58. Rules Digest - Rotational Transfer and Posting Policy for MACPS Officials
• The Department of Posts has a long-standing policy of rotational transfers, with guidelines issued annually for field units.
• New guidelines superseded all previous orders on November 2, 1981, and December 16, 1981.
• The last specific policy guidelines were issued on April 11, 2001, confirming no deviation from the 2000-2001 policy for 2001-2002.
• Annual rotational transfer guidelines were discontinued thereafter, with changes to existing policies to be communicated only when necessary due to "well-defined principles" and "administrative instructions."
• Instructions for retaining staff for Core Banking Solution implementation (including SBCO and AOICO (SB) staff) were issued on June 2, 2009.
• Introduction of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS):
o MACPS was introduced on September 18, 2009.
o It provides three financial upgradations after 10, 20, and 30 years of service, respectively, for officials stagnating without regular promotions.
o The TBOP and BCR Schemes were withdrawn with effect from September 1, 2008.
o Demands arose for new guidelines on utilizing MACP-1, MACP-2, and MACP-3 officials in operative and divisional postal offices.
o Upon careful consideration, the MACP Scheme explicitly states that financial upgradation under the scheme does not change designation, classification, or higher status.
o The financial upgradation is on a non-functional basis.
o Therefore, officials granted ACP will continue to function in their existing posts.
o Despite the financial upgradation under MACPS, rotational transfers will continue to be implemented as per existing and future guidelines issued by the Directorate.
(i) Rotational transfer/(ii) Posting policy for officials granted financial upgradation under Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS)
I am directed to say that D/o Posta has been following the policy of Rotational Transfers for the last many years and every year guidelines used to be issued for the field units as to the manner in which these were to be effected. In supersession of all the previous orders on the subject, a new set of guidelines were issued to regulate the rotational transfer of staff vide Dte. letter No. 69/4/79-SPB-I dated 2.11.1981 and 16.12.1981. The last policy guidelines were issued vide Dte. lr. No. 141-35/2001-SPB II, dated 11.4.2001 wherein it was stated that there was no deviation in the policy guidelines for rotational transfers issued for the year 2000-2001 for adopting the same for the years 2001-2002. It was further stated therein that in view of the well-defined principles of rotational transfers in Department and provision of tenures and other administrative instructions, annual issue of rotation transfer guidelines were being discontinued and changes in the existing policies would be communicated whenever necessary. Subsequently, Directorate vide letter No. 141-132/2009-SPB. II dated 2.6.2009 issued instructions regarding retention of staff for implementation of Core Banking Solution in the Post offices including SBCO staff and AOICO (SB).
2. Modified Assured Career Progress Scheme (MACPS) has been introduced vide Dte.lr. No. 4-7/(MACPS) /2009-PCC, dated 18.09.2009 whereby three financial upgradation of pay scales are permitted to the officials who were stagnating in their career for further regular promotion, after completion of 10,20 and 30 years respectively. It has also been stated that the TBOP and BCR Schemes shall stand withdrawn w.e.f 1.9.2008.
3. Demands have been raised for issuing new guidelines about utilization of MACP-1, MACP-2 and MACP-3 officials in the Postal Operative offices and in the Postal Divisional offices. The matter has been carefully considered in the light of Recruitment Rules and the objective of MACP scheme. MACP Scheme clearly states that on grant of financial upgradation under the Scheme, there shall be no change in the designation, classification or higher status. The financial upgradation would be on non-functional basis. Thus those who are granted ACP, they would continue to function against their existing posts.
4. However, rotational transfer may continue to be made as per the guidelines issued by the Directorate from time to time.
(DG (P) No. 137-27/2010-SPB-II dated 10.06.2010)
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