Dearness Relief Increase to 58% on Pension/Family Pension w.e.f.1 July, 2025

Dearness Relief Increase to 58% on Pension/Family Pension w.e.f.1 July, 2025

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Government Resolution, Finance Department No.: DRP-2025/C.R 42/SER-4, dated 11.08.2025.

Resolution

Government is pleased to decide that the rate of dearness relief with effect from 1st July, 2025 will be revised from 55% to 58% to the State Government pensioners family pensioners on their Basic Pension/Family Pension. Revised dearness relief will be payable in cash with effective from 1st February, 2026.

The arrears for the period from July 2025 to October 2025 should be paid in cash in the month of March 2026. Orders regarding the arrears for the remaining period will be issued separately.

2. It will be the responsibility of the Pension Disbursing Authority, ie, the Pay and Accounts Officer, Mumbai/Treasury Officers, as the case may be, to calculate the quantum of dearness relief payable in each individual case.

3. Government is also pleased to direct that above decision should mutatis mutandis, apply to those pensioners including family pensioners of Recognised and Aided Educational Institutions, Agricultural/Non-Agricultural Universities and Affiliated Non-Government colleges to whom the pension scheme is made applicable.

4 In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Section 248 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962) and of all the other powers enabling it in that behalf. Government is further pleased to decide that the above decision shall apply to the pensioners including family pensioners of Zilla Parishads.

5. The expenditure on this account should be debited to the Budget Heads to which the retirement benefits of the employees mentioned in the above paras are debited and should be met from the grants sanctioned thereunder.

6. All orders in force in regard to the payment of relief on pension sanctioned by Government from time to time will, mutatis mutandis, apply to the dearness relief now sanctioned.

7 This Government resolution of Maharashtra Government is available at the website www.maharashtra.gov.in Reference no. for this is 202602261534230405. This order has been signed digitally.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra.