Pension Hike in MP: Bhopal (State Bureau). Half a million pensioners of Madhya Pradesh will also be given 31 percent dearness relief at par with the central government. It will also be examined whether it can be given without the consent of Chhattisgarh. This information was given by Finance Minister Jagdish Deora in a meeting with the delegation of Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh State Joint Pensioners Federation on Monday. Federation officials said that the Finance Minister has given 27 months arrears and has informed about decision making after discussing with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
He also suggested that the organization should increase the pressure on the Chhattisgarh government. There is no BJP government there, otherwise this problem would not have arisen. After meeting the Finance Minister, the organization submitted a memorandum to Additional Police Commissioner Umesh Tiwari. Federation President BK Bakshi, Co-President Narendra Bhargava, Mohan Chaturvedi, RJ Srivastava, PR Sahu, Suresh Pradhan, Rajkumar Jain and other office bearers were present in the delegation.
It is worth noting that CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced to increase the DA of government employees of Madhya Pradesh to 31 percent on Saturday, March 5. During this, he had also said that pensioners in Madhya Pradesh are getting 17 percent dearness relief now, it will be increased soon. 31 percent dearness relief is being given to the retired employees of the Central Government. News Updating…
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