September 15, 2010

Implementation of MACPS - Instructions on Benchmark regarding.

Copy of Department of Posts (Pay Commission Cell) letter No 4-7(MACPS)/2009-PC dated 1.9.2010 addressed to all Chief PMsG, PMsG etc published in the NFPE website is reproduced below for information of all:-

Sub : Implementation of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) - Instructions on Bench mark regarding

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to refer to Directorate letter No 4-7(MACPS)/2009-PCC dated 18-09-2009 wherein detailed guidelines on implementation of MACPS were communicated.

2.  Para No 17 of annexure-I to the said letter provides that "the financial upgradation would be on nun-functinal basis, subject to fitness in the hierarchy of Grade Pay within the PB-1.  Thereafter for upgradation under MACPS,  the benchmarks of 'Good' would be applicable till the GP of Rs 6600 in PB-3.  The benchmark will be 'Very Good' for financial upgradation to GP of Rs 7600 and above".

3.  The MACPS has been given effect to from 01-09-2008 and the earlier schemes of TBOP and BCR was dispensed with.  Many references have since been received in the Directorate that some officials are not getting the benefit of MACPS since the CRs are not written keeping in view, the prescribed benchmark and there had been no such prescribed benchmarks for considering the cases for financial upgradation under TBOP/BCR schemes.

4.  The matter was taken up with Nodal Ministry, i.e Department of Personnel and Training for relaxation of the 'benchmark' standard.  The Nodal Departmental has clarified that the recruitment of fulfillment of prescribed benchmark would be mandatory as mentioned in para 17 of ibid Annexure-I.

5.  In view of the clarification given by the Nodal Ministry, the benchmarks prescribed by the DOPT need to be scrupulously adhered to and financial upgradations under MACPS are to be considered on the basis of of performance of the officials after considering their CRs for five (5) years.

6.  The matter regarding proper grading of ACR's for the purpose of conferment of financial upgradations under MACPS has, therefore, been examined and the Competent authority has ordered to constitute Scrutiny committee at Divisional level for scrutinizing the CRs of Postman, PAs/SAs for the preceding 5 years on the basis of the entries made by the Reporting officer and to grade the performance as 'Average', 'Good' and 'Very Good', etc.  The composition of the Scrutiny Committee is as below:-

1.  Postal/RMS Divisions/Gazetted Class I HOs in charge of Chief Postmasters

1. Head of Postal/RMS Division/Chief postmaster Chairman
2. Senior PM/Divisional Head of neighbouring Postal/RMS
Division/Deputy CPM/Dy SRM
Member
3. ASP(HQs) or Sub division Member
Note : For the Staff working in Training Centres, the scrutiny Committee of Postal division in which training center is located will evaluate and award gradings. For the clerical staff working in PSD/CSD also, the Scrutiny Committee of the concerned Postal Divisions will review and give gradings.

2. Mail Motor Service
1. Sr. Manager/Manager MMS Chairman
2. Divisional Head of neighbouring Postal/RMS
Division. If not available, any AD from CO/RO/Training Centre
Member
3. Assistant Superintendent of Post offices of neighbouring div. Member


3.  Clerical Staff at Circle/Regional Office/RLO

1. APMG or AD of CO dealing with Staff matters Chairman
2. Another AD of CO/Training Centre/neighbouring division Member
3. Assistant Superintendent of Post offices of CO Member

4.  Mumbai/Kolkatta/New Delhi GPOs
1. Deputy/Assistant Director GPO Chairman
2. Divisional Head of neighbouring Division/Asst director of GPO/AD of CO Member
3. Assistant Superintendent of Post offices GPO or from neighbouring div. Member

7. The findings of the Committee to be placed before the concerned Director of Postal Services/Postmaster General, who will be accepting authoriting. The constitution of Scrutiny Committee for grading he performance is a one time exercise only which would help to expedite and faciliate the work of the Screening Committee.

8. The Heads of Circles/Postmasters General are requested for forming the Scrutiny committees in each unit under their jurisdiction and direct the Committees for completion of the exercise of grading the performance of the officials within a period of one month and thereafter the Screening committees may be convened as prescribed under the MACPS for consideration of their cases, who will decide the cases as per the grading arrived at by the Scrutiny Committee and also in terms of the instructions outlilined in Para 18 of Annexure I to this Department OM of even number dated 18.9.2009.

9. All the reporting officers in the Circles may also be instructed for writing the future APARs (CRs) as per the new system of Numerical Grading.

10. This issues with the approval of Secretary (Posts).

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Pensioner 'A' retired at last pay drawn of Rs 79,000 on 30.5.2015 under VI CPC regime, having drawn three increments in the HAG scale 67000-79000. Basic Pension fixed in VI CPC is Rs 39,500. Initial pension to be fixed under VII CPC is Rs 1,01,515 (39,500 X 2.57) This is Option 1. Notional Pay fixation based on 3 increments is Rs. 199100. Hence option 2 would be 50 percent of Rs 199100 i.e Rs 99,550. As option 1 is higher, pension admissible is Rs 1,01,515.

Case II - Para 10.1.71:

Pensioner 'B' retired at last pay drawn of Rs 4,000 on 31.1.1989 under IV CPC regime, having drawn 9 increments in the pay scale of Rs 3000-100-3500-125-450. Basic pension revised in VI CPC is Rs 12,543. Initial pension fixed under VII CPC is Rs 32,236 (Rs 12,543 X 2.57). This is Option 1. Notional Pay fixation based on 9 increments is Rs 88,400. Hence option 2 would be 50% of 88,400 i.e Rs 44,200. As option 2 is higher, pension admissible is Rs 44,200.



Table showing 4th Central Pay Commission (CPC) Pay scale corresponding to revised 5th CPC post/grade & pay scale and corresponding to 6th CPC pay band & grade pay:-

SL. NO 4th CPC Pay scale w.e.f. 1.1.1986 5th CPC Post/Grade and Pay scale w.e.f. 1.1.1996 6th Central Pay Commission w.e.f. 1.1.2006 Corresponding Proposed 7th CPC Pay Levels
GRADE SCALE Name of Pay Band/Scale Pay Bands/ Scale Grade Pay
1 750-12-870-14-940 S-1 2550-55-2660-60-3200 -1S 4440-7440 1300 Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000
2 775-12-871-12-1025 S-2 2610-60-3150-65-3540 -1S 4440-7440 1400 Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000
3 775-12871-14-955-
15-1030-20-1150
S-2A 2610-60-2910-65-3300
-70-4000
-1S 4440-7440 1600 Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000
4 800-15-1010-20-1150 S-3 2650-65-3300-70-4000 -1S 4440-7440 1650 Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000
5 825-15-900-20-1200 S-4 2750-70-3800-75-4400 PB-1 5200-20200 1800 Level-1 Minimum Pay Rs 18000
6 950-20-1150-25-1400/
950-20-1150-25-1500/
1150-25-1500
S-5 3050-75-3950-80-4590 PB-1 5200-20200 1900 Level-2 Minimum Pay Rs 19900
7 975-25-1150-30-1540/
975-25-1150-30-1660
S-6 3200-85-4900 PB-1 5200-20200 2000 Level-3 Minimum Pay Rs 21700
8 1200-30-1440-30-1800/
1200-30-1560-40-2040/
1320-30-1560-40-2040
S-7 4000-100-6000 PB-1 5200-20200 2400 Level-4 Minimum Pay Rs 25500
9 1350-30-1440-40-1800
-50-2200/1400-40-1800
-50-2300
S-8 4500-125-7000 PB-1 5200-20200 2800 Level-5 Minimum Pay Rs 29200
10 1400-40-1600-50
-2300-60-2600/
1600-50-2300-60-2660
S-9 5000-150-8000 PB-2 9300-34800 4200 Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs 35400
11 1640-60-2600-75-2900 S-10 5500-175-9000 PB-2 9300-34800 4200 Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs 35400
12 2000-60-2120 S-11 6500-200-6900 PB-2 9300-34800 4200 Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs 35400
13 2000-60-2300-75-3200/
2000-60-2300
-75-3200-3500
S-12 6500-200-10500 PB-2 9300-34800 4200 Level-6 Minimum Pay Rs 35400
14 2375-75-3200-100-3500 / 2375-75-3200
-100-3500-125-3750
S-13 7450-225-11500 PB-2 9300-34800 4600 Level-7 Minimum Pay Rs 44900
15 2500-4000 S-14 7500-250-12000 PB-2 9300-34800 4800 Level-8 Minimum Pay Rs 47600
16 2200-75-2800-100-4000/
2300-100-2800
S-15 8000-275-13500 PB-2 9300-34800 5400 Level-9 Minimum Pay Rs 53100
17 2200-75-2800-100-4000 NEW SCALE 8000-275-13500
(Group A Entry)
PB-3 15600-39100 5400 Level-10 Minimum Pay Rs 56100
18 2630/- FIXED S-16 9000 PB-3 15600-39100 5400 Level-10 Minimum Pay Rs 56100
19 2630-75-2780 S-17 9000-275-9550 PB-3 15600-39100 5400 Level-10 Minimum Pay Rs 56100
20 3150-100-3350 S-18 10325-325-10975 PB-3 15600-39100 6600 Level-11 Minimum Pay Rs 67700
21 3000-125-3625/
3000-100-3500-125-4500/ 3000-100-3500-125-5000
S-19 10000-325-15200 PB-3 15600-39100 6600 Level-11 Minimum Pay Rs 67700
22 3200-100-3700-125-4700 S-20 10650-325-15850 PB-3 15600-39100 6600 Level-11 Minimum Pay Rs 67700
23 3700-150-4450/
3700-125-4700-150-5000
S-21 12000-375-16500 PB-3 15600-39100 7600 Level-12 Minimum Pay Rs 78800
24 3950-125-4700-150-5000 S-22 12750-375-16500 PB-3 15600-39100 7600 Level-12 Minimum Pay Rs 78800
25 3700-125-4950-150-5700 S-23 12000-375-18000 PB-3 15600-39100 7600 Level-12 Minimum Pay Rs 78800
26 4100-125-4850-150-5300/
4500-150-5700
S-24 14300-400-18300 PB-4 37400-67000 8700 Level-13 Minimum Pay Rs 118500
27 4800-150-5700 S-25 15100-400-18300 PB-4 37400-67000 8700 Level-13 Minimum Pay Rs 118500
28 5100-150-5700/
5100-150-6150/
5100-150-5700
-200-6300
S-26 16400-450-20000 PB-4 37400-67000 8900 Level-13A Minimum Pay Rs 131100
29 5100-150-6300
-200-6700
S-27 16400-450-20900 PB-4 37400-67000 8900 Level-13A Minimum Pay Rs 131100
30 4500-150-5700
-200-7300
S-28 14300-450-22400 PB-4 37400-67000 10000 Level-14 Minimum Pay Rs 144200
31 5900-200-6700/
5900-200-7300
S-29 18400-500-22400 PB-4 37400-67000 10000 Level-14 Minimum Pay Rs 144200
32 7300-100-7600 S-30 22400-525-24500 PB-4 37400-67000 10000 Level-14 Minimum Pay Rs 144200
33 7300-200-7500
-250-8000
S-31 22400-600-26000 HAG
SCALE
67000-79000 NIL Level-15 Minimum Pay Rs 182200
34 7600/-FIXED /
 7600-100-8000
S-32 24050-650-26000 HAG+
SCALE
75500-80000 NIL Level-16 Minimum Pay Rs 205400
35 8000/- FIXED S-33 26000(FIXED) APEX SCALE 80000(FIXED) NIL Level-17 Fixed Pay Rs 225000
36 9000/- FIXED S-34 30000(FIXED) CAB. SEC. 90000(FIXED) NIL Level-18 Fixed Pay Rs 250000


CLASSIFICIATION OF CITIES FOR HRA

'X' Cities - 24% HRA

Tamilnadu


States


Cities Classified as "X"
Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad (UA)
Delhi Delhi (UA)
GujaratAhmadabad (UA)
Karnataka Bangaluru (UA)
Maharashtra Greater Mumbai (UA), Pune (UA)
Chennai (UA)
West Bengal Kolkatta (UA)

'Y' Cities - 16% HRA



States


Cities Classified as "Y"
Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada (UA), Warangal, (UA),
Greater Vishkhapatnam (M.Corpn), Guntur (UA), Nellore (UA)
Assam Guwahati (UA)
Bihar Patna (UA)
Chandigarh Chandigarh (UA), SAS Nagar, Mohali
Chattisgarh Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA), Raipur
(UA)
Gujarat Rajkot (UA),
Jamnagar (UA), Bhavnagar (UA), Vadodara (UA), Surat (UA)
Haryana Faridabad*(M.Corpn), Gurgaon*(UA)
Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar (UA), Jammu (UA)
Jharkhand Jamshedpur (UA), Dhanbad (UA),
Ranchi (UA), Bokara Steel City (UA)
Karnataka Belgaum (UA), Hubli-Dharwad,
Mangalore (UA), Mysore (UA), Gulbarga (UA)
Kerala Kozhikode (UA), Kochi (UA),
Thiruvananthapuram (UA), Thrissur (UA), Malappuram (UA), Kannur (UA), Kollam (UA)
Madhya Pradesh Gwalior (UA), Indore (UA),
Bhopal (UA), Jabalpur (UA), Ujjain (M.Corpn)
Maharashtra Amravati (M.Corpn), Nagpur (UA),
Aurangabad (UA), Nashik (UA), Bhiwandi (UA), Solapur (M.Corpn), Kolhapur (UA), Vasai-Vrar City (M.Corpn), Malegaon (UA), Nanded-Waghala (M.Corpn), Sangli (UA)
Orissa Cuttack (UA), Bhubaneswar (UA), Raurkela (UA)
Puducherry (Pondicherry) Puducherry/Pondicherry(UA)
Punjab Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar (UA),
Ludihiana (M.Corpn)
Rajasthan Bikaner (M.Corpn), Jaipur (M.Corpn), Jodhpur (UA),
Kota (M.Corpn), Ajmer (UA)
Tamilnadu Salem (UA), Tiruppur (UA),
Coimbatore (UA), Tiruchirappalli (UA), Madurai (UA), Erode (UA)
Uttarkhand Dehradun (UA)
Uttar Pradesh Moradabad, Meerut (UA),
Ghaziabad* (UA), Aligarh(UA), Agra (UA), Bareilly (UA), Lucknow (UA), Kanpur (UA),
Allahabad (UA), Gorakhpur, Varanasi (UA), Varanasi (UA), Sahranpur (M.Corpn), Noida (CT), Firozabd (NPP), Jhansi (UA)
West Bengal Asansol (UA), Siliguri (UA), Durgapur (UA)

*only for the purpose of extending HRA on the basis of dependency


Remaining cities/towns which are not covered under "X" or "Y" are classified as "Z" for the purpose of HRA.



6h Commission - Pay Band and Grade Pay

STANDARD PAY SCALES

Pay Band Pay in the Pay Band (Rs.) Grade Pay (Rs.)
PB-1 5,200-20200 1,800
PB-1 5,200-20200 1,900
PB-1 5,200-20200 2,000
PB-1 5,200-20200 2,400
PB-1 5,200-20200 2,800
     
PB-2 9,300-34800 4,200
PB-2 9,300-34800 4,600
PB-2 9,300-34800 4,800
PB-2 9,300-34800 5,400
     
PB-3 15,600-39100 5,400
PB-3 15,600-39100 6,600
PB-3 15,600-39100 7,600
     
PB-4 37,400-67000 8,700
PB-4 37,400-67000 8,900
PB-4 37,400-67000 10,000
     
HAG Scale 67,000 (annual increment @ 3%) - 79000 Nil
HSG+ Scale 75,500 (annual increment @ 3%) - 80000 Nil
Apex Scale 80,000 (Fixed) Nil
Cabinet Secretary 90,000 (Fixed) Nil

Rates of Fixed Conveyance Allowance under SR-25

The revised rates of Conveyance Allowance under SR-25w.e.f. 1.9.2008 revised under Ministry of Finance OM No F. No 19039/2/2008-E.IV dated 23.9.2008 are as under:-

Average Monthly travel on official duty For journeys by own motor car (in Rs.) For journeys by other mode of conveyance (in Rs.)
201-300 Kms 1120 370
301-450 Kms 1680 480
451-600 Kms 2070 640
601-800 Kms 2430 750
Above 800 Kms 3000 850

The above rate wll be increased by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance goes up by 50%

GDS SERVICE DISCHARGE BENEFITS

Nature of benefit Present Benefits Revised Benefits (w.e.f. 9.10.2009)
Ex-gratia Gratuity Granted at the rate of half months basic TRCA drawn immediately before discharge of service for each completed year of service subject to a maximum of Rs 18,000 or 16.5 months basic TRCA last drawn whichever is less. Minimum service prescribed is 15 years. Continuance of the existing formula for grant of Ex-gratia Gratuity subject to a Maximum of Rs. 60,000.
Severance Amount A Lumpsum severance amount of Rs 30,000/- is paid on discharge provided a GDS has completed 20 years of continuous service. In case of a GDS completing 15 years of service but less than 20 years of continuous service the severance amount paid is Rs 20,000 Severance Amount shall be paid at the rate of Rs 1500 for every completed year of service subject to a Maximum of Rs 60000 with reduction in Minimum eligibility period to 10 years.

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