MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME, 2008

PRESENTATION BY VIJAY KUMAR, SAS

What is Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme

It is an assurance from the Government which ensures that every government servant will get at least three upgradations in his/her entire career. The Scheme ensures that every government servant will get upgradation on completion of 10, 20, and 30 years of regular service from the date of joining of government service.

The MACPS envisages merely placement in the immediate next higher Grade Pay, in case no promotion has earned by the government servant during ten years regular service in the same grade pay

Promotion earned in the post carrying same grade pay in the promotional hierarchy as per Recruitment Rules shall be counted for the purpose of MACPS.

Service rendered with state government and ad hoc appointment will not count for the purpose of MACP Scheme.

All periods spent on deputation/foreign service, study leave and all other kinds of leave, duly sanctioned by the competent authority shall count for regular service for grant of MACP Scheme.

Past continuous regular service in another government department in a post carrying same grade pay prior to regular appointment in a new department without a break shall count for qualifying service.

The regular service rendered by an employee who declared surplus in his/her department and appointed in a new organization in the same or lower grade pay. The service rendered in previous organization will count for the purpose of grant of MACPS.

The regular service rendered before transfer/unilateral transfer on own request will count as regular service on joining of new organization.

The MACP Scheme is applicable for all Central Government Civilian employees upto the level of officers drawing pay in the HAG Scale (Rs.67000-79000).

Norms prescribed for grant of MACP Scheme

It is on non-functional basis. Therefore, only benchmark of Good is applicable for grant of MACP benefits upto the level of Grade Pay of Rs.6600/-. The benchmark will be very Good to the Grade Pay of Rs.7600/- and above.

In case an employee seeks unilateral transfer to a post carrying lower grade pay, he will entitle second and third financial upgradations on completion of 20 and 30 years of regular service. MACP S is subject to rules governing normal promotion. If a financial upgradation is differed and not allowed after 10 years in a grade pay, due to the reasons of the employees being unfit or due to departmental proceedings, etc. this would have consequential effect on the subsequent financial upgradation which would also get deferred to the extent of delay in grant of first financial upgradation.

If a regular promotion has been offered but was refused by the employee before becoming entitled to a financial upgradation, no financial upgradation shall be allowed as the employee himself lost the opportunity of progression.

If employee refuses to accept offer of promotion after granting of MACP Scheme benefits. In such cases, the benefit already extended will not be withdrawn but his future upgradation will not be allowed unless he agrees for promotion. The subsequent upgradation will deferred to that extent.

A Government Servant has an option under FR 22(I)(a)(1) to get his pay fixed in the higher post/grade pay either from the date of his upgradation or from the date of next increment viz.1 July of the year.

The pay of the government servant shall be raised by 3% of Basic Pay (i.e. Grade Pay + Pay in the pay band) drawn before such upgradation. However, no further pay fixation will be allowed at the time of regular promotion. Only difference of grade pay, if any, will be added in the pay of government servant on his regular promotion.

Rank Pay as 0n31/07/2012 MACP Due on Pay fixed on 01/08/12

LDC Rs.9530+Grade Pay Rs.1900/-=Rs.11430 01/08/2012 in GP Rs.2000/Existing pay +3% increment Total add diff. of GP Pay fixed Rs.9850+GP 2000 15/10/2012 No further pay fixation allowed however, he will be allowed to draw pay as under: PB Pay Rs.9850+GP 2400 =Rs.12,250/Rs.11,430/Rs. 320/Rs.11,750/Rs. 100/Rs.11,850/-

Promoted to the rank of UDC Pay in new post