MACP-Clarification-DoPT-CPWD-26-03-2025-67427.pdf
No.52/2/2023-EC-V
Government of India
Directorate General
Central Public Works Department
Government of India
Directorate General
Central Public Works Department
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 26th March, 2025
Subject: Grant of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years- clarification on debarment reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject cited above and to say that this Directorate has been considering MACP cases on completion of 10,20 and 30 years to various grades/posts in the CPWD cadre.
2. As per DoPT instructions contained in their guidelines circulated vide OM No. 22011/5/86- Estt.(D) dated 10th April, 1989 in case refusal of promotion, there is a provision of debarment in para 17.12 of the said guidelines which provides as under :
17.12 When a Government employee does not want to accept a promotion which is offered to him, he may make a written request that he may not be promoted and the request will be considered by the appointing authority, taking relevant aspects into consideration. If the reasons adduced for refusal of promotion are acceptable to the appointing authority, the next person in the select list may be promoted. However, since it may not be administratively possible or desirable to offer appointment to the persons who initially refused promotion, on every occasion on which a vacanq/ arises, during the period of validity of the panel, no fresh offer of appointment on promotion shall be made in such cases for a period oj one year'.from the date of refusal offirst promotion or till a next vacanq) arises, whichever is later. on the eventual promotion to the higher grade, such Government servant will lose seniority vis_d_vis his juniors promoted to the higher grade earlier, irrespective of the fact whether trte psts in question are Jilled by selection or other.,eise. The above-mentioned policy will not apply, where ad-hoc promotions against short term vacancies are refused.
- 3. Further guidelines on Modified Assured Career progression Scheme (MACps) issued vide DoPT o.M. No.35034/3/20r S-Esn.(D) dated 22.ro.2olg arso provides in para 2i as unde.: 24' Ifa regular promotion has been offered bur was refus.ed by the emproyee before becoming entitled to an upgradation yler t\ scheme, no.finonciar upgradation shal be afiowed as the emplovee has not stagnared due to rack of oppoiunities If i;*"rrr, been ailowed ir;;;;oi))[io,ao,ion n^ due to stagnation and the2mpbyees sibsiquentty rri,r" ,irirTririion, it shal be a ground ro withdraw the Jinancial ipgiodatio, ai ,hri, nr**rl,- [r,l'" "tetbre con.sidered to be for .further Jinanciar upgradatioi ti| he agrees to be considered again for promotion and in such case, the second ir nexr
not extent of period of financiar upgradation sha, arso be deferred to the debarment due to me ,eyusat jp)o*otion. 4. The matter has been exam Department i.e. DopTined in consultation with Ministry of H&UA and the nodal
- 5. DoPT vide their ID Note No. 35034/6/2025-PPD(MACP) dated 20.01.2025 has clarified regarding deferment period in granting MACP due to refusal of promotion as under : In terms of ACP/MACPS guidelines, a person would not be eligible fot grant of next Jinancial upgradation under MACPS, if he refuses a vacancy-based promolion prior lo his becoming eligible foi grant of next .financial upgradation under MACPS. He shall be eligible for grant of next financial upgradation under MACPS only after he accepts the vacancy bases promotion. Further, the period .fiim the date of refusal of promotion till its acceptance cannot be treated as stagnation for the plt,pose and is not to be counted while determining the period of service for granting financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme.
- 6. A copy each of DoPT ID Note No. 35034/612025-PPD(MACP) dated 20.01.2025 and ID Note No. 3503415.2O24-PP(MACP) datea 29.O2.2024 referred to in DoPT ID note dated 20.01.2025 is enclosed.
7 Therefore, it is requested that all similar cases may be examined/considered on the basis of the above advice of DoPT.
- 8. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
&)U,1^q^ k,l.,-!l/L (NilanjAn Karmkar) Deputy Director (Admn.VI) To (Through CPWD website) CE (Works cum TLQA) (Chandigarh, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) Copy to : All CPWD Regional Offices ?796,156,/2O25lO/O DS WORKS oovrnmotollndh D.p.rto.nt of Prtofirl A Tr.lnhg PP.I,IflACPd..T i-, M/o Fhtnkrg end Urtrn Aftkr nry pha$ ref€r b Noh #1 and #2 of their e'fih l{o. aulltg,tzg21lEl6t-ll (C.No. 3198s0) !.oklng dsriltcdi$ on tlrc propoeal of CPIA,I) ln icrpea ot tre pertod d,f aeUrmont h c.!c of refiral of pronrotbn oftred to ths dnci.6, to dnnt 2,.r3('financirl ugoradEdor'l under lhe MACP SctlerrE b Shri Sajl Ph[D tnd Shrl Snddharafin Mafi.
- 2. Tlrc mdlcr har baen epn{nsd ln ttrk Depcrtncnt h [ght of tto inrtrucilonr baued undcr lhe ACP/I,ACP Sdlcrn . Obaaruadons of ftlo Dopadmenl ln tho mrner arr E irndcc
(0 Errlcr sMrr carc d Shrl Pannod Kumar, Oficc Supadntcndent. CPlt\D wrs .xsmhd h tlb Depatunent and advlco rnr comtyed vldo DoPT l.D Noit No. 35034/5/202+PP(MACP) dttod 29.02'2f,21 .od Etit€d that ths porlod from he d.te of rsfulal of 'promaion Sl lta acccptrncc cannot bo t ttld I rhgnalbn fot hc Nrpols .rd b not b b€ counlcd wtrilc dcienr*rlng thc p.{od oi 9ryloo fur grentkrg f,n ncfl upgrddion undor lhc liiACP Sdtcmo. Thc advhc vlde l.D dabd n.Oz.iOZl rll'y bi ratontod ln ttra rlmtrer $pc of caccs ot Shti Saii Phili, lnd Shri Sddhrcatwe Maity;
- (i) Horoer, p.r. 10 ol $a ACP Sdlcfic tbEd 9.8.1999 whhfi prwkht thal lo.crle omplqto refuret b .ccopt thc hbhor Poet ofl rEgulsr ptomotloo rubuquentty, hc
shafi 5e cubject to normal debattrEnl for ]€gular prorrffin .r proscrfr€d ln $. ggnoral lnrtu.tons in thb ogard. Holarer, ac atd whcn h€ accaptr r.gular pronroUor trom{frcr, hc rhrll becorne alghlc fur th€ rccottd upgndafton lndcl tE Acp Sa,rcm ln that highor gtade oufi o trc condlHon lhtt fi€ padod forwht*t hc w.c d.ofitd for rugutar yomo0on lhall not count fur thc purpos6: ' ,lc6rthr goorrclnn haE boon o{ffi bul was ntlsed by fi: cnployce bclorc (O Furtlpr, P.rt 25 of Anlenrnr-l lilACP Sclernc dlbd 10.$.2000 proYid6c ttre.t :rf a tu;dnhrg anfiled to an upgltr&fm un& ff e scrrcarc N fuBncld uryadafio!! srrafl 60 al5*"d as lhc emdoyee Drs nd ghgmalbd &e to ladc ol qoofuniilcc lf, havrowr, tilrenciol uWad*on ias 0eon abwed dw fo stcgniton aN lho ',I,tdoye€! flroscqoca&y rufirto thc ponffin, ll#.pfl nott€ e gmwd towtth&w tta friarcial upgtdafoo t, d.f, llowarnr, not b eWWo b be ol.d&ted br fuillrfi finardfll urry/ra&fifi ffi he sgt€EE lo De concldamd for ptotnofrott Wh dn ir sudr case. the'second or ncrt fnar,lel uop,.ffiiott srratr erso Dg dcfrrrud,o rrro et<t*r( d prbd of ccAlamrlol &n to da nfusd d Wtrtotim,';ard (tv) ln tsrno of ACP/MACPS guirtlh$, t poron fouH nd bo t[gbh for Cnn! of n$t ' -thendal upgrade0on undcr HACPS It he rcltte s t vEcancy{arod proiltcilort Ebr to hb beconrhg ellgbb br grurt of n xt ffi.nc*rl rmrrrdetlon undsr lilACPS' llc rhsfi bc .IgbF grem of nat ltranokil upgndstlon undcr MACPS oily rfb,r he accapta Sn vecancyte$d gorrcUon, Furhcr, 0p pefud ftom hc deb ol rBfirsal 'of o, pr;motion til ilr icopUnce cannot bc toded 13 slagnaffon for thc purpooc ad b hd b b6 counbd u,l$t &lcrmlnhg thc perlod of lcrvla. fur grarthg ftrnclal upgEd.tion undil tho MAGP Sc*Pme. MoHUA rmy Gxrnhc thc mdu ln tE hht ol tlt aboc obccnnthna end bke an dGchion ln the nrltcr. Thb lcsu€. wlh lh. .pptwll of th. compobrn etlthotfiy' (tlurdl I (Pav) I 1 DoPT lD ild Dd.d 4r,01.2025, lilcw Oclhl. Fil! No. r?/2/2023-ECV No.916ll6?)
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Department of Personnel & Tralning PP-D/MACP-de3k M/o Housing and Urban Atfairs may please refer to Note #238 of their e-file No. 513412022-EC.!V(SC) (C No 3183370) seeking clarification with regard to the period of debarment to grant 2d financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme to Shri Parmod Kumar. Office Superintendent. CPWD
- 2. The matter has been examined in light of the extant provisions of the MACP Scheme Observations of this Oepartment in the matter are as under:
Para 10 of the ACP Scheme daled 9.8.1999 provides that in case an employee refuses to accept the higher post on regular promotion subsequently, he shall be subject to normal debarment for regular promotion as prescribed in the general instructions in this regard. However, as and when he accepts regular promotion thereafter, he shall become eligible for the second upgradation under the ACP Scheme in that higher grade subiect to the condition that the period for which he was debarred for regular promotion shall not count for the purpose. Further, attention is rnvited to following provisions of Annexure-l to DoP&T's O.M. No 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated 19.05.2009 which provides as under: P a-15:lf a financial upgradation under the MACPS is delerred and not allowed dfter 10 years in a level, due to the reason of the employees being unfit or due lo depadmental proceedings, erc., this would have consaquential , effecl on the subseguonl financial upgradation which would also get defened to the extent of dalay in grant ol first linancial upgradalion." Para .25lll a regular promotion has been oflered but was refused by the employee belore becoming entitled to an upgradation under the scheme, no findncial upgradalion shall be allowed as lhe employee has not stagnated due to lack of oppodunities lf, howeve4 linancial upgradation has been allowed due lo stagnaticn and the employaes subsequerr/y refuse lhe promotion, it shall nol be a ground to withdraw the tinancial uwndation He shall, however, not be eligible lo be considered for lurther tinancial upgradation lill he agrees to be considered for promotion again and in such case, the second or next tinancial upgradation shall also be defened to the extent of period of dabarment due lo the refusal of promotion." It is noted that the employee had not been granted 1" financial upgradation under ACPS as he was ofiered promotion to the post of UDC in Level4 twice on 30.03.2001 & 30.07.2004 which he refused. ln terms of ACP/MACPS guidelines, a p€rson would not be eligible tor grant of next financial upgradation under MACPS if he refuses a vacancy-based promotion prior lo his becoming eligible lor granl of next financial upgradation under MACPS. He shall be eligible for grant of next tinancial upgradation under MACPS only atler he accepts the vacancy-based promotion. Further, the.period from the date of refusal of promolion till its acceptance i.e. from 30.03.2001 to 25.03.2006 cannot b€ treated as stagnation for the purpose and is not to be co,Jnted while determining the period of service for granting {inancial upgradation under the MACP Scheme.
- 3. MoHUA may examine the mafter rn the light of the above observations and take an appropriate decision in lhe matter.
- 4. This issues with the approval ot the competent authorily
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