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Friday, 21 June 2013

ACP/MACP CLARIFICATION


ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE
GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
President:                                                                Address for communication:                         Secretary General:
Lokanath Mishra                                            240, Razapur, Ghaziabad-201001 (U.P.)                                  Ravi Malik
Mob. 09437314941                                        mail Id: ravimalik_sweet@yahoo.com                    Mob. 09868816290
Vice Presidents: Sampat Rai & Vatan Kamble (Central); Anurag Chaudhary & Ravi Joshi (North); A. Ravinder Singh & Rajan G. George (South); A. S. Roy & Shubhrangshu Deb (East); P. D. Nimhan & S. K. Jha (West)
Joint Secretaries: Anand Kishore & Laxmi Lal Singhvi (Central); N. N. Lal & R. K. Solanki (North); G. Srinath & S. Chandrasekar (South); Ashwini Majhi & V. N. Jha (East); G. K. Jhala & M. K. Misra (West)
Office Secretary: C. S. Sharma (Mob. 09313885411)             Treasurer: N. R. Manda (Mob. 09871483585)
(Recognised by G.O.I., Min. of Fin. vide letter F. No. B. 12017/10/2006-Ad.IV A Dt.21.01.08)
Ref. No. 175/OS/13                                                                       Dt. 17.06.13
                                                                                                      REMINDER
To,                                                                                                                           
Ms. Shobha L. Chary,
Member (P&V), CBEC,
North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: ACP/MACP clarification.
Madam,
            Kindly refer to the Ref. No. 107/OS/13 Dt. 15.05.13 of the Association.
2. It is further submitted with due regards that no response has been received on the matter even after expiry of more than one month showing absolute non-seriousness of the concerned section while recovery from the salaries from our officers has already been started. No clarification has been issued particularly on the following points by the Board-
(a) What grade pay will be paid to those officers on completion of 30 years who have got time scale and then 2nd ACP upgradation between 01.01.06 and 31.08.08? Whether they will be eligible for IIIrd MACP upgradation or will it be offset against the time scale?
(b) What grade pay will be paid to those officers on completion of 20 years or on being eligible for IInd MACP upgradation who have got time scale before completion of 20 years or prior to grant of IInd MACP upgradation? Whether they will be eligible for next MACP upgradation or will it be offset against the time scale?
(c) If MACP upgradation is offset, what will the next upgradation will be called/counted-IInd or IIIrd? How the IIIrd MACP upgradation will be granted to the officers?
The officers falling under the categories (a) and (b) of para 2 above are not being granted the due benefits by the field formations.  
3. Every prudent person knows that any offset of ACP/MACP upgradation with the time scale is not legally sustainable. Moreover, it is also not understood how the time scale granted between 01.01.06 and 31.08.08 (before the origin of MACPS) can be offset with MACP upgradation whereas the MACPS itself came into existence on 01.09.08. Even otherwise, the MACP/ACP upgradation can no way be offset with the time scale because of both having different identity as well as procedure for implementation. The time scale is the part of the pay scale of the post being held by the employee which requires no DPC whereas the ACP/MACP upgradation is not the part of the pay scale of the post and it also requires DPC. The grade pays granted under the ACP/MACP upgradation also belong to the higher post or higher hierarchy.
4.  No MACP upgradation is being offset even by the State governments of Uttar Pradesh etc. One may say that MACP Schemes adopted by the Central governments and State governments have no relation but this notion is not correct because both of the MACP Schemes (for Central and State governments) have been originated from the same source, i.e., 6th CPC. It is also worth to mention that the government was not having any intention to put its employees at loss at the time of the formulation of MACPS as compared to ACPS. Rather, it was formulated to grant additional benefit to the employees. In addition to MACPS, one more additional financial benefit was granted independent of MACPS in the form of time scale.
5. As far as the para 8.1 of MACPS is concerned, it is nowhere (including MACPS notification as well as Govt. resolution) mentioned that the time scale/NFSG would offset one MACP upgradation. Para 8.1 merely says that the grade pays of 5400/- in PB2 and PB3 are separate grade pays for the purpose of MACP upgradation. However, it is nowhere mentioned which is higher one.
6. In view of the above, it is requested that a general clarification may kindly be issued to all field formations clarifying each and every doubt on MACPS to give justice to the officers at an early date without further delay as recovery from the salaries of the officers has already been started in the field formations. It is also requested that the field formations may be directed not to make any recovery until the issue is settled finally.
Thanking you,
                                                                                                                                                Yours faithfully,           

(RAVI MALIK),
                                                                                                             Secretary General.
Copy with the request for necessary action to:
1) The DG, HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.
2) The ADG (HRM), HRD, CBEC, New Delhi.

(RAVI MALIK)