Madhya Pradesh government will increase dearness allowance of its 7 lakh employees to 50% from January 2024, while central employees will get 53% from July 2024. Dearness allowance to state employees is being delayed, but the government will pay the first installment of arrears from December.
The government will increase the dearness allowance of more than 7 lakh employees of the state again in the new year. It has been increased from 46 to 50 percent from January 2024. At the same time, the Finance Department is preparing to increase the dearness allowance of state employees by 3 percent in January 2025.
In fact, central employees are being given dearness allowance at the rate of 53 percent from July 2024. Now in January 2025, the Central Government is going to increase the dearness allowance and relief again. Therefore, the state government is also preparing to give gifts to its employees.
State government delayed in increasing dearness allowance
In Madhya Pradesh, till 2024, whenever the Central Government increased the dearness allowance and relief, the state government also increased the dearness allowance and relief of its employees and pensioners. Now it is getting delayed. There is still a difference of three percent in the dearness allowance given by the central and state governments.
State employees and pensioners did not get benefits
- Dearness allowance of All India Service officers has been increased to 53 percent from July 2024, but state employees and pensioners have not got the benefit.
- Sources say that the government can increase dearness allowance by 3 percent in the new year, because the central government can increase it again.
- It is noteworthy that there is a provision for dearness allowance at the rate of 56 percent in the budget. The establishment expenditure of the departments has also been prepared accordingly, that is, there is no problem of budget provision.
First installment of arrears will be received in December
The government has increased the dearness allowance from January 2024, but it was paid from the salary of October i.e. November. The difference amount of dearness allowance from January to September is to be paid in four equal installments. The first installment will be given in December. The amount of second January, third February and fourth installment will come into the accounts in March 2025.
