Bhopal. 4 lakh government employees and about 3 lakh pensioners of Madhya Pradesh are going to get good news. Actually, the government can announce increase in DA of government employees and pensioners in the new year. Official sources claim that the government is considering giving the benefit of 3 percent increased DA to the employees from January 2025. Let us tell you that in January 2025, there will be an increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief of central employees again. It is believed that the Central Government can increase the dearness allowance of central employees by 3 percent. In this context, the difference of DA in the salary of Madhya Pradesh and Central employees can increase up to 6 percent. In such a situation, even before this, preparations have started in Madhya Pradesh to increase Dearness Allowance (DA). Suppose the government gives approval to increase the DA of government employees by 3 percent from the new year, then people’s salary will increase by Rs 450 to Rs 4500 every month.
Leave aside the Centre, it is 3 percent behind even the officials.
Employee leader Umanshakar Tiwari said that the employees and pensioners of the state are lagging behind the Center by 3 percent in the matter of DA. At present the Central Government is giving 53 percent dearness relief and dearness allowance to its employees and pensioners. Whereas employees of Madhya Pradesh are getting only 50 percent DA. Umashankar Tiwari said that leave alone the Centre, there is discrimination even in the state in the matter of DA. In fact, even though employees and pensioners are getting 50 percent DA and DR in MP, first class employees of other departments including State Administrative Service, Police Service and Forest Service are getting 53 percent DA.
State government delays in giving DA
Regarding dearness allowance, State Employees Union State President Ashok Pandey said that the state government will bring the dearness allowance of the employees at par with the Centre. At present the employees of the state are getting 3 percent less dearness allowance from the Centre. Last time in the state, employees had to protest for dearness allowance and relief also. After increasing the dearness allowance and dearness relief of central employees till 2024, the state government also used to increase the DA, but now it is also getting delayed.