29 August 2012
DOPT published some important
instructions and standing orders through an order regarding MACP Scheme as FAQ.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ s) ON
MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME
1. What is Modified Assured
Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) ?
The MACP Scheme for Central Civilian
Government Employees is in super session of earlier ACP Scheme. Under the MACP
Scheme three financial Up-gradations are allowed on completion of 10,20,30
years of regular service, counted from the direct entry grade. The MACPS
envisages merely placement in the immediate next higher grade pay as given in
Section I, Part-A of the first schedule of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2008, in
case no promotion has been earned by the employee during this period.
2. From which date the MACPS is
effective?
The MACPS is effective W.E.F 01.09.2008
or on completion of 10, 20 & 30 years of continuous regular service,
whichever is later. Financial up gradation will also be admissible whenever a
person has spent 10 years continuously in the same grade pay. (Para 9 of OM
dated 19/5/2009)
3. Who are entitled for
financial under the MACPS?
The MACPS is applicable to all Central
Government Civilian Employees.
4. What norms are required to
be fulfilled while granting the benefits under MACPS?
The financial up gradation would be on
non-functional basis subject to fitness in the hierarchy of pay band and grade pay
within PB- 1. Thereafter, only the benchmark of ‘Good’ would be applicable till
the grade pay of Rs.6600 In PB-3. The benchmark will be ‘Very Good’ for
financial up gradation to the grade pay of Rs.7600 and above. However, where
the Financial up gradation under the MACPS also happen to be in the promotional
grade and benchmark for promotion is lower than the benchmark for granting the
benefits under MACPS as mentioned in Para 17 of the Scheme, the benchmark for
promotion shall apply to MACP also.
O.M.N0.5034/3/2008-Estt(D) dated
01/11/2010
5. Whether Pay Band would be
changed at the time of grant of financial up gradation under MACPS?
Yes.
OM.N0.35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated
09/09/2010
6. Whether the promotions in
same grade would be counted for the purpose of MACPS?
The financial up-gradation under the
MACPS is in the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of recommended
revised pay bands and grade pay as given in CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008.
However if the promotional hierarchy as per recruitment rules is such that
promotions are earned in the same grade pay, then the same shall be counted for
the purpose of MACPS.
7. How will the benefits of ACP
be granted if due between 01 .01.2006 and 31.08.2008?
The revised pay structure has been changed
W.E.F 01.01.2006 and the benefits of ACPS have been allowed till 31.08.2008.
Hence, the benefits of revised pay structure would be allowed for the purpose
of ACPS.
(OM
No.35034/3/2008-Estt. dated 9.9.2010)
8. Whether ad hoc appointment
would be counted towards qualifying service for MACPS?
No. Only continuous regular service is
counted towards qualifying service for the purpose of MACPS. The regular
service shall commence from the date of joining of a post in direct entry grade
on a regular basis. (Para 9 of the MACPS)
9. Whether State Government
service shall be reckoned for the purpose of MACPS?
No. Only regular service rendered in
the Central Government’s Department/Office is to be counted for the purpose of
MACPS, as the Scheme is applicable to the Central Government Civilian Employees
only. (MACPS, Para 10)
10. What are the periods
included in the regular service?
All period spent on deputation/Foreign
Service, study leave and all other kind of leave, duly sanctioned by the
competent authority shall be included in the regular service. (Para 11. MACPS)
11. How is the MACPS to be
extended to the employees of Autonomous and Statutory Bodies?
Procedure prescribed in OM No.35034/3/2010- Estt (D), dated 03/08/2010 would be
followed by the administrative Ministries/Departments concerned for extension
of the MACPS to the employees of Autonomous and Statutory Bodies under their
control.
12. Whether the cases of grant
of financial up gradation allowed under the ACPS between 01.09.2008 and 19.05.2009,
the date of issue of the Scheme are be reviewed?
Yes. Since the benefits of ACPS have
been discontinued W.E.F. 01.09.2008, the cases settled between 01.09.2008 and
19.05.2009, in terms of previous ACP Scheme shall be reviewed.
13. Whether the past continuous
regular service in another Govot.Deptt. In a post carrying same grade pay prior
to regular appointment in a new Dep’t. Without a break shall be counted towards
qualifying regular service for the purpose of MACPS?
Yes. (Para
9, MACPS)
14. Unto what grade pay the
benefits under the / MACPS is allowed?
The benefits of MACPS are being up-to
HAG scale of Rs. 67000 – 79000/- (DOPT’s O.M.No.35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated
24.12.2010)
15. How the cases of
pre-revised pay scales (Rs.5000-8000 & Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500-10500 &
Rs.7450-11500) merged W.E.F. 01.01.2006 are to be decided under MACPS?
The cases would be regulated in
accordance with Para 5 of Annexure-I of MACPS.
The Ministries/Departments are expected to re-organize cadres and frame common
RRs for the post in merged scales.
16. Whether ‘Non-functional
Scale’ of Rs.8000-13500 (revised to grade pay of Rs.5400 in PB-3) would be
viewed as one financial up gradation for the purpose of MACPS?
Yes, in terms of Para
8.1 of Annexure-I 01 MACPS dated 19.05.2009.
17. Whether time bound
promotion’ scheme including ‘in-situ promotion’ scheme can run concurrently
with MACPS?
No. (Para
13 of MACPS)
18. Whether Staff Car Drive Scheme can run
concurrently with MACPS?
DOPT vide O.M.No.35011/03/2008-Estt.(D),30/07/2010
has extended the benefits of MACPS to Staff Car Drivers as a fall back option
19. Whether the placement of
erstwhile Gr. D employees as Staff Car Driver, ordinary grade would count as a
promotion?
No. The model RRs for Staff Car Drivers
provide deputation/absorption as a method of appointment for erstwhile Gr. D
employees. The placement as staff Car Driver is not in the hierarchy hence the
same would not be counted as promotion under MACPS. The regular service for the
MACPS would be from the date of appointment as Staff Car Driver.
20. Whether designation
classification or higher status would change on account of financial up
gradation under MACPS?
There shall be no change in the
designation classification or higher status on grant of financial up gradation
under MACPS, as the up gradation under the Scheme is purely personal and merely
placement in the next higher grade pay. (Para
16 of Annexure-l of MACPS refers)
21. If a financial up gradation
under the MACPS is deferred due to the reason of the employees being ‘unfit’ or
due to departmental proceedings, etc, whether this would have consequential
effect on the subsequent financial up gradation?
Yes, this would have consequential
effect on the subsequent financial up gradation, which would also get deferred
to the extent of delay in grant of financial up gradation. (MACPS, Para 15)
22. Whether the stepping up of
pay would be admissible if a junior is getting more pay than the senior on
account of grant of financial up gradation under MACPS?
No stepping up of pay in the band or
grade pay would be admissible with regard to junior getting more pay than the
senior on account of pay fixation under MACPS.
Para 10 of OM dated 19/5/2009
23. Whether the regular service
rendered by an employee if declared surplus in his/her organization and
appointed in the same grade pay or lower grade pay shall be counted towards the
regular service in a new organization for the purpose of MACPS?
Yes. (refer Para
23 of Annexure-l of MACPS)
24. In case of transfer
including unilateral transfer own request, whether regular service rendered in
previous organization/office shall be counted along with the regular service in
the new organization for the purpose of MACPS?
Yes. OM
No.35034/3/2008-Estt (D) dated 01/11/2010
25. If a regular promotion has
been offered but was refused by the employees before becoming entitled to a
financial up gradation under the MACPS, whether financial up gradation shall be
allowed to such a Government servant?
If a regular promotion has been offered
but was refused by the Government employee before becoming entitled to a
financial up gradation, no financial up gradation shall be allowed and as such
an employee has not been stagnated due to lack of opportunities. If, however,
financial up gradation has been allowed due to stagnation and the employees
subsequently refuse the promotion, it shall not be a ground to withdraw the
financial up gradation. He shall, however, not be eligible to be considered for
further financial up gradation till he agrees to be considered for promotion
again and the next financial up gradation shall also be deferred to the extent
of period of debarment due to the refusal. (Para
25 of MACPS)
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