Madhya Pradesh Politics & Governance

Madhya Pradesh High Court orders increments and arrears for super-speciality doctors

1 March 2026

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state to give government super-speciality doctors an annual 8% increment calculated on their last pay. It also ordered payment of arrears from 2018 with 6% interest and payment of 20% of revenue from operations and treatment to super-speciality doctors in state government hospitals.

The case was brought by the Super Speciality Doctors Association, Rewa, over the calculation of annual increments from initial pay.

Madhya Pradesh’s first scrub typhus spoke centre begins work in Sagar

1 March 2026

Madhya Pradesh’s first scrub typhus spoke centre began operating at Bundelkhand Medical College in Sagar under the National Rickettsial Surveillance Programme. It is set up to test suspected cases, monitor the disease and provide treatment.

Key Facts

• Scrub typhus is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and is transmitted to people through bites from infected mites.
• The National Rickettsial Surveillance Programme’s spoke centres monitor disease, test suspected cases and provide treatment.

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approves two irrigation projects at Barwani agriculture meeting

2 March 2026

At its agriculture-focused meeting in Barwani, the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved the Barla Valley micro-irrigation project, costing ₹861 crore, and the Pansemal irrigation project, costing ₹1,208 crore. The projects are planned to provide irrigation to a combined 38,000 hectares.

The Pansemal project is planned to cover 53 villages. The meeting also took decisions on 16 schemes across six departments, with a reported overall outlay of ₹27,746 crore.

Key Facts

• The Narmada Valley Development Authority oversees major Narmada Basin projects and safeguards displaced people’s rehabilitation and environmental mitigation.

Madhya Pradesh raises state employees’ dearness allowance to 58%

2 March 2026

Madhya Pradesh announced a 3-percentage-point increase in dearness allowance for state government employees, raising it to 58%. The revised allowance was scheduled to apply to April 2026 salaries, payable in May.

Arrears for July 2025 to March 2026 were scheduled to be paid in six equal instalments from May 2026. The announcement also set the 58% rate for pensioners’ January–February 2026 pension.

Key Facts

• Madhya Pradesh raises employees’ dearness allowance twice a year.

Automatic block signalling commissioned on Mangal Mahudi–Anas section

3 March 2026

The Ratlam railway division commissioned automatic block signalling over the 41.6-km Mangal Mahudi–Anas section. The reported total equipped length in the division rose to 192.56 km out of 221 km; increases in line capacity, safety and punctuality are expected benefits.

Key Facts

• Automatic block signalling uses train detection to indicate whether a track block is clear for another train to enter.

Madhya Pradesh schedules market borrowing for 4 March

3 March 2026

Madhya Pradesh scheduled market borrowing for 4 March in four tranches, with repayment periods ranging from nine to 23 years. The planned aggregate amount is unclear in the source.

High Court orders back wages for Rewa forest guards

3 March 2026

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state to pay back wages and related service benefits to Rewa forest guards whose appointments had been delayed despite their selection. The division bench held that “no work, no pay” could not be applied mechanically when employees were willing to work but were prevented from doing so by the employer’s unlawful action.

Key Facts

• The court said ‘no work, no pay’ cannot be applied mechanically when willing employees were prevented from working by unlawful employer action.

92 Jabalpur hospitals empanelled under PM Rahat scheme

3 March 2026

Under the PM Rahat scheme, eligible road-accident victims are to receive cashless treatment of up to ₹1.5 lakh at empanelled hospitals. Jabalpur Collector Raghavendra Singh said 92 hospitals in the district, including super-speciality facilities, had been empanelled, with treatment to begin promptly after an injured person arrives by ambulance.

Key Facts

• PM Rahat requires empanelled hospitals to begin treatment promptly during the post-accident ‘golden hour’.

Madhya Pradesh sets up 24-hour control room for residents in Gulf countries

4 March 2026

Madhya Pradesh established a 24-hour control room at Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhi to assist state residents in Gulf countries amid the prevailing situation. Residents seeking help can contact the control room, which will coordinate assistance with the Government of India and other ...