MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) - Clarifications

                                                         N0.35034/3/2008-Estt(D)
                                                      GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
                                Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
                                           Department of Personnel & Training

                                                                                 2nd Floor, Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market
                                                                                                             New Delhi.
                                                        OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES - CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING.


Reference is invited to the Department of Personnel and Training(D0PT)'s Office Memorandum of even number dated the lgth May,2009 regarding the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme(MACPS).

Consequent upon the implementation of Sixth Pay Commissions recommendations, the four pre-revised Group 'D' pay scales viz., Rs.2550- 3200, Rs.2610-3540, Rs.2610-4000 and Rs.2650-4000 have been upgraded and replaced by the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.1800 in the pay band PB-1.

As per the recommendations of Sixth CPC, Government.sewants in these four pre-revised Group 'D' scales have been granted the Group 'C' revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.1800 in the pay band PB-1. It has been decided on the analogy of point-5 of Annexure-l of MACPS dated 19.05.2009 that promotions earned or upgradations granted under ACP Scheme of August,-1999 in the past to the four pay scales mentioned above, which now carry the grade pay of Rs.18001- shall be ignored for the purpose of MACPS. However, promotions/financial upgradations earned by existing Group 'D' employees to grade pay of Rs.1900 (pre-revised scale of Rs.3050-75-3590-80-4590) shall be counted for the purpose of MACPS.