Discussions on MACP Anomalies
Record Note of Discussions  held  by Executive  Directors  with Federations  (AIRF & NFIR) on 12.10.2015  on MACPS anomalies.
Railway Board has sent the Record Note of Discussions held by Executive Directors with Federations (AIRF & NFIR) on 12.10.2015 on MACPS anomalies to NFIR.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
(Bharat Sarkar)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Rail Manrtalaya)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.2015/E(LR)II/1/4
New Delhi, dated: 08.12.2015
The General Secretary, AIRF,
4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi-110 055.
The General Secretary, NFIR,
3, Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi – 110 055
Dear Sirs,
Sub: Record Note of Discussions held by Executive Directors with Federations (AIRF & NFIR) on 12.10.2015 MACPS anomalies.
I am directed to forward herewith Record Note of Discussions held on 12.10.2015 on the above mentioned subject for information and record.
Yours faithfully,
(Nirmala Usha Tirkey)
Dy.Director,
Estt.(LR)-II
No. 2014/E(LR)II/1/4
Record Note of Discussions  held  by Executive Directors with Federations (AIRF & NFIR) on 12.10.2015 on MACPS anomalies.
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The following officers and representatives of Federations attended the meeting:-
| Official Side |
Federations |
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| AIRF |
NFIR |
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| 1. Â Shri Dhruv Singh, EDPC-I | General Secretary
1.Shri S.G. Â Mishra, |
1.Shri Guman  Singh, President |
| 2. Smt. Neera Khuntia, EDPC-II | 2.Shri M. Raghavaiah, General Secretary | |
| 3. Shri Tanveer Ahmed, EDF(E) | 3. Shri B. C. Sharma | |
| 4. Shri Arvind Kumar, EDE(N) 5. Shri DebashisMallik, DE(IR) |
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| Item No. |
 Issues | Remarks |
| 1 | Financial  up-gradation under MACPS to  the  directly  recruited Graduate Engineers –  Considering entry  Grade Pay as Rs. 4,600/- for the  purpose of  MACP to  all  the directly recruited     Engineering Graduates in   Design/Drawing Cadre and other Cadres. | The   Staff  side  stated  that   Engineering Graduates who were directly recruited in pay scale of z 5500-9000/- and already promoted to  pay scale of z 6500-10500/- prior to year 1999 had no opportunity to appear in L.D.C.E. conducted  against  20%  Direct  Recruitment Quota. As such, their  promotion from  pay scale of Rs. 5500-9000/-  to Rs. 6500-10500/-  is being reckoned for  MACPS. This has caused gross injustice to these degree holders. They therefore demanded for MACPS benefit to such staff  treating  their  entry·  grade  as z 6500- 10500/- on the cut off date 01.09.1998.
Official  Side  stated  that  the  case will  be referred again to DOP&T with complete details for  reconsideration after  consulting the Staff Side. |
| 2 | Third  financial up-gradation under MACPS .on  completion of 20 years of service from the first promotion or 10 years after second promotion or 30 years after  regular appointment – whichever is earlier? | The Staff  side stressed for  their demand of grant of third financial up-gradation under MACPS  on completion of 20 years of service from first promotion. It was agreed to make a reference to DOP&T to allow 3rd financial up-gradation after 20 years from first promotion in consultation with both Federations.
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| 3 | Grant   of  financial   up-gradation under     MACP    Scheme  in   the promotional  hierarchy  –  (instead  of Grade  Pay  hierarchy)  –  as  per judgement of various Courts. | The Staff side pointed out that  various  Courts have  given judgements that MACP be given in Cadre  hierarchy  and  the  same should   be implemented.    Secondly,  ACP Scheme should be given  to a  Cadre where it  is  more advantageous than MAPCS.
It was agreed to identify the cadres  for whom ACP Scheme  is   more  advantageous than MACPS. Thereafter, a  reference will be made to  DOP&T in  consultation with  both Federations to  allow  ACP  Scheme  in  those cadres. |
| 4 | MACPS benefits to  railway  employees –  cases of employees  joining another unit/ organization on request. | Official side stated that  as agreed earlier  the circulation  of  DOPT’s  instruction  dated 04.10.2012 on this  issue is  under process in consultation  with the Finance Dte. |
| 5 | Provision  of all benefits on financial upgrading  under  MACPS – including entitlements for travel & treatment in hospital etc. | Official side stated that as per policy instructions,  the  employees  drawing  higher grade pay under MACP Scheme are entitled  for all  the  benefits which  are linked  to the  pay drawn by them. Staff side  was requested to come out  with specific entitlements which are being denied to such staff.
It  was agreed to check the criteria  on which basis travel & treatment in  hospitals  has been given. |
| 6 | Non-grant  of  benefit  of financial  up-gradation under MACPS  to  the staff on North  Western Railway. | It was agreed to obtain  information  from North western Railway regarding  the  recruitment post, qualification,  pay scale and number of staff who have not been granted the benefit of financial up-gradation  under  MACPS  and the matter will be re-examined. |
| 7 | Grant   of  Financial   Up-  gradation | Same as mentioned  at S.  No. 2. |
| 8 | Abolition  of    Pay       Scale    and Introduction      of   up-graded Pay   Scale   with  revised  designation  _ Senior  Section  Engineers (Drawing) –  Clarification  on entry  Grade Pay. | Staff side  stated that the  the  matter   needs  to be examined  in  the  light  of  Railway Board’s  letter  issued  in  year   1980  for  Assistant Draftsmen only and not Tracers. Staff  side stated  that  the were  appointed  against   DR quota as per Board’s decision pursuant  to discussions in the DC/JCM meeting  and  they  should  be granted MACPS benefit.
It was  agreed  to  examine  the  matter accordingly. |
| 9 | Non-grant of financial up-gradation under  MACPS Scheme to the Stock verifiers working in Zonal Railways/ Production Units | It was agreed that  the matter  will be examined by  Pay Commission  Dte.  in consultation  with Establishment  Dte. |
| 10 | Grant   of   financial    Up-gradation under MACP Scheme – Wrongful clarification issued  by  the Railway Board. |
Official  side explained to Staff side that clarification   issued ·   vide  Board’s  letter dated 13.12.2012  is  specific  to  a  situation where feeder  and  promotion  post are in same grade pay and this has been issued as per the clarification  issued by the DOP&T which is  the nodal department  on MACPS.
Staff  side  stated  that  they  will  study  the matter |
| 11 | Wrong implementation of MACP Scheme  in  IT  Cadre/ Granting  of financial benefit under MACP Scheme to EDP Staff. |
 It was agreed that the matter  will be examined in consultation  with  DOP&T and draft reference to DOP&T   will     be shared with both Federations. |
Download Railway Board letter No.2015/E(LR)II/1/4, dated 08.12.2015
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