Dearness relief of 4.5 lakh pensioners of Madhya Pradesh has been increased by 5 percent. Orders in this regard have also been issued by the Finance Department. Retired employees of Madhya Pradesh are currently getting 28 per cent dearness relief, which has now been increased to 33 per cent.
On the other hand, the dearness relief for the retired employees who get pension according to the 6th pay scale has gone up to 201 percent. Its benefit will be available from the pension of 1 October 2022.
The Madhya Pradesh government had written a letter to the Chhattisgarh government for consent to increase the dearness relief for pension employees by increasing the dearness allowance of the employees. After getting consent from the Chhattisgarh government, the Madhya Pradesh government issued orders to increase the dearness relief by 5 percent.
As per orders, according to the seventh pay scale, the dearness relief of the employees getting pension has been increased by 5 percent which has now been increased from 28 percent to 33 percent. On the other hand, according to the 6th pay scale, dearness relief has been increased by 12 percent for the pensioners whose dearness relief has increased from 189 to 201.