letter on Productivity Linked Bonus for railway employees is fake, says PIB
Viral Railway Board letter on Productivity Linked Bonus for railway employees is fake, says PIB
Executive Summaryसारांश
A letter claiming the Railway Board sanctioned a 78-day Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) for non-gazetted railway employees for FY 2025–26 is circulating on social media. PIB Fact Check says the letter is fake. The Railway Board has clarified that the letter, RBE No. 101/2026 dated October 6, 2026, was not issued by it.A letter claiming the Railway Board sanctioned a 78-day Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) for non-gazetted railway employees for FY 2025–26 is circulating on social media. PIB Fact Check says the letter is fake. The Railway Board has clarified that the letter, RBE No. 101/2026 dated October 6, 2026, was not issued by it.
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A document made to look like an official Railway Board order, numbered RBE No. 101/2026 and dated October 6, 2026, is spreading on social media and messaging platforms. It claims that the President has sanctioned a Productivity Linked Bonus equal to 78 days’ wages for all eligible non-gazetted railway employees for the financial year 2025–26, and it lays out eligibility conditions and payment details. PIB Fact Check has flagged the letter as fake, and the Railway Board has clarified that the document is fabricated and was not issued by it. The letter itself has clear warning signs: garbled and repeated words in several paragraphs, and a “2025 International Year of Cooperatives” logo on a letter dated 2026. Since the annual railway bonus is closely followed by lakhs of employees, such forged orders can easily create confusion. Employees should rely only on official notifications from the Ministry of Railways and the Railway Board.
A document made to look like an official Railway Board order, numbered RBE No. 101/2026 and dated October 6, 2026, is spreading on social media and messaging platforms. It claims that the President has sanctioned a Productivity Linked Bonus equal to 78 days’ wages for all eligible non-gazetted railway employees for the financial year 2025–26, and it lays out eligibility conditions and payment details. PIB Fact Check has flagged the letter as fake, and the Railway Board has clarified that the document is fabricated and was not issued by it. The letter itself has clear warning signs: garbled and repeated words in several paragraphs, and a “2025 International Year of Cooperatives” logo on a letter dated 2026. Since the annual railway bonus is closely followed by lakhs of employees, such forged orders can easily create confusion. Employees should rely only on official notifications from the Ministry of Railways and the Railway Board.