DELAY AND IRREGULARITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MACP SCHEME – CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
Government of India
Ministry of
Communication & IT
Department of Posts
(Pay Commission Cell)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110116
No. 4-7/(MACPS)/2009-PCC
Dated: 18th Oct, 2010
All Chief Postmasters
General,
All Postmasters General
General Managers
(Finance)
All Directors of
Accounts Postal
Sub: DELAY AND
IRREGULARITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION
SCHEME – CLARIFICATIONS regarding.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to refer
to this Directorate's OM dated 18 Sep, 2009 communicating the detailed
guidelines for implementation of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme
(MACPS) and several other clarification issued on this subject.
2. The General
Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C' has represented to the
Secretary (Posts) alleging that the Modified Assured Career Progression
Scheme (MACPS) is being denied to eligible official in some Circles and
sought the intervention of the Directorate in clarifying the position. The
contentions of the General Secretary have been examined and the following
clarifications are provided for guidance and strict observance.
Sl. No.
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Point on which
clarification sought
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Status Position
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1
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Eligibility of MACPS to
a direct recruited Postal Assistant conferred with TBOP –
It has been represented that in
some Circles the directly recruited Postal Assistants who were
accorded financial upgradation under one time bound promotion scheme
on completion of 16 years of satisfactory service are not being
given the 2nd MACPS on the ground that the officials have
not completed 10 years of service TBOP Scale/Grade with grade pay of
Rs.2800.
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Attention is drawn to Para No.
28 of Annexure-I to this office OM dated 18-09-2009. It is stated
that a directly recruited Postal Assistant who got one financial
upgradation under TBOP Scheme after rendering 16 years of service
before 01.09.2008, will become eligible to 2nd MACP on
completion of 20 years of continuous service from date of entry in
Government service or 10 years service in TBOP grade pay or scale or
combination of both, whichever is earlier, However, financial
upgradation under MACPS cannot be conferred from a date prior to
01.09.2008 and such 2nd financial upgradation for the
above referred category of officials has to be given from
01.09.2008. They will also become eligible for 3rd MACP
on completion of 30 years of service or after rendering 10 years in
2nd MACP, whichever is earlier.
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2
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Eligibility of MACP to
a directly recruited Postal Assistant having qualified in PO & RMS
Accounts Examination and opted initially for defunct scale &
later opted out of it & who have got financial upgradations
under TBOP and BCR subsequently –
The staff side has alleged that
Postal Assistants who have qualified in PO & RMS examination who
initially opted for defunct scale and later switched over to normal
line and accorded financial upgradations under TBOP/BCR schemes are
denied 3rd MACP construing that PO & RMS Accountants is 1st
MACP and TBOP/BCR are off set against 2nd and 3rd
MACP.
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PO & RMS Accountants examination
is a qualifying one and the Postal Assistants who have passed the
examination are posted as Accountants with some special allowance.
They will be continued in the cadre of Postal Assistants in the
common gradation list.
The PO & RMS Accountants who
initially opted for defunct pay scale of Rs.380-620 and later
switched over to normal line of promotion in PA cadre and given
financial upgradations under TBOP/BCR Schemes will become eligible
for 3rd MACP under MACPS provided that they have not
earned any other regular promotion and subject to rendering of 30
years of continuous service from the date of entry in the PA grade
or 10 years continuous service in the BCR grade, whichever is
earlier. Denial of 3rd MACP on the said ground is not in
order.
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3
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Eligibility of MACP to
a promoted official to PA Cadre and having completed 10 years of
service in PA cadre –
It was stated by staff
representatives that in some Circles, the officials who were
promoted from the lower cadres to Postal Assistants and on
completion of 10 years in the said Postal Assistant cadre are not
considered for 2nd MACP on the plea that they have not
completed 20 years of service from the date of entry in clerical
cadre.
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The attention of the Circle is
drawn to Para No. 28 (A) (1) in the Annexure-I. In case of a lower
grade official promoted to PA cadre, having got one promotion to PA
cadre before completion of 10 years of continuous service, it will
be off set against 1st MACP and on rendering 10 years
continuing service in the clerical grade/scale or on completion of
20 years service from the date of entry would become eligible for 2nd
MACP, whichever date is earlier. However, financial upgradation
under MACPS cannot be conferred from a date prior to 01.09.2008 as
the scheme became operational from this date only.
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4
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No. 4-Eligibility of
MACP on completion of 30 years of service from date of entry as on
01.09.2008, declining regular promotion to LSG during 2009 and 2010
–
The General Secretary intimated
that certain officials who become eligible for 3rd MACP
on 01.09.2008 are denied the same on the ground that they have
declined the regular promotion to norm based LSG in 2009 and 2010.
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The attention is drawn to para
25 of Annexure I to order on MACPS issued on 18.09.2009 providing
that "if a regular promotion has been offered but was refused by the
employee before becoming entitled to a financial upgradation, no
financial upgradation shall be allowed as such an employee has not
stagnated due to lack of opportunities. If, however, financial
upgradation has been allowed due to stagnation and the employees
subsequently refuse the promotion, it shall not be a ground for
withdrawal of the financial upgadation. He shall, however, not be
eligible to be considered for further financial upgradation till he
agrees to be considered for promotion and the second and the next
financial upgradation shall also be deferred to the extent of period
of debarment due to the refusal." Therefore, the issue raised is
already covered under Para 25 and in such cases where due date of
financial upgradation precedes the refusal for regular promotion,
financial upgradation under MACPS shall be allowed.
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5
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Eligibility of MACP due
on 01.09.2008 for officials due to currency of the penalty of
recovery in consequence of disciplinary proceedings or disciplinary
proceeding contemplated.
The staff side represented that
some Circle have not considered the cases of officials for MACP on
the date of introduction on the pretext that the punishment of
recovery from their pay is current or disciplinary proceedings
contemplated at the time of screening of the officials by the
Committees which were constituted for considering financial
upgradation under MACPS
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Para 18 of Annexure-I to OM
dated 18.09.2009 provides that – "In the matter of
disciplinary/penalty proceedings, grant of benefit under the MACPS
shall be subject to rules governing normal promotion. Such cases
shall, therefore, be regulated under the provisions of the CCS (CCA)
Rules, 1965 and instructions issued there under." Attention of the
Circle is drawn to Department of Personnel and Training Om No.
22011/2/78-Estt. (A) dated 16.02.1979 communicated in DGP&T letter
no.35-1/79-SPB-II dated 07.05.79. According to these orders, the
penalty of censure or recovery of pecuniary loss are not a bar for
penalty for promotion if the findings of the DPC are in favour of
the employee.
Similarly, the officials who
were facing disciplinary action as one the date of actual due date
of their upgradation can only be not considered.
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3. The Circles are
requested for bringing the above position to the notice of all Divisional
Heads and concerned authorities for scrupulous observance and to avoid any
grievance to the officials.
4. The limits for
holding of Screening Committee as provided in Para 11 of this Directorate OM
of even number dated 18.09.2009 may be strictly adhered to on concluding
action of Scrutiny Committee ordered under letter of even number dated
01.09.2010.
5. This issues with the
approval of competent Authority.
Sd/-
(Surender Kumar)
Assistant Director
General (GDS/PCC)
SOURCE - NPEF
Civilian Motor driver grade I and MCM were equal grade pay of Rs. 2800/- till the implementation of 6th pay commission. Now the Grade pay of 14 % of MCM have been upgraded with the grade pay of Rs. 4200/-. Court verdict during 2001was as follows: "
ReplyDelete……..to grant the applicants the pay scale of Rs.1400-2300/- for the Master Craftsman/Head Staff Car Driver, presently existing in the Railways, from the date of filling of the OA and to grant arrears and to allow consequential benefits."
50% of senior most Civilian Motor Drivers (Staff Car Drivers) have the right to get promotion as Special Grade, in the Grade pay of Rs. 4200 in the pay band 9300-34800( at least 14% at par with MCM) those who are completed more than 20 years regular service due to the following reasons:-.
As per the latest policy, only 5% of senior most Civilian Motor Drivers ( Special Grade) (Staff Car Drivers) are getting the Grade pay of Rs. 4200 in the pay band 9300-34500 at the time of retirement on completion of 35 to 37 years of service, due to the introduction four grade structure i.e. Ordinary grade, Grade II ,Grade I & Special grade in the grade ratio system of 30:30:35:5 respectively. Now as per MACP scheme the grade pay will get after 30 years of service. It was a good move. However. earlier there was three grade structure such as Grade II ,Grade I & Selection grade, which was in favour to CMDs. Second promotion as selection grade were getting the pay scale of Rs. 1320-2040 which was equivalent to Rs. 5000-8000 in the 5th pay commission comparing to the pay scale of MCM. The four grade structure promotion has been introduced wef 1993 instead of three grade structure with the grade ratio system of 30:30:35:5, which was very adversely affected promotion of Civilian Motor Drivers (Staff Car Drivers)with comparison to all other group C categories. ACP was not granted to Civilian Motor Drivers, the only category exempted, which is an extreme injustice to the driver category. ACP Scheme was better than the promotional scheme granted to the drivers with effect from 1993.
As soon as CMDs Gde I who are completing 3 years are eligible for promotion to CMD Special grade and the promotion has to be granted forthwith. As Justice delayed is justice denied
These are grievances of Civilian Motor Drivers (Staff Car Drivers) who’s nature of duties require skills, presence of mind, sound health, risky job, hard work and duty on odd hours with VIPs & VVIP officers. However, these genuine points have not yet been taken up with in the right forum through any means.