8th Pay Commission and Madhya Pradesh Employees
The 8th Pay Commission is for central government employees and pensioners, including those posted in Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh's own employees get pay revisions decided by the state government.
Checked 22 October 2026. State orders change; check the latest with your treasury or department.
Madhya Pradesh government employees
State employees are paid under the Madhya Pradesh Vetan Punarikshan Niyam (Pay Revision Rules), 2017, the state's 7th pay revision. The rules were notified by the Finance Department on 20 July 2017 (No. F-8-1/2016/Niyam/Char) and are deemed to apply from 1 January 2016. They follow the central 7th CPC pattern: pay is fixed by multiplying existing basic pay by 2.57 and placing it in a pay matrix of levels. The levels are mapped to the state's own pay bands and grade pays, so the cell values are not identical to the central matrix (for example, the state's Level 1 starts at Rs 15,500). The rules leave arrears for 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2017 to separate orders. Source
DA for Madhya Pradesh government employees: 58% from 1 July 2025. Source This is the latest DA order for 7th pay scale employees listed on the Finance Department's orders page as of 22 October 2026. The central rate has been 60% since 1 January 2026; no state order matching it was found. Employees still drawing the 6th pay scale got a separate order on 15 April 2026.
Order: Finance Department circular No. F 4-1/2026/Niyam/Char dated 2 April 2026: DA for 7th pay scale employees raised from 55% to 58% from 1 July 2025; cash benefit from 1 April 2026, paid with the May 2026 salary; arrears for 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026 in six equal instalments, May to October 2026
Next pay revision for state employees: No state pay commission for a new (8th) pay revision has been announced. On 13 October 2026 the Finance Department reconstituted the state's Karmchari Aayog (Employees Commission) under retired IAS officer Malay Shrivastava (MP Gazette Extraordinary No. 309). Its terms of reference stay as notified on 12 December 2019; the order asks it to compare posts and pay scales with other states and central counterparts and to weigh the state's finances. The order does not call it a pay commission or say it will revise pay scales. The Finance Department's budget circular of 6 August 2026 asks departments to budget DA at 78%, 88% and 98% of the pay provision for 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30. These are budget assumptions, not DA rates. The circular does not mention a pay revision. Source
Central government employees in Madhya Pradesh
Central staff get the same pay matrix and DA everywhere. HRA and transport allowance depend on the city of the office:
Every other place in Madhya Pradesh is Z class: 10% HRA today.
CGHS is available in Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur.
Central employees: estimate your likely 8th CPC pay →
Will the 8th Pay Commission apply to Madhya Pradesh government employees?
Not automatically. The 8th Central Pay Commission covers central government employees and pensioners; Madhya Pradesh decides pay for its own employees. Next pay revision for state employees: No state pay commission for a new (8th) pay revision has been announced. On 13 October 2026 the Finance Department reconstituted the state's Karmchari Aayog (Employees Commission) under retired IAS officer Malay Shrivastava (MP Gazette Extraordinary No. 309). Its terms of reference stay as notified on 12 December 2019; the order asks it to compare posts and pay scales with other states and central counterparts and to weigh the state's finances. The order does not call it a pay commission or say it will revise pay scales. The Finance Department's budget circular of 6 August 2026 asks departments to budget DA at 78%, 88% and 98% of the pay provision for 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30. These are budget assumptions, not DA rates. The circular does not mention a pay revision.
What is the DA for Madhya Pradesh government employees?
DA for Madhya Pradesh government employees: 58% from 1 July 2025. This is the latest DA order for 7th pay scale employees listed on the Finance Department's orders page as of 22 October 2026. The central rate has been 60% since 1 January 2026; no state order matching it was found. Employees still drawing the 6th pay scale got a separate order on 15 April 2026. Order: Finance Department circular No. F 4-1/2026/Niyam/Char dated 2 April 2026: DA for 7th pay scale employees raised from 55% to 58% from 1 July 2025; cash benefit from 1 April 2026, paid with the May 2026 salary; arrears for 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026 in six equal instalments, May to October 2026
Which cities in Madhya Pradesh are X or Y for central government HRA?
Gwalior (Y), Indore (Y), Bhopal (Y), Jabalpur (Y), Ujjain (Y). Everything else is Z.