Counting of Training Period for MACP - Clarifications
Respected
Viewers,
I
wish to share the following on the counting the period of Induction and
practical training for MACPS in the Department Of Posts. Hitherto the training
period has not been taken into account for the grant of promotion under MACPS.
On perusal of the rulings on the subject, it seems that the period of training
is to be taken into account for MACPS also. Whether this period is included for
MACPS in other circles, is not known.
A
kind reference is invited to the following orders on the subject.
1. Dte letter no 4-7/(MACPS)/2009-PCC
dt 18.9.2009
2. Dte letter no 4-7/(MACPS)/2009-PCC
dt 23.6.2016
All
the candidates selected for PA cadre are to undergo Induction and practical
training for 90/105 days, before regular appointment.
1.
Such period of training was not counted for anything and their pay and
allowances, increments were regulated from their actual date of joining in the
department as Postal Assistants.
2.
Subsequently, orders were issued for counting the training period for
increments and for the promotions (financial upgradations) under TBOP and BCR
schemes, vide Dept. of Personnel and Trg OM 16/16/92-Estt(pay I) dt 31.3.1992.
3.
The above provision was made applicable with effect from 1.1.1986. The pay of
the officials was notionally fixed from 1.1.1986 to 30.9.1990 and on actual
basis from 1.10.1990.
4.
The above provision was applicable to those officials who underwent training on
or after 1.1.1986.
5.
The provision was extended to officials who underwent training before 1.1.86
videDte order number: 44-2/2011-SPB II dated 5.5.2016. The list of officials is
called for by DO and the same has been submitted to DO.
6.
The scheme of MACPS was introduced consequent on the implementation of 6th CPC
with effect from 1.1.2006.
7.
This scheme was given effect from 1.9.2008 vide reference cited under 1 above.
8.
The salient features of the scheme were given in the Annexure-I to the
communication cited under 2 above.
9.
The second sentence of para 9 of the Annexure read as follows: “Service
rendered on adhoc/contract basis before regular appointment or pre-appointment
training shall not be taken into reckoning. A casual reading of the text gives
the meaning that the pre-appointment training shall not be taken into
reckoning. Under this context, the training period was omitted for the grant of
MACP to the officials, it is presumed.
10.
But a close reading of the above text gives a different but correct meaning.
The meaning of the above text may be explained as follows. If the sentence is
broken into smaller parts, they read as follows.
a.
Service rendered on adhoc/contract basis before regular appointment shall not
be taken into reckoning.
b.
Service rendered on adhoc/contract basis before pre-appointment training shall
not be taken into reckoning.
11.
From (a) and (b) above it is clear that only the service, if any, rendered on
adhoc/contract basis either before regular appointment or before pre-appointment
training shall not be taken into reckoning.
12.
From the above it is clear that pre-appointment training shall count for MACPS,
as the above text speaks only about the services rendered on adhoc or contract
basis which might before regular appointment or before pre-appointment
training, and nothing about the training period.
13.
As per the communication cited under 2 above, the second sentence of para 9 is
modified as follows: “service rendered on adhoc/contract basis before regular
appointment on pre-appointment training shall not be taken into reckoning.”
14.
From the above it is clear that any service rendered on adhoc/contract basis
will not count, but the training period counts for the grant of promotion under
MACPS. It is added that as per our departmental rules, the training period is
neither treated as service on adhocbasis nor on contract basis in as much as
this period counts for increment and also for TBOP/BCR promotions.
15.
For clarity sake consider the following rule of our department. “ Air journey
on LTC is not permissible” which means that no government servant is entitled
for air journey on LTC but LTC can be availed. This does not take away the
privileges granted under LTC. The restriction is for air journey only.
16.
Also as per the developments taken place towards the counting of training
period for service, the training period counts for increment and TBOP/BCR
schemes.
17.
It is added that just like TBOP/BCR schemes, MACPS is also a financial
upgradation only. Hence the provision of counting training period towards
TBOP/BCR will squarely applicable to MACPS also.
Those
officials, who have completed 16/26 years’ service before 1.9.2008, had no
problems, as their pay would have been fixed on the date of promotion to
TBOP/BCR schemes prior to 1.9.2008. If the training period is included, the
date of promotion to TBOP/BCR would be advanced and their pay would be refixed
accordingly.
In
case of the officials who have got their MACP after 1.9.2008, the date of MACPS
is to be advanced.
