Saturday 31 December 2022

Instructions to all CGHS Wellness Centres and Units to follow CGHS guidelines issued from time to time: CGHS OM dated 15.12.2022

 Instructions to all CGHS Wellness Centres and Units to follow CGHS guidelines issued from time to time: CGHS OM dated 15.12.2022

Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate General of CGHS

No: Z.15025/7/2022/DIR/CGHS Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 110011Dated the 15 December 2022

OFFICE ORDER

Subject:- Instructions to all CGHS Wellness Centres and Units to follow CGHS guidelines issued from time to time.

With reference to the above subject the undersigned is directed to state that CMOs in charge and other Medical Officers and staff of all CGHS Wellness Centres and the staff working at the administrative offices of CGHS shall keep themselves updated with the guidelines / orders issued under CGHS and implement the same in discharging their duties. In this regard it is reiterated that special attention may be paid for the following issues:

I) Punctuality in attendance – Additional Directors shall monitor the Aadhar based Bio-metric attendance system and take necessary action.

II) Self printed CGHS card is valid for all CGHS facilities and is valid in any CGHS Wellness Centre in the Country , even if , the card is registered with a Wellness Centre, where the card holder is residing. This applies to issues of medicines, referral and endorsement of referral.

III) CGHS beneficiaries may be issued medicines for treatment of chronic illnesses by medical Officers of CGHS for three months (including Indents) from any Wellness Centre. In case of treatment of Chronic illnesses , all CGHS Medical Officers are competent to provide follow-up treatment after advice by Specialists and Medical Officers of CGHS can issue the same medicines to CGHS beneficiaries prescribed by the Specialists even after the expiry of the validity of the prescription in Chronic diseases, where the clinical condition is stable and CGHS shall not insist on immediate revalidation by Specialists the period for which the prescription has been issued. Only in such cases , wherein there is a need for modification of the diagnosis and/or modification of the line of treatment, beneficiaries should be referred to the concerned specialist.

However, in cases of Chemotherapy medicines and immunosuppressant treatment regular follow up from Specialists would be advisable and medicines may be repeated upto seven days only awaiting the review by Specialists.

v) CMO In charge shall scrutinize indents placed by Medical Officers before, finalizing the indent for sending to Authorized Local Chemists.

vi) CMOs In charge shall keep themselves updated with the medicines stock of medicines supplied by MSO and to take steps to replenish the Stock at Wellness Centres to minimize the Indents to ALCs.

vii) All medical Officers shall be provided necessary items like Torch, Stethoscope, BP Apparatus etc., and shall record Blood Pressure as and when required; they shall also give Injections , if any , when Nursing Officers is not available.

viii) If any beneficiary is in need of urgent consultation, after registration is closed, Medical Officers have the option to examine the patient- When , a Medical Officer enters the Ben ID No in the prescription module , the system shall automatically generate the Serial Number for Registration.

vii) Additional Directors/ CMOs in charge shall monitor the number /Quantum of medicines procured through ‘JanaAushadhi Pariyojana’ — regarding the number / Quantity indented / supplied and take necessary corrective steps wherever possible to ensure availability of buffer stock of medicines obtained through Janaushadhi for two months

These guidelines are in supersession of the guidelines issued earlier on the subject.

Sd/-
(Dr Nikhilesh Chandra)
Director, CGHS

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Pending Replies/Response of Health Care organizations to the Hospital Bills returned with Queries on NHA-IT Platform: CGHS OM dated 15.12.2022

Pending Replies/Response of Health Care organizations to the Hospital Bills returned with Queries on NHA-IT Platform: CGHS OM dated 15.12.2022

F No Z/12022-DIR(CGHS)-CGHS DEPARTMENT
Govt. of India
Min. of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate General of CGHS

                                             545-A Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
Dated the 15th December, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Pending Replies/Response of Health Care organizations to the Hospital Bills returned with Queries on NHA-IT Platform- regarding

With reference to the above subject the undersigned is directed to draw attention to the hospital bills pertaining to the treatment of CGHS pensioner beneficiaries , which were returned to concerned Health Care Organizations(HCOs) through NHA-IT Platform to rectify and resubmit in response to the queries raised and to state that the concerned HCO(s) have not responded / replied in a large number of hospital bills.

This matter has been reviewed by this Ministry and it is now decided that one last opportunity shall be provided to the HCOs to submit the bills with rectification of deficiencies within two months of issue of this OM , failing which it shall be deemed that the HCO(s) have nothing to submit and the hospital bills pending settlement due to non- submission of rectifications shall be settled as deemed appropriate from the available documents.

2. It is also decided that hereinafter the HCOs shall resubmit the Hospitals bill, which are returned to them with queries , within one month of return, failing which they shall be settled as deemed appropriate from the available documents.

The Additional Directors, CGHS are advised to bring the contents of this letter to the notice of all empanelled HCOs

Sd/-
(Dr. Nikhilesh Chandra)
Director, CGHS

Source: CGHS

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The All-India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) in November 2022

 The All-India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) in November 2022

F.No. 5/1/2021-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU

Press Release

`CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 30 Dec, 2022

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) — November, 2022

The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month. The index for the month of November, 2022 is being released in this press release.

The All-India CPI-IW for November, 2022 remained stationary at 132.5 (one hundred thirty two point five). On 1-month percentage change, it remained static between October, 2022 and November, 2022 when compared to an increase of 0.64 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.

The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Miscellaneous group contributing 0.21 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Buffalo Milk, Cow Milk, Dairy Milk, Eggs hen, Sunflower Oil, Onion, Chillies dry, cooked Meal, Doctar’s/Surgon’s fee, Hospital/Nursing home Charges and Bus fare etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this increase was largely checked by Apple, Banana, Orange, Brinjal, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Cucumber, Gourd/Lauki, Lady Finger and Tomato etc. putting downward pressure on the index.

At centre level, Korba recorded a maximum increase of 4.4 points followed by Chhindwara with 3.0 points. Among others, 2 centres recorded increase between 2 to 2.9 points, 8 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 29 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Coonor and Solapur recorded a maximum decrease of 2.2 points each followed by Raipur with 2.0 points. Among others, 12 centers recorded decrease between 1 to 1.9 points and 28 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of four centers index remained stationary.

Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 5.41 per cent compared to 6.08 per cent for the previous month and 4.84 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 4.30 per cent against 6.52 per cent of the previous month and 3.40 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.

Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (Food and General)

AICPIN November 2022  Y-O-Y Inflation

All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for October,2022 and November,2022

Table

CPI-IW: Groups Indices

AICPIN November 2022 CPI-IW Groups Indices

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of December,2022 will be released on Tuesday, 31th January, 2023. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

(Shyam Singh Negi)
Deputy Director General


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Post office Saving Bank Schemes Interest rates table from 01.01.2023 to 31.03.2023 by Manu VR, Kerala Circle

 Post office Saving Bank Schemes Interest rates table from 01.01.2023 to 31.03.2023 by Manu VR, Kerala Circle

 


Thanks to
Mr. Manu VR, DPM
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Friday 30 December 2022

Year-End Review of DoPT (Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions)-2022

 Year-End Review of DoPT (Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions)-2022

Major achievements/ initiatives of DoPT during calendar year 2022

Posted On: 29 DEC 2022

(i) Rojgar Mela: Hon’ble Prime Minister launched Rozgar Mela through video conferencing on 22nd October, 2022. Appointment letters to more than 1.46 lakh candidates issued during the two trenches of the recruitment drive ‘Rozgar Mela’ through Video conferencing across the country. Rozgar Mela is a significant step forward towards fulfilling the continuous commitment of the Central Government to provide job opportunities for the youth. The new recruits, selected from across the country, will join various Ministries/ Departments of Government of India. The appointees will join the government at various levels viz. Group – A, Group – B (Gazetted), Group – B (Non-Gazetted) and Group – C. These recruitments are being done in mission mode by Ministries and Departments either by themselves or through recruiting agencies such as UPSC, SSC, Railway Recruitment Board. For expeditious recruitment, selection processes have been simplified and made tech enabled.

(ii) Karmayogi Prarambh – To impart online induction training to new recruits, Karmayogi Prarambh has been launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22nd November 2022 for providing behavioral and functional skills such as self-leadership and information technology

(iii) Consolidation of OMs – As per vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister for transparent and efficient administration, the exercise of consolidation of OMs in digital form was carried out by Department of Personnel & Training. To ease the difficulties being faced by stakeholders, including the General Public, a new Application has, thus, been created under the Heading “OMs”. Eleven major Heads and relevant Sub-Heads have been created to capture the entire journey of Government officials from Recruitment till retirement.

(iv) Special Maternity Leave – Taking into consideration the emotional trauma faced by the women in case of death of a child soon after birth/ stillbirth, instructions regarding grant of 60 days special Maternity Leave were issued vide O.M. No. 13018/1/2021-Estt.(L) dated 02.09.2022.

(v) e-HRMS 2.0 – Fostering the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Narendra Modi ji, DoPT launched e-HRMS 2.0 with service to its beneficiaries as core of its development. This one stop solution for HR needs will take the vision of Karmayogi forward and shall empower employees in their service to the nation. With whole of Government approach & service first approach as its core, e-HRMS 2.0 will focus on providing value added services to the employees, based on their profiles, experience and needs.

(vi) iGOT app – integrated Government online learning (iGOT) has been launched on android platform to provide government employees any time, any-where learning. It will provide employees access to the courses available on iGOT portal through their mobiles phones.The app and the platform will allow all government employees, at multiple levels, to undergo continuous training, depending on their domain areas. The app and the platform will provide anytime-anywhere-any-device learning to train about 2 crores users which was hitherto not achievable through traditional measures, i.e. computer based training only.

(vii) Revamping of PROBITY portal – PROBITY portal has been revamped to add more functionalities to improve the user experience and optimizing the Portal to collect the data on new data points/ parameters, which will help in generating comprehensive reports on various modules. All the user Departments will undertake to submit updated data on a monthly basis, which would be made available on Probity portal.

(viii) Large number of promotion in CSS/ CSSS/ CSCS – Promotion of 8000+ CSS/CSSS/CSCS Officers: Promotions were held up in the three services [Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Central Secretariat Stenographers Services (CSSS) and Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS)] in all the grades, due to pending litigations in Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on the twin issues of “Reservation in Promotion” in SLP No.31288/2017 – Union of India and “Promotion of SC/ST on own merit” in SLP No.30621/2011 – Jarnail Singh &Ors. and similar such matters. Based on the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 28.01.2022 & Subsequent direction of Estt. (Res) dated 12.04.2022 promotion exercise was initiated and promotion orders of more than 8,000 officers in different grades of CSS/ CSSS/ CSCS were issued by 30th June, 2022.

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Year End Review DoPPW 2022

 Year End Review DoPPW 2022

(Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions)

Posted On: 29 DEC 2022

Significant Achievements at a glance

Pension
  • Nationwide DLC Campaign benefitted 30 Lakh pensioners
  • Anubhav Awards for the years 2020, 2021 & 2022 conferred
  • Dissemination of best practices through Anubhav Awardees Speak – Webinar Series
  • Launch of Integrated Pensioners’ Portal in collaboration with SBI & other banks will benefit 11 Lakh pensioners
  • Bhavishya ranked 3rd best portal under (NeSDA- 2021 ranking)
  • 1st Rashtriya Kirti Puraskar – Hindi
  • Bankers’ Awareness Series Workshops started for reducing root cause of Bank related grievances filed on CPENGRAMS
  • Under Special Campaign 2.0 60 Circulars issued for pensioners’ Ease of Living, 3578 physical files and 3836 e-files weeded out
  • Pension Adalat held on May 5, 2022. 50 cities linked digitally through VC.
  • Release of Departmental publication of NPS Rules on Good Governance Day
  • Monthly Reporting by DoPPW started to Secretaries for CPENGRAMS/ Delayed PPOs
  1. Nationwide DLC Campaign benefitted 30 Lakh pensioners – A nation-wide campaign was launched by this Department during 1-30 November 2022, for ‘Ease of Living’ of pensioners/family pensioners in 37 cities with a view to spread awareness amongst all the Central Government pensioners as well as the Pension Disbursing Authorities for use of Digital Life Certificate (DLC)/Face Authentication Technology to submit Life Certificate. Till 30th November, 2022, a total of 30.85 lakh central government pensioners have used DLC successfully, in which 2.88 lakh DLC has been created through Face authentication.
  2. Anubhav Awards for the year, 2020, 2021 & 2022 conferred- The Anubhav portal was created on the call of Prime Minister in 2015 with a vision to preserve rich experience of retired official in digital form. An award scheme to incentivize and encourage more retiring employees to submit their write-ups was introduced in 2016. On 18th of October, 2022, in a ceremony held in Vigyan Bhawan, wherein Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS (PP) conferred Anubhav Awards for the years 2019, 20202 & 2021 on 15 awardees.
  3. Dissemination of best practices through Anubhav Awardees Speak Webinar Series – This Department has launched a nationwide Webinar Series “Anubhav Awardees Speak” from the 22nd of November 2022. The webinar series aims to facilitate experience sharing with relevant stakeholders and concerned Ministries/Departments/Organizations. The webinar series will feature two Anubhav Awardees as speakers to share their experience and to motivate/raise awareness among retiring employees to fill up their own experiences on the Anubhav Portal. Webinars are scheduled to take place on a monthly basis. Two Webinars have been held so far this year, having a total of 1182 participants.
  4. Launch of Integrated Pensioners’ Portal in collaboration with SBI & other banks benefitting 11 Lakh pensioners – INTEGRATED PENSIONERS’ PORTAL has been launched in October 2022 with an objective to provide post-retirement services to the pensioners, through Bhavishya platform, a truly single window portal for the pensioners. SBI pension seva portal has been integrated to provide Pensioner related services. All 17 Pension disbursing banks shall be integrated into this portal for Ease of Pensioners.
  5. Bhavishya ranked 3rd best portal under central govt. service portals by NeSDA- 2021 ranking
  6. Bhavishya is a web based online pension sanction and payment tracking system developed by the Department. The system helps both the retiring employees and the administrative authorities to monitor and track delays. It has been ranked 3rd best among central government service portals by the NeSDA-2021. Bhavishya has overall 86% compliance in the seven major categories and 100% compliance in End Service Delivery and Status Request Tracking. As on 01.12.2022, Bhavishya is running in the 97 Ministries/Departments/Apex Bodies and 817 attached offices through 7920 DDOs. Further, this application has so far issued more than 1,80,000 PPOs.
  7. 1st Rashtriya Kirti Puraskar – This Department was awarded the First Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar for remarkable achievement in the category of Ministry/Department with less than 300 employees by Shri Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs during the ‘Hindi Diwas’ Celebration organized by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home, at Surat (Gujarat). The award was received by Shri Sanjiv Narain Mathur, Additional Secretary (DOPPW).
  8. Bankers’ Awareness Series for reducing root cause of grievances filed on CPENGRAMS –  This Department has started a series of Awareness Program for Central Pension Processing Centres and field functionaries handling pension related work in the banks. Since the major Pension Disbursing Authorities are banks, the first program in the series was held for officers of State Bank of India on 20th and 21st June, 2022 at Udaipur, covering the Northern region of the country. A team of officers from this Department took sessions on Bank related common pensioners’ grievances, Pension policy reforms & digitization regarding disbursement of pension to Central Government pensioners, with the objective of updating the field functionaries of State Bank of India. Special sessions were organized on Income Tax matters related to pensioners as well as Digital means of submitting the Annual Life Certificates. Chief Controller (Pension), CPAO shared the reasons leading to Pensioners’ grievances and suggested actions which may be taken by the bank for redressal.
  9. Achievements under Special Campaign 2.0 – The Department has achieved the ambitious target set by it at the start of the campaign to bring down the pendency of Pension Grievances. The Department issued 60 circulars under Easing of Rules/Processes and resolved 4200 pending pensioner grievances. 6559 physical files were reviewed and out of these 3578 files were weeded out. Total 3836 E-Files have been closed in which action was completed. 35 Cleanliness Campaigns were conducted by the Department and Pensioners’ Associations across the country.
  10. Pension Adalat – Pension Adalats were conducted across Ministries/Departments on a single day. May 5, 2022 throughout the country including all the Central Armed Police Forces as well as non-Civil Ministries viz., defence, railways, telecom and posts to resolve chronic grievances of Central Government Pensioners, falling within the four walls of extant policy. 50 cities were digitally linked through VC. All the stake-holders of a particular grievance were invited on a single platform viz. the concerned Ministry/Department, the Pay & Accounts Officer of the concerned Department, the CPAO (Central Pension Accounts Officer, Ministry of Finance), the concerned Bank and the Pensioner or his/her representative to resolve the case across the table. This was one of the largest pensioner grievance resolution exercises ever undertaken in the Country. Till date seven Pension Adalats have been conducted by DoP&PW and out of a total of 22000 pension matters listed approximately 16000 grievances were resolved. In 7th All India Pension Adalat which was held on first week of 5th May, 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath, New Delhi under auspices of Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (PP) by leveraging technology through Video Conferencing.
  11. Release of Departmental publication of NPS Rules – On the Good Governance Day, 2022 (25th December, 2022), MoS(PP) released a book on the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021 published by the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare. These Rules were earlier notified on 30.03.2021. These Rules inter alia cover the matters relating to registration process and allotment of PRAN, contributions by the employee and the Government, compensation to be paid to the Government servant in case of delay in registration and credit of contributions to the NPS Account, option for benefits under the CCS(Pension) Rules or NPS Rules in the event of death or disability of Government servant during service, entitlements on superannuation, premature/ voluntary retirement, resignation from service, etc. and the procedure for processing of claims under NPS.
  12. Monthly Report of DoPPW to Secretaries for CPENGRAMS/ Delayed PPOs –  The Department has started a practice of circulation of Monthly Report to all Secretaries of Ministries/Departments regarding pendency of Pension Grievances on CPENGRAMS portal and delay in issue of PPOs as per Bhavishya portal. Inter-Ministerial Review Meetings are also being held regularly to address excess pendency/delay.

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ACP / MACP – Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme – Compilation of all relevant instructions

 ACP / MACP – Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme – Compilation of all relevant instructions

No.DOPT-1669022409144
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
ESTT.(Estt. D)

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(Dated 21 November, 2022 )

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

ACP / MACP

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(i) This document is a compilation of all relevant instructions on the subject of “Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme” and therefore is intended to serve as the guide without the need, for anyone to refer to old OMs issued from time to time. The list of such OMs is given in Appendix to this document. In case any reference to the relevant OM is required, the same may be accessed from Archive Section of DoPT’s Website. The OMs pertaining to ACP Scheme are also available in the Archive Section.

(ii) While due care has been taken to compile this document, however, if any omissions or correction are noticed, the same may be brought to the notice of the Department of Personnel & Training.

INTRODUCTION OF MACP SCHEME

1. The Sixth Central Pay Commission recommended that Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) to be administered at 10, 20 and 30 years and the Seventh Central Pay Commission recommended that the MACP will continue as before. In the new Pay matrix, the employees will move to the immediate next Level in the hierarchy. As per the recommendations, the Scheme will be available to all posts, including Group “A” posts, whether isolated or not. However, Organized Group “A” Services will not be covered under the Scheme. In other words, MACPS will continue to be applicable to all employees up to HAG level, except members of Organized Group `A’ Services.

2. The Government has considered the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission for continuation of MACPS and has accepted the same. The MACPS will continue to be administered at 10, 20 and 30 years as before. Under the Scheme, the employee will move to immediate next Pay Level in the new Pay Matrix.

3. The MACPS shall be effective from 01.09.2008. This was upheld by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in its judgement dated 28.04.2021.

OM No: No. 35034/3/2008-Estt. (D) Dated: 19/5/2009

OM No: 35034/3/2015-Estt.(D) Dated: 22/10/2019

OM No: 35034/3/2015-Estt.(D) Dated: 13/7/2021

APPLICABILITY

4. The Scheme shall be applicable to all regularly appointed Group “A”(except officers of the Organized Group “A” Services), “B”, and “C” Central Government Civilian Employees. Casual employees, including those granted ‘temporary status’ and employees appointed in the Government on ad-hoc or contract basis shall not qualify for benefits under the aforesaid Scheme.

SCREENING COMMITTEE

5. A Screening Committee shall be constituted in each Department to consider the case for grant of financial upgradations under the MACPS. The Screening Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and two Members. The Members of the Committee shall comprise officers holding posts which are at least one level above the level in which the MACP is to be considered and not below the rank of Under Secretary or equivalent in the Government. The Chairperson should generally be a level above the Members of the Committee.

6. In cases where the Appointing Authority is the President and the Screening Committee is constituted in the Secretariat of the Ministry/Department, then the power to approve the recommendations of the Screening Committee is delegated to the Secretary of such Ministry or Department. In cases where the Appointing Authority is the President and the Screening Committee is constituted in an organization (for e.g., field office, attached/subordinate office, etc), then the power to approve the recommendations of the Screening Committee is delegated to the Head of such organization. In all other cases, the power to approve the recommendations of the Screening Committee shall be with the Appointing Authority.

OM No: No. 35034/3/2008-Estt(D) (Vol. II) Dated: 10/12/2014

7. In order to prevent undue strain on the administrative machinery, the Screening Committee shall follow a time-schedule and meet twice in a financial year. Accordingly, cases maturing during the first-half of a particular financial year (April-September) shall be taken up for consideration by the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of January. Similarly, the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of July shall process the cases that would be maturing during the second-half of the financial year (October-March).

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

8.1. There shall be three financial upgradations under the MACPS, counted from the direct entry grade on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years services, respectively, or 10 years of continuous service in the same Level in Pay Matrix, whichever is earlier.

8.2. The MACPS envisages merely placement in the immediate next higher level in the hierarchy of the Pay Matrix as given in PART A of Schedule of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016. Thus, the level at the time of financial upgradation under the MACPS can, in certain cases where regular promotion is not between two successive Pay Levels, be lower than what is available at the time of regular promotion. In such cases, the higher level attached to the next promotion post in the hierarchy of the concerned cadre/organization will be given only at the time of regular promotion.

OM No: No. 22034/4/2020-Estt.(D) Dated: 23/3/2020

9. The financial upgradations under the MACPS would be admissible up-to Level 15 in the Pay Matrix, corresponding to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).

OM No: No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) Dated: 24/12/2010

10. (i) Benefit of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at the time of financial upgradation under the Scheme [as prescribed in Para 13 of CCS (Revised Pay Rules), 2016].

(ii) There shall, however, be no further fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion if it is in the same Pay Level as granted under MACPS.

(iii) However, at the time of actual promotion if it happens to be in a post carrying higher Pay Level than what is available under MACPS, then he shall be placed in the level to which he is promoted at a Cell in the promoted level equal to the figure being drawn by him on account of MACP. If no such Cell is available in the level to which promoted, he shall be placed at the next higher Cell in that level. The employee may have an option to get this fixation done either on the date of promotion or w.e.f. the date of next increment as per the option to be exercised by him.

OM No: No. 35034/3/2008-Estt(D) (Vol.II) Dated: 4/7/2017

11. On grant of financial upgradation under the Scheme, there shall be no change in the designation, classification or higher status. However, financial and certain other benefits which are linked to the pay drawn by an employee such as HBA, allotment of Government accommodation shall be permitted.

12. Promotions earned in the post carrying same Pay Level in the promotional hierarchy as per Recruitment Rules shall be counted for the purpose of MACPS.

13. Pay drawn in the level of Pay Matrix under the MACPS shall be taken as the basis for determining the terminal benefits in respect of the retiring employee.

MERGER OF PAY SCALES/UPGRADATIONS OF POSTS

14. Promotions earned/upgradation granted under the MACPS in the past to those grades which are in the same Level in the Pay Matrix due to merger of pay scales/upgradations of posts recommended by the Seventh Pay Commission shall be ignored for the purpose of granting upgradations under MACPS. The benefit of merger will accrue w.e.f. the date of notification of the Recruitment Rules for the relevant post.

OM No: No.35034/3/2008-Estt(D) Dated: 16/11/2009

PAY FIXATION

15. Fixation of pay on grant of financial upgradation under MACPS on or after 01.01.2016 shall be made as per Rule 13 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 issued vide Department of Expenditure notification dated 25th July, 2016 and in terms of provisions contained in DoP&T OM No. 13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27.07.2017.

15.1 In cases where financial upgradation had been granted to Government Servants in the next higher Grade Pay in the hierarchy of Grade Pays as per the provisions of the MACPS of 19th May, 2009, but whereas as a result of the implementation of Seventh CPC’s recommendations, substantive post held by him in the hierarchy of the cadre has been upgraded by granting a higher Pay Level, in such cases the MACP already granted to him prior to 7th CPC shall be refixed in the revised pay structure at the next higher level of Pay Matrix. To illustrate, in the case of Postal Inspector (GP 4200/-) in Department of Posts, who was granted 1st MACP in the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- in PB-2, he will now be granted (Grade Pay of Rs 4800 in the Pay Band PB-2) Level 8 of the Pay Matrix consequent upon upgradation of the post of Postal Inspector from GP of Rs. 4200 to GP of Rs. 4600/Level 7 in the Pay Matrix. However, all the financial upgradations under the Scheme should be done strictly in accordance with the hierarchy of Levels in the Pay Matrix as notified vide CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016.

16. With regard to fixation of his pay on grant of promotion/financial upgradation under MACP Scheme, a Government servant has an option under FR22 (I) (a) (1) to get his pay fixed in the higher post/ Pay Level either from the date of his promotion/upgradation or from the date of his next increment viz. 1st July or 1st January, subject to provisions in the Scheme.

REGULAR SERVICE

17. ‘Regular Service’ for the purpose of the MACPS shall commence from the date of joining of a post in direct entry grade on a regular basis either on direct recruitment basis or on absorption/re-employment basis. Service rendered on casual, adhoc/contract basis before regular appointment on pre-appointment training shall not be taken into reckoning. However, past continuous regular service in same/another Central Government Department in a post carrying same Pay Level in the Pay Matrix prior to regular appointment in a new Department, without a break, shall also be counted towards qualifying regular service for the purpose of MACPS only (and not for the regular promotions). However, benefits under the MACPS in such cases shall not be considered till satisfactory completion of the probation period in the new post.

18. Past service rendered by a Central Government employee in a State Government/Statutory Body/Autonomous body/Public Sector organization, before appointment in the Central Government shall not be counted towards Regular Service.

19. ‘Regular service’ shall include all periods spent on deputation/foreign service, study leave and all other kinds of leave, duly sanctioned by the competent authority.

20. In case of transfer ‘including unilateral transfer on request’, regular service rendered in previous organization/office shall be counted alongwith the regular service in the new organization/office for the purpose of getting financial upgradations under the MACPS. However, financial upgradation under the MACPS shall be allowed in the immediate next higher Pay Level in the Pay Matrix as given in CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016. Wherever an official, in accordance with terms and conditions of transfer on own volition to a lower post, is reverted to the lower Post/Grade from the promoted Post/Pay Level before being relieved for the new organization/office, such past promotion in the previous organization/ office will be ignored for the purpose of MACPS in the new organization/office.

OM No: No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D)(Vol.II) Dated: 4/10/2012

21. In case an employee is declared surplus in his/her organization and appointed in the same pay-scale or lower scale of pay in the new organization, the regular service rendered by him/her in the previous organization shall be counted towards the regular service in his/her new organization for the purpose of giving financial upgradation under the MACPS.

APPLICABLE TO WORK CHARGED EMPLOYEES

22. The MACPS shall also be applicable to work charged employees, if their service conditions are comparable with the staff’ of regular establishment.

NO PROMOTION SCHEME TO RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE MACP

23. Existing time-bound promotion scheme, including in-situ promotion scheme, or any other kind of promotion scheme existing for a particular category of employees in a Ministry/Department or its offices, may continue to be operational for the concerned category of employees, if it is decided by the concerned administrative authorities to retain such Schemes after necessary consultations or they may switch-over to the MACPS. However, these Schemes shall not run concurrently with the MACPS.

APPLICABLE TO CENTRAL GOVT. CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES

24. The MACPS is directly applicable only to Central Government Civilian employees. The Scheme may be extended to employees of Central Autonomous/Statutory Bodies under the administrative control of a Ministry/Department subject to fulfillment of conditions prescribed in DOPT’s OM No. 35034/3/2010-Estt.(D) dated 03.08.2010.

OM No: No.35034/3/2010-Estt(D) Dated: 3/8/2010

DEFERMENT OF MACPS

25. If a financial upgradation under the MACPS is deferred and not allowed after 10 years in a level, due to the reason of the employees being unfit or due to departmental proceedings, etc., this would have consequential effect on the subsequent financial upgradation which would also get deferred to the extent of delay in grant of first financial upgradation.

26. In the matter of disciplinary/ penalty proceedings, grant of benefit under the MACPS shall be subject to rules governing normal promotion. Such cases shall, therefore, be regulated under the provisions of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 and instructions issued there under.

BENCHMARK GRADING IN APARs

27 (i). For grant of financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme, the prescribed Benchmark shall be ‘Very Good’, for all levels. This shall be effective for upgradations under MACPS falling due on or after 25.07.2016 and the revised benchmark shall be applicable for the APARs for the year 2016-17 and subsequent years.

27(ii). While assessing the suitability of an employee for grant of MACP, the Departmental Screening Committee (DSC) shall assess the APARs in the reckoning period. The benchmark for the APARs for the years 2016-17 and thereafter shall be ‘Very Good’. The benchmark for the years 2015-16 and earlier years shall continue be as per the MACP guidelines issued vide DoPT O.M. dated 19.05.2009:

“The financial upgradation would be non-functional basis subject to fitness in the hierarchy of grade pay within the PB-I. Thereafter for upgradation under the MACPS the benchmark of ‘good’ would be applicable till the grade pay of Rs. 6600/- in PB-3. The benchmark will be ‘Very Good’ for financial upgradation to the grade pay of Rs. 7600 and above.”

For example, if a particular MACP falls due on or after 25.07.2016, the following benchmarks for APARs are applicable:

APAR for the yearBenchmark grading for MACP for Level 11 and belowBenchmark grading for MACP for Level 12 and above
2013-14 and earlier yearsGoodVery Good
2014-15GoodVery Good
2015-16GoodVery Good
2016-17Very GoodVery Good
2017-18 and subsequent yearsVery GoodVery Good

OM No: 35034/3/2015-Estt.(D) Dated: 28/9/2016

NON-APPLICABILITY OF RESERVATION

28. The MACPS contemplates merely placement on personal basis in the immediate higher Pay Level/grant of financial benefits only and shall not amount to actual/functional promotion of the employees concerned. Therefore, no reservation orders/roster shall apply to the MACPS, which shall extend its benefits uniformly to all eligible SC/ST employees also. However, the rules of reservation in promotion shall be ensured at the time of regular promotion. For this reason, it shall not be mandatory to associate members of SC/ST in the Screening Committee meant to consider cases for grant of financial upgradation under the Scheme.

NO EFFECT ON SENIORITY

29. Financial upgradation under the MACPS shall be purely personal to the employee and shall have no relevance to his seniority position. As such, there shall be no additional financial upgradation for the senior employees on the ground that the junior employee in the grade has got higher pay/ Level under the MACPS. However, in cases where a senior Government servant granted MACP to a higher Grade Pay before the 1st day of January, 2016 draws less pay in the revised pay structure than his junior who is granted MACP to the higher Level on or after the 1st day of January, 2016, the pay of senior Government servant in the revised pay structure shall be stepped up to an amount equal to the pay as fixed for his junior in that higher post and such stepping up shall be done with effect from the date of MACP of the junior Government servant subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions, namely:-

(a) both the junior and the senior Government servants belong to the same cadre and they are in the same Pay Level on grant of MACP;

(b) the existing pay structure and the revised pay structure of the lower and higher posts in which they are entitled to draw pay are identical;

(c) the senior Government servants at the time of grant of MACP are drawing equal or more pay than the junior;

(d) the anomaly is directly as a result of the application of the provisions of Fundamental Rule 22 or any other rule or order regulating pay fixation on such grant of MACP in the revised pay structure:

Provided that if the junior officer was drawing more pay in the existing pay structure than the senior by virtue of any advance increments granted to him, the provisions of this sub rule shall not be invoked to step up the pay of the senior officer.

OM No: No. 35034/1/97-Estt.(D) Dated: 4/10/2012

29.1. No stepping up of pay in the level would be admissible with regard to junior getting more pay than the senior on account of pay fixation under MACPS.

REFUSAL OF A REGULAR PROMOTION

30. If a regular promotion has been offered but was refused by the employee before becoming entitled to an upgradation under the scheme, no financial upgradation shall be allowed as the employee has not stagnated due to lack of opportunities. If, however, financial upgradation has been allowed due to stagnation and the employees subsequently refuse the promotion, it shall not be a ground to withdraw the financial upgradation. He shall, however, not be eligible to be considered for further financial upgradation till he agrees to be considered for promotion again and in such case, the second or next financial upgradation shall also be deferred to the extent of period of debarment due to the refusal of promotion.

PERSONS HOLDING HIGHER POST PURELY ON ADHOC BASIS

31. Cases of persons holding higher posts purely on adhoc basis shall also be considered by the Screening Committee alongwith others. They may be allowed the benefit of financial upgradation on reversion to the lower post.

EMPLOYEES ON DEPUTATION

32. Employees on deputation need not revert to the parent Department for availing the benefit of financial upgradation under the MACPS. They may exercise a fresh option to either draw pay in the level of Pay Matrix attached to the post held by them on deputation or the pay in the Pay Level admissible to them under the MACPS, whichever is beneficial. In case, the employee opts to draw pay in the Pay Level admissible to him/her under the MACPS, the Deputation (Duty) Allowance shall be regulated in terms of the instructions issued by DoPT vide O.M. No.2/11/2017-Estt.(Pay II) dated 24.11.2017, as amended from time to time.

ILLUSTRATIONS

33.A. (i) If a Government servant in Level 2 gets his first regular promotion in the Level 4 on completion of 8 years of service and then continues in the Level for further 10 years without any promotion then he would be eligible for 2nd financial upgradation under the MACPS in the Level 5 after completion of 18 years (8+10 years).

(ii) (a) In case he does not get any promotion thereafter, then he would get 3rd financial upgradation in the Level 6 on completion of further 10 years of service i.e. after 28 years (8+10+10).

(ii) (b) However, if he gets 2nd promotion after 5 years of further service to the grade say in the Level 7 [i.e. on completion of 23 years (8+10+5years)], then he would get 3rd financial upgradation in Level 8 after completion of 30 years.

(iii)(a) If he gets 2nd promotion before 20th year (say 19th year), then he gets 3rd MACP, at the end of 29th year, (i.e. 10 years from 2nd promotion) provided he does not get 3rd promotion.

(iii)(b) If he gets 2nd promotion after 20th year (say in 23rd year), and there is no 3rd promotion before 30 years, then he may be allowed 3rd MACP at the end of 30 years.

33.B. If a Government servant in Level 2 is granted 1st financial upgradation under the MACPS on completion of 10 years of service in the Level 3 and 5 years later he gets 1st regular promotion in Level 4, the 2nd financial upgradation under MACPS (in the next level w.r.t. level held by Government servant) will be granted in Level 5 on completion of 20 years of service. On completion of 30 years of service, he will get 3rd MACP in the Level 6. However, if two promotions are earned before completion of 20 years, only 3rd financial upgradation would be admissible on completion of 10 years of service in Level from the date 2nd promotion or at 30th year of service, whichever is earlier

33.C. If a Government servant has been granted either two regular promotions or 2nd financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme of August, 1999 after completion of 24 years of regular service then only 3rd financial upgradation would be admissible to him under the MACPS on completion of 30 years of service provided that he has not earned third promotion in the hierarchy.

CLARIFICATION IN CASE OF DOUBT

34. Any interpretation/clarification of doubt as to the scope and meaning of the provisions of the MACP Scheme shall be given by the Department of Personnel and Training (Establishment-D).

FAQs

35. Based on the clarifications sought on various provisions of MACPS documents indicating Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) prepared are annexed.

OM No: No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) Dated: 9/9/2010
OM No: NA Dated: 1/4/2011

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Annexure – 1

Subject:- REFERENCE OFFICE MEMORANDUMS ON MACP/ACP Scheme:

  1. O.M. No. 35034/1/97-Estt.(D) Dated 09/08/1999
  2. O.M. No. 35034/1/97-Estt.(D)(Vol-IV) Dated 10/02/2000
  3. O.M. No. 22034/4/99-Estt.(D) Dated 24/04/2000
  4. O.M. No. 35034/2/2001-Estt.(D) Dated 01/06/2001
  5. O.M. No. 35034/1/97-Estt.(D) (Vol.IV) Dated 18/07/2001
  6. O.M. No. 22034/5/2001-Estt.(D) Dated 20/08/2001
  7. O.M. No. 35014/1/2000-Estt.(D) Dated 12/09/2003
  8. O.M. No. 35014/1/2003-Estt.(D) Dated 29/06/2004
  9. O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) Dated 19/05/2009
  10. O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) Dated 16/11/2009
  11. O.M. No. 11/1/2010-JCA Dated 03/05/2010
  12. O.M. No. 35034/3/2010-Estt.(D) Dated 03/08/2010
  13. O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) Dated 09/09/2010
  14. O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) Dated 01/11/2010
  15. O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) Dated 24/12/2010
  16. O.M. No. 35034/09/2010-Estt.(D) Dated 10/02/2011
  17. FAQ on MACPS Dated 01/04/2011
  18. O.M. No. 35934/10/2011-Estt.(D) Dated 13/06/2012
  19. OM No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D)(Vol.II) Dated: 4/10/2012
  20. OM No. 35034/1/97-Estt.(D) Dated: 4/10/2012
  21. OM No. 35034/3/2008-Estt(D) (Vol. II) Dated: 10/12/2014
  22. O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) Dated 18/02/2015
  23. O.M. No. 22034/04/2013-Estt.(D) Dated 20/01/2016
  24. O.M. No. 22034/04/2013-Estt.(D) Dated 01/03/2016
  25. O.M. No. 35034/04/2013-Estt.(D) Dated 17/05/2016
  26. OM No: 35034/3/2015-Estt.(D) Dated: 28/9/2016
  27. OM No. 35034/3/2008-Estt(D) (Vol.II) Dated: 04/07/2017
  28. O.M. No. 35034/1/2017-Estt.(D) Dated 20/09/2018
  29. OM No: 35034/3/2015-Estt.(D) Dated: 22/10/2019
  30. O.M. No. 22034/4/2020-Estt.(D) Dated 23/03/2020
  31. O.M. No. 35034/3/2015-Estt.(D) Dated 08/09/2020
  32. O.M. No. 35034/3/2015-Estt.(D) Dated 30/09/2020
  33. O.M. No. 22034/4/2021-Estt.(D) Dated 05/04/2021
  34. OM No: 35034/3/2015-Estt.(D) Dated: 13/7/2021
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