Model representation against non grant of MACP to promote after completion of 20 years

A promoted official, who passed the PA Exam after 14 years of service in the Postman cadre, was denied MACP II (Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme) after completing 20 years of service from the basic cadre. Instead, they were informed that MACP II would be granted after 10 years of service in the PA cadre.

Eligibility Criteria for MACP II

According to the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, MACP II is eligible for officials who have completed 20 years of regular service from the direct entry grade or 10 years of continuous service in the same Level in Pay Matrix. The MACPS envisages placement in the immediate next higher level in the hierarchy of the Pay Matrix.

Model Representation prepared by Com D.Vetrivel Divisional President, Vriddhachalam division reproduced below:

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Sub : Request for Grant of MACP-II –reg

Ref:  1) Directorate letter no.4-7/MACPS/2009-PCC dated 18.09.2009

        2) Directorate letter no.4-7/MACPS/2019-PCC dated 30.10.2019

        3) SPOs, ……… Division letter no.B1/PF/… dated 04.02.2020

Having profound regards, full faith in your sense of justice, I earnestly submit the following representation for your kind consideration and favourable orders please. 

 2) I joined the central govt service in the capacity of Postman at …………. SO, ……….. Division on 05.11.1998. Consequently, on completion 10 years of service I had been granted MACP-I on 20.11.2008. I had successfully passed the LDCE examination and promoted as Postal Assistant with effect from 20.06.2012 and been granted one increment. It is to state that even after completing 10 years of service from MACP-I in the level-4 (erstwhile grade pay of Rs.2400 in VI CPC) and completing 20 years from DCCS, I had been denied MACP-II (to the level-5) by SPOs, ………… division vide letter cited under reference-3 stating that promotion to PA to be treated as MACP-II. The contention of SPOs, ………. Division that the next MACP will be granted only after completing 10 years of service in PA cadre is against the rules on the subject.

 3) The para 4 of MACP rules 2009 envisages that due to the fixation earned earlier at the time of MACP-I, fixation of promotional pay could not be done. So, it is given to understand that the promotion earned has nothing to do with prospective MACP II. The statutory entitlements of this kind are very well depicted in illustration under para 27(B) of DOPT OM no.35034/3/2015-Estt(D) dated 22.10.2019.

4) Had I remained in postman cadre, I would have been granted MACP-II (to the level 5 of VII pay matrix) now. My friends in the postman cadre having same service of mine, were now elevated to level-5.

          Service record particulars are as follows:-

Date of Birth	28.05.1962	Superannuation date on 31.05.2022 on attaining 60 years of age
Date of Entry as Postman	05.11.1998	Pay fixed at Rs.3050-75-3950-80-4590 in V CPC (Level 3 in VII CPC)
Date of MACP-I	20.11.2008	pay fixed at Rs.5200-20200 GP 2400 (Level 4 in VII CPC)
Date of promotion to PA	20.06.2012	Level 4 in VII CPC (Granted one increment at 3%)
Date of completion of 20  years from DCCS/Date of completion of 10 years from MACP-I	November 2018	Pay to be fixed at Level 5 in VII CPC

  5) The very objective of MACP scheme is to alleviate stagnation as regards an employee who has a number of regular years of service on the same post without any avenue of promotion. If I have not granted MACP-II (to the level 5) after completion of 10 years of service in level 4 and 20 years of service from DCCS, the objective of MACP does not serve its purpose.

 In view of above submissions, I humbly request the benign Postmaster’s General kind intervention in this matter and cause order to grant MACP-II benefit from November 2018 for which act of kind consideration, I shall ever be grateful.

 

Thanking you sir