The government has decided to give annual salary hike to contract employees at the rate of 3.85 percent. – File photo
Highlights
The Finance Department gave a salary hike at the rate of 3.85 percent. Salary hike based on Consumer Price Index. The decision could not be made due to Lok Sabha elections.
State Bureau, Naiduniya, Bhopal. The salary of more than 1.5 lakh contract officers and employees of the state will increase from Rs 700 to Rs 3000 from April 1, 2024. On the basis of the Consumer Price Index, the government has decided to give annual salary hike to contract employees at a growth rate of 3.85 percent. Provision has also been made in the budget for this.
Provision of annual salary increment
There is a provision to give annual salary increment to contract employees on the basis of consumer price index instead of dearness allowance. As per the instructions issued under the contract policy on 22 July 2023, annual salary increment of contract officers-employees will be done on the basis of consumer price index on 1 April every year.
The salary hike was postponed due to the Lok Sabha elections
Due to the Lok Sabha elections, it could not be determined. Now the Finance Department has issued orders for annual salary increase at the rate of 3.87 percent, which will be effective from April 1, 2024. However, Ramesh Rathore, State President of Madhya Pradesh Contract Employees Officers Federation, has said that the rate in the Consumer Price Index released by the Government of India is 5.39 percent. This rate has been kept at 3.87 in the state.
Who will get how much benefit – (in rupees)
Peon/Chowkidar- 785 Driver- 987 Clerk- 987 Data Entry Operator- 1188 Assistant Warden- 1,281 Mobile Resource Advisor- 1,281 Accountant- 1,281 MIS Coordinator- 1,660 Stenographer- 1,425 Draftsman- 1,660 Sub-Engineer- 1,660 BRC- 1,670 APC Gender- 1,670 APCID- 1,660 Lecturer- 1,830 Programmer- 2,160 Assistant Project Finance- 2,160 Assistant Engineer- 2,169 Assistant Manager- 2,535
4 percent dearness allowance can be increased in August
The government may increase the dearness allowance of 7 lakh regular officers and employees of the state in August. Now dearness allowance is being given at the rate of 46 percent, while central employees are getting dearness allowance at the rate of 50 percent from March 2024. This also includes IAS, IPS and IFS officers of the state.
In the Shivraj government, the dearness allowance of the state employees as well as the All India Service officers was increased. Employee organizations are demanding to give dearness allowance equal to the central government. This time in the budget, provision has been made in the establishment expenditure of all departments according to 56 percent dearness allowance. This also includes dearness allowance of pensioners. 4 lakh pensioners are currently getting dearness allowance at the rate of 46 percent.
