Option to choose ACP or MACP: Secretary, MoUD’s letter to Secretary DoPT

As per previous post in MACP category MACP Scheme to the cadre of Junior Engineers of CPWD revoked, CPWD Engineers have to accept MACP Scheme on Grade Pay Basis.  Before the issuance of this circular by CPWD Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, MoUD urged to Secretary DoPT vide his D.O. letter to enable CPWD engineer to choose the option of ACP or MACP.  The contents of DO letter, which has been provided as image file by  Shri TKR Pillai, General Secretary, AIAAS(Non-Gaz) through his official blog, is reproduced below for reader of Central Government Employee News & Tools.  The reminder of this DO letter will be published in next post MACP Scheme on Hierarchy or option to choose ACP: Secretary, MoUD letter to DoPT:-

Dated 13-08-13

Issue of redressal of anomalous and disadvantageous provisions of MACPS for the Subordinate Engineering cadre and similarly placed cadres of CPWD has been taken up with DoPT through several proposals since Me very inception of the scheme but none of the proposals has found favour. This has resulted in great discontent to the Subordinate Engineering cadre of CPWD.

Above issue was also discussed with you informally on 1.8.2013. It was apprised that individual option to choose either earlier ACPS or MACPS by the employee is the only solution to cater to the concerns of all individuals. A proposal of this Ministry in this regard under consideration in DoPT.

As the matter concerns above 6000 subordinate Engineers of CPWD, I would request that they may be allowed to exercise their individual option to choose either earlier ACPS or MACPS. This will not only alleviate the discontent in the cadre but also avoid cropping up of the court cases.

Yours sincerely

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(Sudhir Krishna)