MP Madhya Pradesh employees/ Pensioners demand Sixth Pay Commission implementation: Pension, Pay Arrears & Salary Hike Details

The employees and pensioners of MP Madhya Pradesh are still awaiting the implementation of Sixth Pay Commission in their salaries and pensions. There was a protest demonstration in capital Bhopal on Wednesday demanding that the MP state government should implement the Sixth Pay Commission as soon as possible. However, there is still no clarity on how and when will this be done.

MP Madhya Pradesh employees/pensioners demand Sixth Pay Commission implementation

What are the demands put forth by the protestors and pensioners
The demands are many:

1) First and foremost, the Sixth Pay Commission Recommendations should be Implemented in the MP state by the state government and the pay scales should be revised as soon as possible

2) The Pay arrears should be paid as soon as possible, as the effective implementation date is 2006 onwards

3) The retirement age of government employees should be increased to 62 years

4) In case of daily wagers, their services should be made permanent

5) Pensioners should be given Dearness Allowances as per the Sixth pay Commission in MP as the inflation is making it difficult for them to survive

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What are the other reasons for this protest by MP state government employees regarding Sixth Pay Commission Implementation?
Another point highlighted by the protestors is that the Chief Minister of MP, Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan, has recently raised the salary of his party members to Rs. 75,000, while there is absolutely no signs of getting the sixth pay commission salaries implemented for the common government employees. This has led to the dissatisfaction among the state government employees.

How many MP State government employees will benefit from implementation of Sixth Pay Commission Recommendations?
Around five lakh state government employees and more than 2.75 lakh pensioners are expected to benefit