MACP to Social Security Assistants in EPFO – Implementation of Hon’ble Madras High Court judgement dated 31.08.2023

MACP to Social Security Assistants in EPFO – Implementation of Common Judgement dated 31.08.2023 of Hon’ble Madras High Court in WP No. 5981 of 2018, 7675-77 of 2018, and WMP Nos. 7362 of 2018, 9579-81 of 2018 filed by UOI & Ors. Vs D. Ebenezer Rajkumar and 25 Ors.: EPFO Order dated 14.02.2025

Employees Provident Fund Organisation
(MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EN PLOYMENT, GOVERNIVENT OF INDIA)
Head Office
Plate A Ground Floor. Block II. East Kidwai Nagar. New Delhi-110023

No. (E- 41391) HRM-V/OA8770f2020/2021 /123o

Date: 14 FEB 2005

To,
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioners (HQ)
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioners (Zones),
All RPFCs/OIC-in-Charge of Region

Subject: Implementation of Common Judgment dated 31.08.2023 of Hon’ble Madras High Court in WP No. 5981 of 2018, 7675-77 of 2018, and WMP Nos. 7362 of 2018, 9579-81 of 2018 filed by UOI & Ors. Vs D. Ebenezer Rajkumar and 25 Ors. regarding grant of MACP to Social Security Assistants in EPFO.

Sir/Madam,

In terms of the approval of CBT in its 236th meeting with regard to agenda item no.13, the circular no. HRM-IV/60(1)2013/SSA/Pt/15378 dated 05.11.2015 (copy enclosed) is hereby withdrawn to the extent that placement in Level-5 (GP 2800) from Level-4 (GP 2400) shall not be counted as one MACP and any consequential MACP benefit may be granted in terms of the MACP Guidelines of DoPT.

2. It may be noted that upgradation from Level-5 (GP 2800) to Level-6 (GP 4200) shall be counted as one MACP. Therefore, the controlling officers are directed to take an undertaking from the beneficiaries to the effect that the upgradation from Level-5 to Level-6 shall be counted as one financial upgradation under MACPS.

(This issues with the approval of the CPFC)

Encl. as above

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
(S.K. Suman)
Additional Central P. F. Commissioner (HR)