{
  "id": 14469757,
  "title": "Cabinet clears ₹2,009 crore Diwali bonus for railway staff, ₹53,428 crore for social assistance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/cabinet-clears-2-009-crore-diwali-bonus-for-railway-staff-53-428",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T14:03:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/cabinet-clears-2-009-crore-diwali-bonus-for-railway-staff-53-428-crore-for-social-assistance-11791981430493.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw described the 78-day bonus as a Deepawali gift for employees, with each eligible non-gazetted employee entitled to a maximum payment of ₹17,951.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "Cabinet approves 78-day bonus worth Rs 2,009 crore for 11.4 lakh railway employees ahead of Diwali",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/cabinet-approves-78-day-bonus-worth-rs-2-009-crore-for-11-4-lakh",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:38:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Diwali bonus: Good news for railway employees! 78-day bonus worth ₹2,009 crore approved",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/diwali-bonus-good-news-for-railway-employees-78-day-bonus-worth-2-009",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:20:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}