MACP Scheme : Pay of seniors getting lesser salary than juniors to be hiked

Centre’s Career Progression Scheme

Pay of seniors getting lesser salary than juniors to be hiked Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 28
Removing certain anomalies in its career progression scheme, the Central government has ordered stepping up of pay of employees in cases where a senior is getting lower emoluments than his junior. The disparities had arisen between employees who came under the scheme before 2006 and those who got benefits between 2006 and 2008 consequent to the implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (SPC). Orders issued by the Department of Personnel and Training earlier this month state, “It has been decided to allow stepping up of pay in such cases where the senior, but for the pay revision on account of the SPC, would have continued to draw higher pay”. A large number of Central government employees will be financially benefited by this order. The employees affected had taken up the matter with the government and the anomalies committee, following which the issue was examined by the Department of Expenditure. The government’s Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACPS), which granted two financial upgrades on completion of 12 and 24 years of regular service to employees who did not get promotion in the existing grade, was applicable up till August 2008. It was replaced in September 2008 by the Modified Career Progression Scheme. As the revised pay scales under SPC were applicable with effect from January 2006, those employees who received benefits under ACPS between 2006 to 2008 got financial upgrade in the revised scales. Consequently, senior employees who got benefit under ACPS prior to 1996 began drawing lesser pay than their juniors. The new order stipulates that for pay to be stepped up under the scheme, the junior and senior employee should belong to the same cadre and the posts in which they have been promoted or upgraded should be identical. Further, the senior employee should have been drawing equal or more pay than the junior before receiving ACPS benefits.   http://www.tribuneindia.com

Memorandum By IRTSA to Railway Board Regarding 3rd MACP after 20 years of First Promotion or 10 years after 2nd Promotion or 30 years of Appointment

Memorandum By IRTSA to Railway Board Regarding 3rd MACP after 20 years of First Promotion or 10 years after 2nd Promotion or 30 years of Appointment

INDIAN RAILWAYS TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION

(Estd. 1965, Regd. No.1329. website http://www.irtsa.net)

M.Shanmugam,

Central President, IRTSA

No.4, Sixth Street, TVS Nagar,

Chennai-6000050

Harchandan Singh,

General Secretary, IRTSA

C.Hq.32, Phase 6, Mohali,

Chandigarh-160055

No.IRTSA/Memo/RB/

Date : 22.10.2012

MEMBER STAFF

RAILWAY BOARD, NEW DELHI

Respected Sir,

Sub: MACPS - Reg: Grant of third financial upgradation under MACPS on completion of 20 years of service from the first promotion OR 10 years after second promotion OR 30 years after regular appointment - whichever is earlier.

Ref: 1.RBE No.101/2009, No.PC-V/2009/ACP/2, dated - 10.06.2009,

2.RBE No.143/2012, No.PC-V/2009/ACP/2 dated - 29.09.10

3. Railway Board's letter No.PC-V/2009/ACP/2, dated - 29.12.2011

4.Office of CPO/ICF letter No.PB/S2/MACP, dated - 21.01.2010.

1. We bring to your kind notice the need for issuing a clarification about granting of 3rd Financial up gradation under MACP after completion of 20 years from the first promotion as per Railway Board's orders and clarifications cited above reg: Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS).

2.  As per Board’s letter dated - 10.06.2009 cited above vide para 28, in the illustration - a Railway servant is eligible  to get the 3rd financial up-gradation under MACPS before the completion of 30 years of service from the date of initial appointment. The illustration shows that 3rd financial upgradation under MACPS shall be granted on completion of 8+10+10 = 28 years. – Annexure – I.

3.  Again in the illustration shown in the para-5 of the same letter referred above it is stated that “Promotions earned/upgradation granted under the (old) 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 MACPS” and clearly illustrates that service rendered prior to 1.1.2006 should be counted for financial upgradation under MACPS. – Annexure – II.

4.  Clarification on grant of third financial upgradation after the completion of 30 years from the initial appointment has been issued by Railway Board by vide RBE No.143/2010,No.PC-V/2009/ACP/2, Dated 29.09.10, only to extend the financial upgradation to those employees who got two financial upgradations in 24 years, in the old ACP scheme without waiting for completion of 10 years from the date of their second financial upgradation on the old ACP scheme. This has been clarified in the point of doubt number -3 in the Railway Board’s letter. But for this clarification these employees would be eligible for their 3rd financial upgradation on completion of 34 years of service from the date of initial appointment. – Annexure – III.

5.  This principle has been emphasized in Railway Board’s letter No: No.PC-V/2009/ACP/2, dated 29.12.2011. – Annexure – IV.

6. Some Zonal Railways / Production Units -  without understanding the principle of 3 financial upgradations, which can happen well before the completion of 30 years of service from the date of initial appointment - are denying the benefit of 3rd

financial upgradation on completion of 20 years of service from the date of first promotion, that is, granting 2nd Financial up gradation after the completion of 10 years from the first promotion received by the employee and subsequent 3rd Financial up gradation after the completion of 10 years from the second financial upgradation received by the employee including the service rendered by them prior to 1.1.2006 in the (old) ACP scheme. 

7. One example of denial of 3rd financial upgradation after the completion of 20 years of service from the date of first promotion, ignoring the service rendered prior to 1.9.2008 at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai - is attached in Annexure – V.

8. It is, therefore, requested to issue clarification to all Zonal Railways & Production Units to “Grant third financial upgradation under MACPS on completion of 20 years of service from the first promotion OR 10 years after second promotion Or 30 years  after regular appointment – whichever is earlier.” 

Yours’ faithfully, 

sd/-

Harchandan Singh,

General Secretary, IRTSA

Source : www.irtsa.net     & http://90paisa.blogspot.in

 

POSTMAN/MAIL GUARD& MTS EXAMINATION. THE SCHEDULE GIVEN BY DE SECTION IS NO MORE OPERATIVE AND THE INSTRUCTIONS DATED 8-10-2012 IS WITHDRAWN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. FOR NEW SCHEDULE AND TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS BY 30 TH JUNE 2013. BY THE CIRCLES.

No. A-34012/01/2012-DE      

Government of India 

Ministry of Communications &IT 

Department of Posts, 

(DE Section) 

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg. 

New Delhi-110116     

Dated 19 th  October, 2012      

 1.       All Chief Postmasters General,      
 2.       All Postmasters General,      

  SUB; HOLDING OF LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE  EXAMINATION FOR DILLING THE POSTS OF POSTMEN/MAIL GUARDS AND MULTI TASKING  STAFF AS PER REVISED RECRUITMENT RULES.      
Sir/Madam,      
 I am directed to invite a kind reference  to the letter of even number dated 8-10-2012 wherein a detailed schedule was  prescribed for holding of LDCE for Postmen/Mail guard and MTS      

 2. Subsequently, the nodal branch staff  section vide letter no. no. 45-2/2011-SPB.1 dated 18-10-2012 issued detailed  instructions to the circles for filling the vacancies by holding separate examinations  for each year vacancies and given specific schedule and to complete the process  by 30 th  June 2013.      

 3. In view of this revised position, the  schedule given by DE section has no more operative and the instructions dated  8-10-2012 is withdrawn with immediate effect. The circles are requested to  follow the guidelines issued by SPB.1 section letter no. 45-2/2011-SPB.1 dated  18-10-2012 scrupulously.      

 4.   This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.      

     Yours faithfully,      

            Sd/- 

 (K.Rameswara Rao)      

Assistant Director General (DE)