Dear Comrades,
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) 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 supersession 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 upgradation 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
upgradation 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 upgradation to the grade pay of
Rs.7600 and above. However, where the Financial upgradation 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 upgradation 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 adhoc 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
upgradation 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 Govt. Deptt. in a post carrying same grade pay prior to regular
appointment in a new Deptt. without a break shall be counted towards qualifying
regular service for the purpose of MACPS?
Yes. ( Para 9, MACPS)
14. Upto 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-organise 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 upgradation 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 upgradation under MACPS?
There shall be no change
in the designation classification or higher status on grant of financial
upgradation under MACPS, as the upgradation under the Scheme is purely personal
and merely placement in the nexl higher grade pay. (Para 16 of Annexure-l of
MACPS refers)
21. If a financial upgradation 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 upgradation?
Yes, this would have
consequential effect on the subsequent financial upgradation, which would also
get deferred to the extent of delay in grant of financial upgradation. ( 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 upgradation 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 organisation 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
organisation/office shall be counted alongwith 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
upgradation under the MACPS, whether financial upgradation 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 upgradation, no financial upgradation shall be allowed
and as such an employee has not been 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 to
withdraw the financial upgradation. He shall, however, not be eligible to be
considered for further financial upgradation till he agrees to be considered
for promotion again and the next financial upgradation shall also be deferred
to the extent of period of debarment due to the refusal. (Para 25 of MACPS)
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