Government employees and officers in the state have received a special Holi gift as their dearness allowance (DA) has been increased. An order was issued on March 15 regarding this. According to the order, Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers will now receive a 50% DA benefit from January 2024, similar to that of the central government.
The DA for All India Service officers increased by 4% Just before the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct for Lok Sabha elections
The Madhya Pradesh government increased the DA for All India Service (IAS, IPS, and IFS) officers by 4%, raising their DA from 46% to 50%. The new rates will be effective from January 2024, ensuring that officers also receive arrears for January and February. The increased DA and arrears will be included in officers’ salaries from April. The order, issued by the General Administration Department on March 15, ensures that officers in MP will now receive DA equivalent to central government employees.
DA Hike for Other Employees
Usually, DA for All India Service officers and state employees is increased simultaneously, but this time the increase was separate. The DA for state employees will be effective from March 1, 2024, with a 4% increase from January 2024, meaning that employees will not receive arrears. However, DA for employees working on deputation from corporations, boards, authorities, and grant-receiving institutions has been increased. Those receiving the 4th salary level will get a 40% increase, while those at the 5th salary level will receive a 11% increase in DA from July 2023, payable with their March salaries. Arrear payments for these increased rates will be made in July, August, and September 2024.
DA/DR Increase for Government Employees and Pensioners
Recently, the Madhya Pradesh government increased the DA for 7.50 lakh government employees by 4% and the Dearness Relief (DR) for 4.50 lakh pensioners by 9%. The new rates for DA were effective from July 2023, while the new rates for DR were effective from March 1, 2024. After this increase, the DA/DR for state government employees and pensioners has increased from 42% to 46%. The benefit of this DA hike will be included in the April salary payments. The arrear amount from July to February will be deposited in three equal installments in July, August, and September 2024. During this period, the full arrear amount will be given to the nominee of retired or deceased employees.