MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES

No.35034/3/2008-Estt. (D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
Establishment(D)



North Block, New Delhi, the 19th May, 2009



OFFICE MEMORANDUM



SUBJECT – MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES

The Sixth Central Pay Commission in Para 6.1.15 of its report, has recommended Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS). As per the recommendations, financial upgradation will be available in the next higher grade pay whenever an employee has completed 12 years continuous service in the same grade. However, not more than two financial upgradations shall be given in the entire career, as was provided in the previous Scheme. The Scheme will also be available to all posts belonging to Group “A” whether isolated or not. However, organised Group “A” services will not be covered under the Scheme

2.The Government has considered the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission for introduction of a MACPS and has accepted the same with further modification to grant three financial upgradations under the MACPS at intervals of 10, 20 and 30 years of continuous regular service .

3.The Scheme would be known as “MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION. SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. This Scheme is in supersession of previous ACP Scheme and clarifications issued there under and shall be applicable to all regularly appointed Group “A”, “B”, and “C” Central Government Civilian Employees except officers of the Organised Group “A” Service. The status of Group “D” employees would cease on their completion of prescribed training, as recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission and would be treated as Group “C” employees. Casual employees, including those granted `temporary status’ and employees appointed in the Government only on adhoc or contract basis shall not qualify for benefits under the aforesaid Scheme. The details of the MACP Scheme and conditions for grant of the financial upgradation under the Scheme are given in Annexure-1.

4. An Screening Committee shall be constituted in each Department to consider the case for grant of financial upgradations under the MACP Scheme. The Screening Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and two members. The members of the Committee shall comprise officers holding posts which are at least one level above the grade in which the MACP is to be considered and not below the rank of Under Secretary equivalent in the Government. The Chairperson should generally be a grade above the members of the Committee.

5.The recommendations of the Screening Committee shall be placed before the Secretary in cases where the Committee is constituted in the Ministry/Department or before the Head of the organisation/competent authority in other cases for approval.

6.In order to prevent undue strain on the administrative machinery, the Screening Committee shall follow a time-schedule and meet twice in a financial year – preferably in the first week of January and first week of July of a year for advance processing of the cases maturing in that half. Accordingly, cases maturing during the first-half (April-September) of a particular financial year shall be taken up for consideration by the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of January. Similarly, the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of July of any financial year shall process the cases that would be maturing during the second-half (October-March) of the same financial year.

7.However, to make the MACP Scheme operational, the Cadre Controlling Authorities shall constitute the first Screening Committee within a month from the date of issue of these instructions to consider the cases maturing upto 30th June, 2009 for grant of benefits under the MACPS.

8.In so far as persons serving in The Indian Audit and Accounts Departments are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

9.Any interpretation/clarification of doubt as to the scope and meaning of the provisions of the MACP Scheme shall be given by the Department of Personnel and Training (Establishment-D). The scheme would be operational w.e.f. 01.09.2008. In other words, financial upgradations as per the provisions of the earlier ACP Scheme (of August, 1999) would be granted till 31.08.2008.

10.No stepping up of pay in the pay band or grade pay would be admissible with. regard to junior getting more pay than the senior on account of pay fixation under MACP Scheme.

11. It is clarified that no past cases would be re-opened. Further, while implementing the MACP Scheme, the differences in pay scales on account of grant of financial upgradation under the old ACP Scheme (of August 1999) and under the MACP Scheme within the same cadre shall not be construed as an anomaly.

12. Hindi version will follow.



(S.Jainendl Kumar)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. Of India





ANNEXURE-1

MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS)

1.There shall be three financial upgradation s under the MACPS, counted from the direct entry grade on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years service respectively. Financial upgradation under the Scheme will be admissible whenever a person has spent 10 years continuously in the same grade-pay.

2.The MACPS envisages merely placement in the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of the recommended revised pay bands and grade pay as given in Section 1 , Part-A of the first schedule of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008. Thus, the grade pay at the time of financial upgradation under the MACPS can, in certain cases where regular promotion is not between two successive grades, be different than what is available at the time of regular promotion. In such cases, the higher grade pay attached to the next promotion post in the hierarchy of the concerned cadre/organisation will be given only at the time of regular promotion.

3.The financial upgradation s under the MACPS would be admissible up-to the highest grade pay of Rs. 12000/ in the PB-4.

4.Benefit of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at the time of financial upgradation under the Scheme. Therefore, the pay shall be raised by 3% of the total pay in the pay band and the grade pay drawn before such upgradation. There shall, however, be no further fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion if it is in the same grade pay as granted under MACPS. However, at the time of actual promotion if it happens to be in a post carrying higher grade pay than what is available under MACPS, no pay fixation would be available and only difference of grade pay would be made available. To illustrate, in case a Government Servant joins as a direct recruit in the grade pay of Rs. 1900 in PB-1 and he gets no promotion till completion of 10 years of service, he will be granted financial upgradation under MACPS in the next higher grade pay of Rs. 2000 and his pay will be fixed by granting him one increment plus the difference of grade pay (i.e. Rs. 100). After availing financial upgradation under MACPS, if the Government servant gets his regular promotion in the hierarchy of his cadre, which is to the grade of Rs. 2400, on regular promotion, he will only be granted the difference of grade pay between Rs. 2000 and Rs. 2400. No additional increment will be granted at this stage.

5.Promotions earned/upgradations granted under the ACP Scheme in the past to those grades which now carry the same grade pay due to merger of pay scales/upgradations of posts recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission shall be ignored for the purpose of granting upgradations under Modified ACPS.

Illustration -I

The pre-revised hierarchy (in ascending order) in a particular organization was as under:-

Rs. 5000-8000, Rs. 5500-9000 & Rs.6500-10500.

(a) A Government servant who was recruited in the hierarchy in the pre-revised pay scale Rs. 5000-8000 and who did not get a promotion even after 25 years of service prior to 1.1.2006,in his case as on 1.1.2006he would have got two financial upgradations under ACP to the next grades in the hierarchy of his organization, Le., to the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500.

(b) Another Government servant recruited in the same hierarchy in the pre-revised scale of Rs. 5000-8000 has also completed about 25 years of service, but he got two promotions to the next higher grades of Rs. 5500-9000 & Rs. 6500-10500 during this period.

ln the case of both (a) and (b) above, the promotions/financial upgradations granted under ACP to the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 prior to 1.1.2006will be ignored on account of merger of the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5000-8000, Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 recommended by the Sixth cpe. As per CCS (RP) Rules, both of them will be granted grade pay of Rs. 4200 in the pay band PB-2. After the implementation of MACPS, two financial upgradations will be granted both in the case of (a) and (b) above to the next higher grade pays of Rs. 4600 and Rs. 4800 in the pay band PB-2.

6. ln the case of all the employees granted financial upgradations under ACPS till 01.01.2006,their revised pay will be fixed with reference to the pay scale granted to them under the ACPS.

6.1 6.1 In the case of ACP upgradations granted between 01.01.2006 and 31.08.2008, the Government servant has the option under the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 to have his pay fixed in the revised pay structure either (a) w.eJ. 01.01.2006 with reference to his prerevised scale as on 01.01.2006; or (b) w.eJ. the date of his financial upgradation under ACP with reference to the pre-revised scale granted under ACP. ln case of option (b), he shan be entitled to draw his arrears of pay only from the date of his option i.e. the date of financial upgradation under ACP.

6.2 ln cases where financial upgradation had been granted to Government servants in the next higher scale in the hierarchy of their cadre as per the provisions of the ACP Scheme of August, 1999, but whereas as a result of the implementation of Sixth CPe's recommendations, the next higher post in the hierarchy of the cadre has been upgraded by granting a higher grade pay, the pay of such employees in the revised pay structure will be fixed with reference to the higher grade pay granted to the post. To illustrate, in the case of Jr. Engineer in CPWD, who was granted ]"t ACP in his hierarchy to the grade of Asstt. Engineer in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 corresponding to the revised grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2, he win now be granted grade pay of Rs4600 in the pay band PB-2 consequent upon upgradation of the post of Asstt. Enggs. In CPWD by granting them the grade pay of Rs.4600 in PB-2 as a result of Sixth CPC's recommendation. However, from the date of implementation of the MACPS, all the financial upgradations under the Scheme should be done strictly in accordance with the hierarchy of grade pays in pay bands as notified vide CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008.



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Comments

Sekhar Roy said…
What is the parameter for "Fit in Hierarchy" upto GP Rs.2800/- as per No.35034/3/2008-Estt. (D) dated 19th May, 2009 for MACP? Is it a bench mark similar to that of 'good' or 'very good'? How to treat 'fit in hierarchy' in the cadre? Can ACR recorded as 'average' be taken into consideration for depriving MACP upto GP of Rs.2800?
Anonymous said…
Dear Sir,
I have been apponted as Checker in 225-308 OFB oganisation factory and then converted as LDC in 3/1981. A LDC appointed in 5/1981 is getting now Rs.4600 as grade pay and account MACP who is my junior by two months. Whereas I am denied for MACP and getting as Rs.4200/- as grade pay by promotion as OS.
Please clarify whether it is correct?. I am having only one year of service for suppernuation.

M.Kamalakkannan
Chennai
Aruna said…
Dear sir
i have been appoint as a trainee JE-II app. on 21.4.79. Regular promotions as
JE-I on1985,
SE on 1989 &
SSEon 1997.
When will i receive my 3rd MACP, & GP of Rs.5400.00
Rajendra Pd said…
Dear Sir,
I have been appointed as S.O. in IMD on 10-10-96 in scale 5000-8000 and I got my Ist promotion on the post of SA on 01-07-2003 in scale 5500-9000.
Please clarify whether I am illegible to get my Ist MACP in GP 4600 w.e.f. 01-01-2006 and what will be date of my 2nd MACP. Here I think that, 2nd MACP in GP 4800 should be granted to me w.e.f. 01-01-2013 as I have completed my 10 years from my Ist promotion i.e. since 01-07-2003.

R P KURIL
Lucknow
Kalyan Ghosh said…
Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow has withhold long overdue service and pension benefits of Survey cadre employees payable through up gradation of post, and revised MACP. More than a year has lapsed since the due pay/pension revision have been given to eligible Survey professionals at Geological Survey of India offices at other places. Why such decision has not been taken here at Lucknow is not known. Competent authorities just turned down massive requests of suffering Survey cadre employees. Administrative highhandedness shown is unprecedented. Ministry of Mines and high authorities of Geological Survey of India should take appropriate measures so that such lapse is not repeated ever.
Date of appointment 12-07-1991 GP: 2800/-
Date of 1st Promotion 30-12-1994 GP: 4200/-
After 3 years 6 months Aprox.
Date of 1st MACP Nil
Date of 2nd MACP 30-12-2004 GP: 4600/-
After 10 years financial benefit from 1-9-2008
Date of 2nd Promotion 12-4-2010 GP: 4800/-
Only difference of the Grade Pay was available at this stage no increment of 3% was given.
what will be the Date of 3rd MACP

See last line of para 28 A(iii)
Since no pay fixation was available during 2nd promotion therefore date 3rd MACP is due after 10 years of 2nd MACP.
as per above lines My 3rd MACP is due from 30-12-2014
Please comment
Anonymous said…
sir.my total service in central excise is more than 17 years as a driver. my Starting grade pay was rs.1900 and I got 1st MACP in 2008 and my present grade pay is rs. 2000.pls look in to matter at the earliest.
Unknown said…
Date of Joining 03 Oct 79 Desig: Steno, Gr-III in Indian Navy
2nd ACP 03 Oct 03 in the scale of 5500-9000 GP Rs.4200
2nd MACP 01 Sep 08, in the scale of 9300-34800 GP Rs.4600
3rd MACP 03 Oct 09 PB-2 in the scale of 9300-34899 GP Rs.4800
Promoted Steno, Gr-II on 12 Jun 98
Promoted Steno, Gr-I on 08 Apr 04
Promoted private Secretary on 20 Mar 14
Retired on 31 May 15
Am I eligible of GP of Rs.5400/-
Initial GP for Steno Gr-III should be Rs.4200- in lieu of 2800/- GP.
Request to clarify.
Anonymous said…
Kindly advise on the method of pay fixation if an employee gets 2 MACP on same day. Whether he can fix his pay retaining his original Grade increment
Unknown said…
Sri Mrinal Kanti Das, Ex. Sr. Steno /ER/Sealdah.
Date of Joining 18.12.1979 as Group “D” in Indian Railway (ER)
1st promotion on July, 1986 as Typist Gr.III
2nd promotion on 12.09.1989 as Jr. Steno,
3rd promotion on 15.06.1992 as Sr. Steno,
After 6th Pay Commission, attached with GP – 4200/-
Retired on 30.09.2015.
Am I eligible of GP of Rs.4600 and Rs. 4800/-
All promotions were being done as per RRB system.
Request to clarify.

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