Feedback of MACP Joint Committee meeting held on 27.7.2012 - NFIR
Meeting of the Joint Committee on MACPs Anomalies
As decided in the National Anomaly Committee Meeting held on 17/07/2012, the DOPT held separate meeting with the Leaders of Staff Side at North Block, New Delhi, Room No. 190 on 27/07/2012. Shri.M.Raghavaiah, General Secretary, NFIR has participated in the meeting.
1. Grant of MACP in the promotional hierarchy :-
The
staff side insisted that option be given to individual employees in
this regard to facilitate him/her to opt for availing benefit of
financial upgradation.
After discussion it was agreed to examine in depth for finding solution.
2. Date of effect of MACP Scheme :
The desirability of giving effect to the MACP Scheme w.e. f. 01.01.2006 will be examined.
3. Counting of total temporary status Casual Labour Service reckoning 10/20/30 years under MACP Scheme:
Official Side stated that this will be processed separately.
4. Treatment of employees selected under LDCE/GDCE Scheme:
In
the light of the instructions issued when the ACP Scheme was
introduced. The same policy be adopted and accordingly orders will be
issued. In other words, those inducted through LDCE/GDCE Scheme, such
induction may be counted as appointment and will be reckoned as
promotion.
5. Problems faced in the identical Grade Pay:
It
was agreed to issue instructions for granting additional increment for
fixation of Pay in case of promotion to the same Grade Pay. Instructions
in this regard will be issued to Ministry of Railways etc .
6. Financial Upgradation Under MACPs, in the case of staff who joined another unit/organisation on request:
The
Staff Side has pointed out that OM dated 01/11/2010 should be suitably
Amended covering the staff who were transferred on request on reversion
to the Unit/Organisation so that the total service rendered in the
previous Unit/Organisation may be counted for MACPs. It was agreed to
be considered.
7. Extension
of benefit of MACPS to an employee appointed in Grade where direct
recruitment element is there while ignoring service and promotion
rendered prior to his appointment in that post:
Official Side reiterated that suitable clarification No. 5 of OM dated 09/09/2012 was already issued.
8. Stepping up of Pay of Senior incumbents at par with Junior incumbents as a consequence of ACP/MACPs :
Staff
Side has explained the case of gross injustice done, more particularly
in the Accounts Department of India” Railways wherein the incumbents who
cleared the Appendix examination are drawing less pay than those who
could not qualify the said examination and got the benefit of MACPs. The
staff side insisted that this situation is leading to de-motivation
among qualified staff and urged for rectifying the anomalies. It was
agreed to consider and Ministry of Railways advised to send the proposal
9. Employees
who got one promotion prior to 01/09/2008 and completed over two
decades of service without benefit of promotion and are denied third ACP
under MACPs:
After
discussion, official side agreed that is a peculiar situation and
assured to take action to rectify the situation. The staff side has
insisted that in such cases third ACP should be straight away given to
staff from the date subsequent to the date of completion of two decades
of service after promotion. Official side appreciated the logic and
reasonableness and agreed to considered.
Official Side apPft’Cialcd the logic and reawnablencss and agreed to consider.
10. Modification
of recruitment rules particularly in Railways and upgradation granted
by abolition of Pay Scale-Implementation of MACPs :
The
Staff Side explained that in the Railways the lower Pay Scales were
abolished and posts were upgraded to the higher Pay Scales with revision
of recruitment qualification and designation. In such cases the staff
side insisted that entry Grade Pay as a result of upgradation subsequent
to abolition of lower Pay Scales should be taken into consideration for
reckoning 10/20/30 years of service for granting MACP.
Official
side has agreed to obtain detials from Ministry of Railways for issuing
appropriate clarification. In the meanwhile, Railway Board will have
discussion with the Staff Side separately so that appropritate proposal
could be sent to the DoP&T.
11. Placement of staff as a result of upgradation of posts :
The
Staff side (NFIR) insisted that such placements should not be
considered as promotion for the purpose of grant of financial
upgradation under MACP Scheme.
Official side stated that this will be examined.
12.
In the course of discussion the Official Side also stated that MACP
Scheme should be a fall-back option and the Ministries should conduct
Cadre Restructuring for ensuring that the staff could be promoted within
the reasonable time i.e. within 10 years. When the Staff Side pointed
out that the Ministry of Railways is citing the instructions of Ministry
of Finance issued some years back that only one third of the Cadre
could be disturbed, for revising the percentages, the Official Side
clarified that necessary clarificatory instructions will be issued to
the Ministry of Railways etc., so that the Cadre Restructuring can be
done without problems.
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