The demand to release the Productivity-Linked Bonus (PLB) for Group B and C non-gazetted central government employees soon is gathering strength. The latest is a letter dated September 25, 2026, from the Joint Council of Postal Employees to the Secretary, Department of Posts, requesting the release of the bonus before Durga Puja on October 21, 2026.
The government releases the PLB, or the annual bonus, mostly before Dussehra every year, which will fall on October 20 this year. Not just that, many organisations, including the National Council for Joint Consultative Machinery, NC-JCM, want the government to calculate the PLB at a higher payment ceiling of Rs 21,000, instead of the current limit of Rs 7,000.
