Serious Anomaly in Accounts Department-Stepping up of Pay of Senior incumbents at par with Junior incumbents in Accounts Department in Railways
Serious Anomaly in Accounts Department-Stepping up of Pay of Senior incumbents at par with Junior incumbents in Accounts Department- item discussed in Joint Committee on MACP held on 27/07/2012 at North Block, New Delhi - Matter Forwarded by Railway Board to DOPT for Favourable Consideration.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
Sub: Recommendation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission-Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS).
The undersigned is directed to refer to item-8 of summary record of discussion of the meeting of Joint Committee on MACPS held on 27/07/2012 wherein the issue relating to stepping up of pay of senior incumbents at par with junior incumbents getting more pay than the senior on account of pay fixation under MACP Scheme has been considered. In the meeting, it was agreed to consider the special dispensation regarding stepping up of pay in such situations separately and this Ministry was advised to send proposal in question.
2. In context of the above, it is stated that in Accounts Cadre of this Ministry several cases of juniors drawing higher Grade Pay than the seniors as a result of grant of financial upgradation under MACPS have cropped up. The structure of Accounts cadre in this Ministry is as under:-
Accounts Clerks (-GP-1900/PB-I)
(66 2/3% by direct recruitment &
33 1/3 % by promotion)
↓
Junior Accounts Assistants (GP-2800/PB-I)
80% by DR, with graduate recruitment qualification
20% by promotion
↓
Account Assistant (GP-4.200/PB-2)
By promotion
Qualifying Appendix-II examination is necessary condition for promotion
↓
| ↓ | ↓ |
3. From the aforementioned promotion regarding recruitment and promotion of Account Staff, it can be seen that for promotion to Sr. SO/Acs post all Accounts Staff viz. Accounts Clerk (Acs), Junior Account Assistant (JAA) & Account Assistant (AA) constitute as feeder and the only condition for promotion to Sr.SO(Acs) is qualifying Appendix-III Examination. In view of the position for promotion to Sr. SO (Acs) post, a JAA having qualified appendix-III examination can get directly promoted to Sr. SO(Acs) post, if there are sufficient number of vacancies. In case there are relatively lesser vacancy for Sr. SO (Acs) post, the said JAA first get promoted as AA as per his seniority in JAA post and then to Sr. SO (Acs) post. As a result of this situation has arisen an illustrated below:-
| S.No | Particular | (Employee 'A') | (Employee 'B') | (Employee 'C') |
| 1 | Recruitment as A/Cs Clerk (GP 1900/-) | 30-08-1985 | 23-08-1987 | 16-11-1990 |
| 2 | Year of passing Appendix-II A (IREM) Examination | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 |
| 3 | Year of passing Appendix-III A | 1991 | 1995 | 1996 |
| 4 | Promoted as JAA (GP 2800/-) | 02/02/1993 1st promotion | 25/11/1995 1st promotion | 08/03/1997 1st promotion |
| 5 | Promoted as AA (GP 4200/-) | 02/02/1996 2nd promotion | ↓ | ↓ |
| 6 | Promoted as Sr. SO (A/C) (GP 4800/-) | 03/03/1996 3rd promotion | Directly promoted as Sr. SO (A/C) 12/10/1999 on 2nd promotion | Directly promoted as Sr.SO on 21/02/2000 2nd promotion |
| 7 | Financial upgradation under MACPS | Not Admissible | Allowed GP of Rs.5400/PB-2 3rd promotion | Allowed GP of Rs.5400/PB-2 3rd promotion |
4. In the illustration cited above, the entry grade (i.e. the post which employee has joined on direct recruitment basis) for both, the Senior and Junior are same viz. Account Clerk (G.P Rs.1900 of PB-1), the senior employee has qualified both the examination viz. Appendix II 'A' & Appendix III 'A' earlier than junior and also got promoted to JAA post earlier than the junior. Thereafter, senior employee got first promotion to AA post as per his senior position in JAA grade and then to Sr. S.O(Acs) post. Thus having earned three promotions the senior employee is not entitled for any further financial upgradation under MACP Scheme. At junior employee's turn for promotion to Sr. SO (Acs) post there was sufficient number of vacancies in that grade and, therefore he got directly promoted to Sr.S.O. (Acs) post without being promoted to AA post. Because 'the junior employee had earned only two promotions viz. from AC to JAA & JAA to Sr. SO (Acs)/GP 4800 of PB-2, they are allowed third financial upgradation under MACP Scheme to GP of Rs.5400 of PB-2. This has given rise to anomalous situation of junior drawing higher Grade Pay than the senior despite the entry grade for both of them is same.
5. In view of the above situation when entry grade for both the senior and junior is same, the senior having qualified both the examination earlier than junior and the senior got promotion to 'next promotional grade earlier than the junior, the admissibly of stepping up of pay of senior at par with their junior may please be considered and the decision taken be communicated to this Ministry.
sd/-
(N.P. Singh)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission — V
Railway Board
Source: AIRF
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