No.AIRF/MACPS Dated: January 8, 2013 The Secretary(E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: MACP Scheme for Railway Servants – Treatment of employees selected under LDCE/ GDCE Scheme – Clarification reg. Ref: Railway Board’s letter No.PC-V/2009/ACP/2(RBE No.100/2012) dated 12.09.2012 As per Railway Board’s letter under reference, while extending benefit of financial upgradation under MACP Scheme, the candidates selected through LDCE/GDCE on a post for which recruitment rules provide for Direct Recruitment, their promotion through above process on the said post are to be treated as Direct Recruitment for the purpose of granting benefit under the said scheme. As per para 140(i) of the Indian Railway Establishment Manual, Volume-I(Revised Edition 1989), Intermediate Apprentices selected against 25% Intermediate Apprentice Quota(Talented Quota) do fulfill above criteria, as the said para clearly stipulates that 75% of the vacancies in the category of Jr. Engineer in Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering Departments and Draftsmen category of these departments will be filled by induction of Apprentice Mechanics, as such those selected against 25% Intermediate Apprentice Quota(Talented Quota) may also be considered to have been directly recruited on these posts. They should, therefore, be extended the benefit under MACP Scheme as per para(i) of Railway Board’s letter referred to above. The Board are, therefore, requested to issue necessary clarification to all the Zonal Railways and Production Units so that the Jr. Engineers selected through LDCE against 25% Intermediate Apprentice Quota(Talented Quota) are granted financial upgradation under MACP Scheme, treating them as Directly Recruited to these posts. An early action in the matter shall be highly appreciated. Yours faithfully, -sd- (Shiva Gopal Mishra) General Secretary Copy to: General Secretaries, all affiliated unions – for information.

S.No.PC-VI/299 No. PC-V/2009/ACP/2

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIAI'JI'RCf ~ MINISTRY OF RAlLWAYSIffl4::;m't~

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RBE No.tOO/2012 New Delhi, datedt2.. /09/2012

The General Manager/OSDs/CAO(R) All Indian Railways & PUs / (As per mailing list)

Sub: MACP Scheme for Railway servants - treatment of employees selected under LDCE/GDCE Scheme - clarification reg.

References have been received from Zonal Railways seeking clarification regarding grant of benefits under MACPS in respect of the employees qualifying through LDCEjGDCE. The matter has been examined in consultation with Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T), the nodal department of Government on MACPS and it has been decided as under:-

(i) if the relevant RRs provide for filling up of vacancies in a grade by Direct Recruitment, induction of an employee to that grade through LDC~/GDCE may be treated as Direct Recruitment for the purpose of grant of financial upgradation under MACPS. In such cases past service rendered in a lower pay scale/Grade Pay shall NOT be counted for the purpose of MACP Scheme.

(ii) if the relevant RRs prescribe a promotion Quota to be filled on the basis of LDCE/GDCE, such appointment would be treated as promotion for the purpose of benefit under the MACPS and in such cases, past regular service shall also be counted for further benefits, if any, under the MACP Scheme . .

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Hindi version is enclosed.

(N~g~, Dy. Director/ Pay Commission-V

Railway Board

No. PC-V /2009/ ACP/2 New Delhi,. dated 12/09/2012 Copy (with 40 spares) forwarded to Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Railways), New Delhi.

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