Gist of the MACP Joint Committee meeting held on 27.7.12 is furnished below:
Discussions were held on the following issues:
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 09/09/2010 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 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.
