It is clarified that the benefit of entry level pay prescribed for direct recruits in terms of DoE’s OM dated cannot be allowed at the time of grant of financial upgradation under ACPS between to or MACPS between 19.2008 to (6° CPC period), since financial upgradation under ACPS/MACPS cannot be treated strictly as a substitute for regular promotion.Īlso read: MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY – MACP Supreme Court Order – Heard & ReservedĤ. A number of references have been received in this Department seeking clarification as to whether the benefit of entry level pay prescribed for direct recruits as per Section-II of Part A of First Schedule of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 and allowed on promotion on or after, in terms of DoE’s OM dated, can be extended to cases where financial upgradation have been granted to employees under ACPS till or under MACPS on or after, in the same Grade Pay which is also the Grade Pay applicable for the promotion post and the promotional post has an element of direct recruitment, irrespective of whether the employee has been subsequently promoted to the said promotional post or not on or after, as the pay once fixed under ACPS/MACPS is final and no re-fixation of pay is allowed on actual promotion. 8-23/2017-E.TIIA dated, inter- alia providing that in respect of those posts where entry pay for direct recruits appointed on or after, as per Section-II of Part A of First Schedule of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, becomes applicable by virtue of the provision of the element of direct recruitment in the relevant recruitment rules, the pay of Central Government employees who were appointed to such posts by way of promotion on or after and whose pay, as fixed under Rule 13 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, happens to be lower than the said entry pay, shall not be less than such entry pay from the date of their promotion taking place on or after. The Department of Expenditure (DoE) issued OM No. Similar provisions had been prescribed for fixation of pay under ACP Scheme.Īlso check: MACP on completion of 10/20/30 Years of Service or 10 years of service after previous promotion: AAOs, Senior Auditor, Adr, Clerk, MTSĢ. However, at the time of actual promotion if it happens to be in a post carrying higher grade pay than what is available under MACPS, no pay fixation would be available and only difference of grade pay would be made available.
The said guideline further provides that there shall, however, be no further fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion if it is in the same grade pay as granted under MACPS. the pay shall be raised by 3% of the total pay in the pay band and the grade pay drawn before such upgradation.
(D) dated which provides that the benefit of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at the time of financial upgradation under the Scheme i.e. The undersigned is directed to refer to the guidelines on MACPS (Para 4 of Annexure-I to OM No.
Subject: Fixation of pay on grant of benefit under Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) – Extension of the benefit of entry level pay provided in DoE’s OM dated – reg. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions