Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes for first quarter of financial year 2020 - 215th CPC had ACP, 6th CPC had MACP; what does 7th CPC have?
Assured Career Progression (ACP) is a boon to employees who have been suffering without promotions for years.
Employees who got their jobs towards the end of 1960s had to face countless hurdles. One of them was the problem with promotions.
There were many who didn’t get any promotions for 30 years. Countless others retired without getting a single promotion in their careers.
To put an end to this, all the Federations fought together and made the Government to implement the ACP (Assured Career Progression) promotion scheme. It enabled the employees, who didn’t get any promotion for 12 and 24 years, to get one or two promotions respectively. A number of employees benefited from this.
These promotions were given to the employees based on their ‘Promotional Hierarchy’. This was introduced in the 5th CPC and continued to be enforced until 31.08.2008.
In the 6th CPC, MACP was introduced instead of ACP. Though both were almost the same, there were some differences. These differences created a lot of confusions.
The special feature of MACP was that instead of 12 and 24 years, it ordered promotions for employees who weren’t given any career advancements in 10, 20 and 30 years.
The promotions given under MACP were not in accordance to the ‘Promotional Hierarchy’. Instead, they followed the ‘Grade Pay Hierarchy’. This was the biggest drawback of MACP.
Getting promotions for a raise of Rs 100 or 200 remained unacceptable for many. Finally, one could say that MACP earned the anomaly of being dragged to the court the most number of times.
This is also one of the features that are creating the most expectations this time. Let us wait and see what changes the 7th CPC makes in this.
Source: 90paisa blog
http://90paisa.blogspot.in/2014/04/5th-cpc-had-acp-6th-cpc-had-macp-what.html
S.KUMAR says
macp is not an allowance to be fixed on 2.9.2008. Affected persons were those who retired or died between theperiod 1.1.2006 to 31.08.2008. This macp can be renamed as ISOLATED CASES OF MACP FOR THIS PARTICULAR PERIOD
kusum says
status of work should be changed along with gradepay.promotions should be there.government should try something to keep difference between juniors and seniors,The difference in gradepay at 30years of service shouldbe atleast 5times the increase given at 10 year of service.
A.Ramachandran says
In addition to the cooment No.1 of Sri.Vidyasagar Sharma, I like to add my status. I have completed more than 36 years of service and retired on 30.11.2007.But the 3rd MACP was denied. But the 3rd MACP was given to the officials just completed 30 years of service on or afted 2.9.2008
My juniors just completed 30 years are getting Rs.5400/-as GP whereas I am getting Rs 4600/-as GP after 36 Years of service. Why this injustice ? since both wre worked/retired after 2006 (viz. 6th CPC period). Shifting of MACP to 1.1.2006 will solve the problems of thousands of employees and most of the legal cases will come to an end. I dont know how / by whom the date 2.9.2008 was invented /discovered
A.Ramachandran says
I have completed morethan 36 years of service and retired on 30.11.2007 and the 3rd MACP was not given, but 3rd MACP was given to the officials completed 30 years of service on or after 2.9.2008. Both are retired after 2006. Is this justice?
s k yadav says
One drawback of giving ACP/MACP to employee is that ,they are refusing of promotion after getting ACP/MACP as they are transferred some other places.this destroy the working of an organisation .so employee should get compulsory promotion instead of MACP/ACP
kusum says
I completed 20years of service in Feb2007 but as per effective date of MACP as 1.9.2008 igot 2nd gradepay one and half year late.there are many employees facing same problem.
vidya sagar sharma says
The benefit of MACP. Is not available to the employees who retired or died
Beteeen 1.1.2006 to 31.8.2008. As such the effective date of MACP should be
1.1.2006 instead of 1.9.2008. There was so many officials who completed
30 or more than years of service as on 1.1.2006 and retired or dief between 1.1.2006 to 31.8.2008.