Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the Central Government Civilian Employees Ref.No NU/P-IV/ACP/Anomaly/1/2009

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NATIONAL UNION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES POSTMEN&GROUP-D
               CENTRAL HEAD QUARTERS, DELHI-110054


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Civil Lines, P & T Colony
Delhi - 110 054



Ref.No. NU/P-IV/ACP/Anomaly/1/2009        Date 02-06-09 

To,

The Secretary, Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Bhawan,
New Delhi-110 001


Sub: Request for clarification in regard to item number listed below in the
Annexure I of GOI Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
MACPs
Memo No. 35034/3/2008-Estt. (D) Dated 19-5-2009 New Delhi

Respected Madam,

Item No. 6.1: In this item the member employees is not able to follow the beneficial up gradationFor him as per be ibid. It is said that ‘he shall be entitled to draw his arrears of pay onlyFrom the date of his option ie the date of financial up gradation under MACPs.’ It is not understood Whether the arrears of pay would be from the date of option in earlier MACPs up gradation or In revised pay structure.
Item No. 4: ‘After availing financial up gradation under MACPs, if to the grade of
Rs. 2400 on regular promotion, he will only be granted the difference of grade pay betweenRs. 2000 and Rs. 2400. No additional increment will be granted at this stage.’In this connection, when the Government Servant is found fit for promotion he is entitledFor 3% regular increment under FR-22(1)(a)(1) and also the difference in grade pay. It is notUnderstood has to why he will not get 3% increase on regular promotion under the above FR.
Clarification may be given.
The financial up gradation on non-functional basis is subject to fitness, in the hierarchy ofGrade pay within the PB-1 and Grade Pay upto Rs. 4600/-. Thereafter for up gradation under theMACPs 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 andAbove.Alongwith the above referred communication, illustrations is given relating to LDC, similarillustration is requested for the staff in Postman and Group ‘D’ staff.
  It is requested that necessary clarification as requested above may kindly be given early toConvince my member staff to give their full consent for acceptance.


Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely

(T.N. RAHATE)
General Secretary
CC for information
1. D. Theagarajan
Secretary General, FNPO
24, Atul Groves, Civil Lines
New Delhi-110 001

2. Secretary, DoPT
North Block, C-112
New Delhi-110 001