LETTER OF AICAEA TO
C.G.A. ON THE DEMAND OF ACP/MACP BENEFITS TO M.T.S. AT PAR WITH THE M.T.S.OF
IA&AD
(RECOGNIZED BY
GOVT. OF INDIA)
Central
Headquarters
Phone No.
011-23345070, Mob. No. 9868520926 e-mail:- aicaeachq@gmail.com
Central Office: - Address for
Communication:-
16-A, Akbar Road Hutments, 17/2 – C, P
& T Quarters,
New
Delhi: - 110011
Kali Bari Marg,
New Delhi-110001
No:- AICAEA/HQ/A-2/2016/1028
Dated: 03.12.2016
To,
The
Controller General of Accounts,
Ministry
of Finance,
Department
of Expenditure,
4th
Floor, GPOA, Block-E, INA,
New Delhi – 110023
Subject: - Item No. 9 (v) of minutes of the meeting
held on 15th November, 2016 between the official side of CGA Office and
staff side representing the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees
and Officers Associations.
Sir,
I
have been directed to refer to the above mentioned subject and state that, this
Association vide item No:- 9(v) requested
to consider the demand of grant of two financial upgradation to MTS under ACPS
who had completed 24 years of service before implementation of MACPS. It was
requested that the scheme may be implemented in the manner in which the O/o
Principal Director of Audit, Economic and Services Ministries, Delhi vide order
No:- AMG.1/Admn-1/32 dated 25.06.2014 has implemented in respect of the MTS
working in that Department. In the very first para of the said orders it has been
very correctly discussed that:-
“Consequent upon acceptance of the recommendation
of 6th Central Pay Commission, all the erstwhile Group-D posts viz.
Safaiwala, Water Man, Chowkidar, Mali, Farash, Peon, Senior Peon, Daftri,
Junior Gestener Operator, etc. have been upgraded and merged in Pay Band-I (Rs.
5200-20200) with Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/-. The Post of Record Keeper was also
merged in the same Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/-. Headquarters’ office vide its
letter No. 197-Staff Entt.I/Pay/52-2014 dated 13.02.2014 has also clarified
that all the officials who were MTS as on 01.01.2006 and completed 12/24 years
of regular service on 01.01.2006 and between 01.01.2006 and 31.08.2008 are
eligible for grant of 1st and 2nd financial up-gradation
under ACPS and 3rd financial up-gradation under MACPS on completion
of 30 years of regular service. In terms of the headquarters’ office aforesaid
clarification, the financial up-gradation already granted to the officials of
MTS cadre (as on 01.01.2006) of this office and the office of the Pr. Director
of Audit, Scientific Departments, New Delhi (common cadre) has now been
reviewed and revised, as per the Appendix hereto, from the date shown against
each.”
This decision has been authenticated
by the Comptroller and Auditor General of
India vide letter No: - 708-staff hak 1/254-2014 dated 04.06.2015 relevant paras of which states the following-
“…………. that the revised pay
structure after obtaining on job training the non-matriculate MTS have been placed in PB-1with Grade Pay of
Rs.1800/-i.e. equivalent to the matriculate MTS as on 01.01.2006. Hence, on job
training to non-matriculate MTS place them at par with Matriculate MTS w.e.f
01.01.2006.
2.
Further, the promotions earned/financial
upgradation(s) earned under ACP scheme in past to those post(s)which now carry
the same Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- due to merger of post(s)recommended by 6th
CPC are to be ignored for the purpose of grant of financial up gradation under
ACP/MACP Scheme. Hence, on completion of 12/24 years of service between 01.01.2006 and 31.08.2008 such MTS are
eligible for consideration of 1st and 2nd financial up
gradation under ACP Scheme to higher
grade pay of Rs.1900/- and 2800/-
respectively subject to
fulfillment of required condition under para 6 below Annexure-I to DOPT’s OM
No.35034/1/97-Estt.(D)dated 09-08-1999. Also in case such MTS are granted 2nd
financial up gradation to the grade pay of Rs. 2800/- under ACP Scheme, they
shall be eligible for 3rd financial up gradation under MACP Scheme
on completion of 30 years of service on or after 01.09.2008.”
It is evident that the Organization
of C&AG has taken above decision on the basis of the Illustration-I below para 5 of the Annexure-I of DOPT OM No:-
35034/3/2008-Estt. (D) Dated 19th May 2009 (copy enclosed). The para
five of the DOPT OM is reproduced below:-
“5. Promotions
earned/upgradations granted under the ACP Scheme in the past to those grades
which now carry the same grade pay due to merger of pay scales/upgradations of
posts recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission shall be ignored for the purpose
of granting upgradations under modified ACPS.
Illustration –I
The pre-revised hierarchy (in ascending order) in a
particular organization was as under:-
Rs.
5000-8000, Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500
(a) A
Government servant who was recruited in the hierarchy in the pre-revised pay
scale Rs. 5000-8000 and who did not get a promotion even after 25 years of
service prior to 01.01.2006, in his case as on 01.01.2006 he would have got two
financial upgradations under ACP to the next grades in the hierarchy of his
organization, i.e., to the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500.
(b) Another
Government servant recruited in the same hierarchy in the pre-revised scale of
Rs. 5000-8000 has also completed about 25 years of service, but he got two
promotions to the next higher grades of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 during
this period.
In the case of both (a) and (b) above, the
promotions/financial upgradations granted under ACP to the pre-revised scales
of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 prior to 01.01.2006 will be ignored on
account of merger of the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5000-8000, Rs. 5500-9000 and
Rs. 6500-10500 recommended by the Sixth CPC. As per CCS (RP) Rules, both of
them will be granted grade pay of Rs. 4200 in the pay band PB-2. After the
implementation of MACPS, two financial upgradations will be granted both in the
case of (a) and (b) above to the next higher grade pays of Rs. 4800 in the pay
band PB-2.”
It appears from the note dated 12.08.2016 of DOPT (forwarded
to this Association by your office on 22.08.2016) that the DOPT is now
contradicting its original OM dated 19.05.2009 which has been implemented in
all departments of the Government of India.
Therefore, this issue deserves
further discussion and a fresh reference to DOPT as well. But, it has been
recorded in the minutes that:-
“DOPT has not accepted the proposal. Association
was accordingly intimated vide this office
letter dated 22.08.2016. Matter closed”
Closure
of the item unilaterally by the official side is not acceptable to the staff
side on the following grounds:-
1.
The MTS working in the organizations of
C&AG and CGA are Central Government Employees and Service conditions of
Central Government Employees are regulated by one single authority through DOPT
and Ministry of Finance.
2.
The MTS working in the organizations of
C&AG and CGA are the part of organized Accounts cadres. The Government of
India and the Central Pay Commissions have been always giving the same
treatment to all cadres of both the organizations.
3.
Treatment of same group of Employees differently
by same employer (i.e. Central Government) is untenable and these poor paid
lowest grade employees should be accorded justice.
4.
Since the MTS of other Central
Government Department are having the benefit, the MTS of Civil Accounts
Organization should not be deprived in isolation.
Therefore,
we request you that, instead of closing the item, it may kindly be taken up
with the Government effectively.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely,
Enclo:- as above
(V.Bhattacharjee)
Secretary General
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