The Staff Side’s Suggestion on MACP’s Core Issue

   The First Meeting of Joint committee on  MACP was held on 25-5-2010 . Altogether 8 issues related MACP anomalies were  discussed in the meeting.   

    The MACPS (Modified  Assured Career Progression Scheme) order was issued on 19-5-2008. Since then  all the Central Government Employees Federations, confederations are  demanding that Grade Pay of the next Promotional Post to be granted under  the new MACP Scheme instead of granting next higher Grade Pay in the revised  Grade Pay Hierarchy.

    Now it has been informed  through the circular published by confederation that the above said core  issue of MACP was taken for discussion in the meeting. Staff side pressed  for placement in the Grade Pay of the Promotional Post instead of next  higher Grade Pay in the hierarchy of revised Pay Band and Grade Pay. It was  insisted because the career progression only means the promotion in the  hierarchy and not to a Grade Pay which is not present in the hierarchy of  the respective department.

     But after that, it is believed  that the Staff Side also gave an alternative that first two MACPs after 10
and 20 years should be to the next promotional post as per the hierarchy of  respective department as under the erstwhile ACP scheme and thereafter the  third MACP in the next Grade Pay of the Revised Pay Band and Grade Pay.

     Why should the Staff Side  compromising their position of demanding promotional Grade Pay under MACP,by  suggesting that first two MACP should be in promotional hierarchy and third  MACP can be in Grade Pay hierarchy?