INDWF
To
Secretary,
DOP&T
New Delhi
Brief
about Master Craftsman granting MACP – III to Rs.4600/- Grade Pay in Defence
· Master Craftsman in Defence were
drawing the pay scale Rs.4500 – 7000 prior to 01.01.2006
· Through Fast Track committee on the
recommendations of 6th CPC, Master craftsman (MCM) were
upgraded to Rs.4200/- Grade Pay w.e.f. 01.01.2006 at
par with Railways – vide M of D letter No.11 (5)/2009-D(Civ-I) dt 14.06.2010
and the re-structuring of Artisans were implemented by introducing 4 grade
structure i.e., Skilled, HS Grade – II, HS Grade-I and MCM with a ratio of 45 :
20.625 : 20.625 : 13.75% respectively.
· Principle Controller of Accounts
Fys (PC of A(FYS), Kolkatta vide their letter No.Pay/Tech-II/04/2011/15 dated
26.10.2011 and 12.12.2011 clarified that the Industrial Employees who become
MCM before 01.01.2006 is eligible for 3rd MACP in the Grade Pay of Rs.4600/-.
ISSUE
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CLARIFICATION
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Whether an
Industrial Employee who was placed to MCM before 01.01.2006 and promoted to
MCM on 01.01.2006 is eligible for 3rd
MACP with Grade Pay of Rs.4600 after 30 years on the plea that he was granted
only two up-gradations in his entire service i.e. Skilled to HS and HS to MCM
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YES, such MCM is eligible for 3rd
MACP with Grade Pay Rs.4600/- after 30 years of service if found otherwise
eligible, as they got two promotions prior to 01.01.2006 i.e. Skilled to HS
and HS to MCM. But those Industrial
Employees who were not placed to MCM before 01.01.2006 are not eligible for 3rd
MACP because such persons have got or shall get promotion from Skilled to HS
–II, from HS II to HS I and HS I to MCM, so there is no scope for 3rd
MACP upgradation.
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·
After issue of the
above clarifications by the PC of A (FYS) Kolkatta, Master Craftsman (MCM) who
became MCM before 01.01.2006 were granted 3rd MACP to Rs.4600/-
Grade Pay on completion of 30 years of service.
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Subsequently the
DOP&T vide their letter DOP&T I.D.No.7680/12/CR dated 13.07.2012 and M
of D I.D. No.11 (5)/2009-D (Civ-I) Dated 23.07.2012 clarified.
a) Para 8 of Annexure-1 of DOP&T OM No.35034/3/2008-Est(D) dt.
19.05.2009 of MACPs provides that promotion earned in the post carrying same
grade pay in the promotional post carrying same grade pay in the promotional
hierarchy as per recruitment rules shall be counted for the purpose of
MACPs. Financial up-gradation under MACPs in respect of Master
Craftsman will be in the same Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- as that of the Promotional
post of Chargeman.
b) ACP/MACP schemes have been introduced by the Government in order to
mitigate stagnation faced by employees due to lack of promotional avenues. Financial up-gradation under ACP/MACP scheme
cannot be more than what can be allowed to an employee on his normal
promotion. It may be classified that
placement of Highly Skilled Grade as Master Craftsman prior to 01.01.2006 is to
be treated as one Promotion for the purpose of MACP benefits.
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After issue of the above
clarifications, the IEs who became MCM prior to 01.01.2006 and who were granted
Rs.4200/- Grade Pay were denied the 3rd MACP and the
up-gradation of Pay was considered as promotion. Similarly, MCM who got Chargeman which is
also having identical pay were also counted as promotion and the Grade Pay
Rs.4600/- granted have been denied. Now,
accounts authorities have fixed pay be revising to Rs.4200/- Grade Pay
accordingly, MCM employees on their superannuation, pension and all other
terminal benefits have been re-fixed and paid on the Grade Pay of Rs.4200/-.
Representation
was sent by the Federations and by Ordnance Factory Board to M of D which was forwarded to DOP&T in
which we have submitted that:
As per
clarification No.35 of DOP&T OM F.No.35035/1/97-Estt(D)(Vol-IV) dt 15th July 2001 which
is being reproduced.
Sl.No
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Point of Doubt
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Clarification
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35
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Whether Placement/ Appointment in higher scales of
Pay based on the recommendation of the Pay commissions or committees set up
to rationalize the cadre is to be reckoned as Promotion/Financial up-gradation
and offset against the two financial up-gradations applicable under the ACP
Scheme?
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Where all the post are placed in Higher scale of Pay,
with or without a change in the designation, without requirement of any new
qualification for holding the post in the higher grade, not specified in the Recruitment
Rules for the existing post and without involving any change in
responsibilities and duties, then placement of all the incumbents against
such upgraded posts is not be treated as promotion/upgradation
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a) As per DOP&T OM of 2001 mentioned above, it is clear that all the
posts of MCM as on 31.12.2005 were enbloc upgraded to higher pay scale, the
higher pay scale granted to MCM w.e.f 01.01.2006 cannot be treated as
promotion. Accordingly the MCM who are
placed in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 w.e.f 01.01.2006
are entitled for their next ACP/MACP in PB2 +Grade Pay
Rs.4600/- by ignoring the higher pay scale granted to them w.e.f. 01.01.2006.
b) The post of MCM was not a
post of hierarchy prior to 01.01.2006 and it was part of HS Grade. The ratio which was introduced for Industrial
Employees in M of D w.e.f. 20.05.2003, the ratio was 45:55 between Skilled and
HS Grade respectively 25% of 55% was placed as MCM
which is a part of hierarchy till 31.12.2005.
Therefore MCM placed from HS
Grade was not treated as promotion only after 01.01.2006; it was treated as a
separate grade.
c) The post of MCM, is part of
hierarchy w.e.f.01.01.2006 but not a feeder post to Chargeman and as such any
movement from MCM to Chargeman cannot be treated as promotion in the identical
Grade Pay.
From 20.05.2003
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w.e.f 01.01.2006
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Skilled -
45%
HS Grade -
55%
MCM -
25% of 55%
Only two grades were there till 31.12.2005
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Skilled - 45%
HS Grade II - 20.625%
HS Grade I - 20.625%
MCM - 13.75%
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Thus, till 31.12.2005, MCM was part of HS Grade and it was treated as
part of HS Grade and was treated as placement and not counted for ACP.
Skilled -------- HS Grade I Promotion/ I ACP
HS Grade --------- MCM II
ACP
MCM ----------- was granted 3rd MACP w.e.f.
01.09.2008
Further, ACP – II to the erstwhile pay of Rs.5000-8000 was granted prior
to the promotion of MCM and subsequently they were promoted to Rs.4500 – 7000
but they continue to draw the ACP scale Rs.5000 – 8000 prior to 01.01.2006.
They were also denied the benefit of 3rd MACP after
01.09.2008 which is unfair.
MCM to Chargeman is not a feeder post only as per SRO HS I is the feeder
post thus MCM to be treated as re-designation and not as promotion.
Therefore, denial of
3rd MACP is not as per the DOP&T clarification of 2001.They
should be allowed to continue in Rs.4600/- Grade Pay as was granted.
Yours
Sincerely,
(R.SRINIVASAN)
General Secretary/INDWF &
Member National Council (JCM) Standing Committee
Its clarified in the best way
ReplyDeleteThank you Sir Ji
our beloved GS