DOPT issued FAQ on MACP
Scheme
DOPT published some important instructions and standing
orders through an order regarding MACP Scheme as FAQ.
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 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 Govt.Dept. 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/- (DOP T’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
WEF. 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 RR s 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)