New ACP scheme for Himachal Pradesh Govt Employees
No.Fin
(PR)B(7)-59/2010
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Finance (Pay Revision) Department
From
Principal Secretary
(Finance() to the
Government of Himachal Pradesh
To
1.All the administrative secretaries to the
Government of Himachal Pradesh
2. All Heads of the Department in Himachal Pradesh
3. All Divisional Commissioners in Himachal Pradesh
4. All Deputy commissioners in Himachal Pradesh
Dated: Shimla -171002, the 9th August 2012.
Subject :
Introduction of new Assured career progression scheme on completion of 4,9 7 14
years of service in a cadre and restoration of old (8-16-24-32) Assured Career
Progression scheme for Government employees
.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to invite a reference to the subject cited
above and to the state that the matter regarding grant of Assured career
progression scheme on completion of 4, 9 and 14 years of service in a cadre has
been engaging the attention of the state Government for some time past.
The Governor, Himachal Pradesh, is pleased to introduce “Assured career
progression scheme” on completion of 4, 9 and 14 years of service in a
cadre w.e.f. 27.8.2009 (i.e dated before which earlier scheme was in operation)
which shall apply to all categories of State Government employees governed by
Himachal Pradesh civil services (revised pay) rules 2009 except in respect of
the following cases / categories.
(i)
Such categories of Government employees who have been allowed there or more
grade structure of pay scales under the H.P. civil services (Revised Pay)
Rules, 2009.
(ii)
Those categories of government employees for whom benefit of Career Progression
is/was available under any other rules / instructions notified earlier.
(iii)
Those categories of government employees, whose pay scales are governed by
MHRD/UGC guidelines, All India service officers, Judicial Service Officers
etc., having different pay structures.
2. This scheme is
optional An existing employee including employee having less than four years
service” will have the option either to continue in the existing Assured Career
Progression Scheme after a service of 8, 16 24 & 32 years or to opt 4.9
& 14 years Assured Career Progression Scheme. An employee who wants
to opt this new scheme will have to exercise an option within two months from
the date of issue of this letter along with an undertaking in the enclosed
proforma through a sworn affidavit that he wants to accept this scheme
effective from 27.8.2009 and will not claim any arrears consequently on
restoration of earlier Assured Career Progression Scheme (8-16-24-32) in
new pay structure w.e.f. 27.8.2009 an employee may also exercise his
option for the aforesaid scheme, However, an employee who does not
exercise any option within the above stipulated period of two months shall be
deemed to have opted for continuance in the earlier (8-16-24-32) Assured career
progression Scheme with effect from 27.8.2009. Service in a cadre
rendered by an employee in the same post before 27.8.2009 shall count for the
purpose of grant of benefit under this scheme.
3(a) After a
service of 4, 9 and 4 years in a post or posts without any financial
enhancement in the same cadre (hereinafter referred to as the same post) and
service rendered in the same post in different Government Departments,
who is not promoted to a higher level on account of non availability of a
vacancy or non existence of a promotional avenue in the cadre, shall be
granted the grade pay, which is next, higher in the hierarchy of grade pays
given in the schedule annexed to Revised Pay Rules, 2009, upto the maximum
grade pay of Rs.8900. On placement in the next higher grade pay in the
hierarchy of grade pays after a service of 4,9 and 14 years, the pay of
an employees shall be fixed at the next higher stage in the pay band and he
shall be allowed next increment had he continued in the existing pay
band. If the minimum of higher pay band is higher than the stage arrived
at, his pay shall be fixed at such minimum and text at such minimum and next
increment shall be allowed after qualifying service of 12 months in higher pay
band.
b) An employee who has
completed four years service but less than 8 years service in a cadre
will be placed in next grade pay in the hierarchy of grade pays and his pay
will be fixed at next higher stage in the pay band. If the pay so fixed
is less than he minimum of higher pay band than his pay will be fixed at the
minimum of higher pay band. The next increment in such cases will be
given after qualifying service of 12 months in the higher pay band.
(c) An employee who
has rendered 4 years of service but less than 9 years of service in the cadre
and has availed benefit of placement in the next higher scale in the hierarchy
of pay scales after eight years of service shall get nothing as he has already
availed benefit of one increment and placement in the next higher pay scale
under the existing Assured Career progression scheme of 8, 16 24 and 32 years
of service.
(d) An employee who
has competed 9 years of service but less than 14 years of service in a cadre in
the same post and availed one placement in the next higher scale in the
hierarchy of pay scales under the existing assured career progression scheme
after a service of 8 years shall be placed in the next grade pay in the
hierarchy of grade pays and his pay shall be fixed at the next higher stage in
that pay band.
(e) An employee who
has completed 14 years of service in a cadre but less than 16 years in the same
post and availed one placement in the next higher scale in the hierarchy of pay
scales under the existing assured career progression scheme after a
service of 8 years shall be allowed two placements in the next
higher grade pays in the hierarchy of grade pays i.e. after 9 years and 14
years service and his pay shall be fixed at the next higher stage in that each
pay band.
(f) An employee who
has completed 16 years of service in a cadre but less than 24 years of service
in the same post and has availed one placement in higher scale in the
hierarchy of pay scales and one benefit of proficiency step-up under the
existing assured career progression scheme shall be placed in the next
two higher grade pays in the hierarchy of grade pays with benefit of one
increment only and his pay shall be fixed at next stage in the pay bands.
(g) An employee
who has completed 24 years of service in a cadre and has already availed
benefit of one placement in the higher pay scale in hierarchy of pay scales and
two Proficiency Step – ups under ACP scheme after 8,18/16 and 24 years of
service, he shall only be allowed two placements in the next higher grade pays
in the hierarchy of grade pays without any benefit of increment as he has
already availed benefit of three increments i.e. one on placement and two
proficiency step ups under the existing schemes.
4(a) An employee shall
be entitled to a maximum of three placements in the next higher grade pays in
the hierarchy of grade pays with benefit of one increment each at every placement
under this scheme. An employee who opts for this scheme but has already
availed benefit of two placements in the higher scales in the hierarchy
of pay scales after 8 years and 32 years and two proficiency step ups after 16
and 24 years of service in a cadre under the existing Assured Career
progression scheme of 8,16,24,32 years of service and his pay will be
refixed with w.e.f. 27.8.2009 accordingly
(b) The procedure for
assessing the work and conduct for placement in the higher scale shall be the
same as applicable to the case of promotion. The Placement in the higher
scale shall be the same as applicable to the case of promotion. The
placement in higher scale shall be allowed only to these employees whose
overall service record during the span of satisfactory service, is adjudged as
good and the employee is otherwise suitable for promotion Good record shall
mean that more than 50% annual confidential reports are good and
out of last three years report at least two should be ‘Good’ For all the remaining
years the benchmark may be Average
(c) on placement in
next higher grade pay under this scheme, an employee would continue to do the
same work with same designation and there will be no need for creation of any
separate post(s) and the employee shall remain on the strength of the same
cadre.
(d) An employee
who is dismissed or is under suspension or on leave will be allowed to exercise
his option under this scheme within two months from the date he/she joins
duty.
(e) If the higher
grade pay is not granted on account of unsuitability, it shall not be
considered as punishment under the C.C.S. (C.C.A) Rules 1965 competent
authority for grant pay shall be the same as in the case of promotion.
Representations / Appeals against the non-grant of higher grade pay under this
scheme shall also lie in the same manner as in the case of promotion.
(f) As a
necessary corollary to this decision the existing system of assured career
progression scheme shall undergo a change to the extent indicated above.
Other existing conditions governing the grant of proficiency step-up/ACP scheme
already notified shall continue to be applicable mutuatis mutandis in a
accordance with the above orders. The cases of ACP/ Proficiency step-up
which fell due prior to 27.8.2009, shall be settled according to the then
prevalent instructions.
(g) The progressions
granted under this scheme shall be purely personal to the employee and
shall have no relevance to his seniority position As such, the senior employees
shall have no claim of parity of pay on the ground that the junior employee
working on the same pos has got higher pay or pay under this scheme, while
implementing this scheme, the difference in pay scales on account of grant of
financial up gradation under the old ACP scheme (15.12.98) and under this
scheme within the same cadre shall not be construed as an anomaly.
(h) No stepping up of
pay in the pay band and grade pay would be admissible with regard to junior
getting more pay than the senior on account of pay fixation under this scheme.
(i) The benefits under
this new Assured Career Progression scheme (4.9.14) and old assured career
progression scheme (8-16-24-32) shall be granted on notional basis with effect
from 27th August 2009 and on actual basis from the date of issue of these
orders.
(j) For
interpretation / clarification / modification of the decisions contained in the
circular letter, the finance departments shall be the final authority.
(k) The benefit gained
by an employee under the existing scheme (8-16-24-32) will be adjusted in this
scheme.
(L) The
competent authority for the grant of placement in the next higher grade
pay and grant of increment (s) shall be the same as in the case of promotion.
Yours faithfully,
Joint secretary (Finance)
to the Government
of Himachal Pradesh
To view official notification click following link
Tribune News Service
Shimla, August 8
Doling out more sops to employees ahead of Assembly elections, the government
today decided to introduce the assured career progression scheme (ACPS),
providing time-bound promotion after four, nine and 14 years of service, with
effect from August 27, 2009.
The decision was taken by
the state Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister PK Dhumal
here today. It also decided to restore the old ACPS, with promotion after
eight, 16, 24 and 32 years of service.
In both schemes, notional
benefit would be given with effect from August 27, 2009, while actual benefit
would be accrued from the date of notification.
The Cabinet also decided
to review its earlier decision, taken on July 27 this year, for granting ACPS
to eight specific categories, which would get actual benefit from the date of
notification, on the pattern of schemes approved today.
It also decided to
regularise the service of employees working on contract with various
departments recruited after completion of codal formalities who had completed
six years of service.
Employees on contract
would be treated on a par with regular employees over transfer on the
completion of three years of service at one station, which would be applicable
from the next session.
Part-time employees would
be promoted to daily wage workers on completion of nine years of service
instead of 10 years. Employees on contract would be eligible to 10-day annual
non-transferable medical leave.
It was also decided to
provide compassionate employment to the next of kin of employees on contract in
case of death in harness. All eligible cases would be considered in accordance
with the policy dated January 18, 1990.
The Cabinet decided to
introduce the elementary meritorious scholarship scheme, under which an annual
scholarship of Rs 800 would be provided to two girls and boys in class VI to
VIII in each education block.
It decided to enhance the
minimum assured monthly retaining fee of ‘takniki sahaayak’ from Rs 4,000 to Rs
5,500 with effect from April 1, 2012.
It revised the commission
rate for work up to Rs 1 lakh to 2 per cent, for work from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2
lakh to 1.5 per cent and for work above Rs 2 lakh to 1.25 per cent.
It was also decided to
regularise the service of panchayat secretaries on contract after eight years of
service, provide annual honorarium of Rs 2,000 to all 3,670 ‘nambardars’,
reduce electricity duty for heavy industrial units from 20 per cent to 17 per
cent, reduce VAT on sale of goods to non-dealers like Defence and other Central
agencies from 13.75 per cent to 5 per cent, open a primary health centre at
Sector 4 in
New Shimla, exempt new hotels in tribal and remote areas from luxury tax for 10
years and open a police post adjacent to the JP cement plant near Kharsi in
Bilaspur district.
It approved the drafts of
the Indian Stamp (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2012, the Himachal Pradesh
Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2012, and the Himachal Pradesh
Taxation (on Certain Goods Carried by Road) Act, 1999, for introduction in the
monsoon session.
WOOING
SPREE
- Assured career progression scheme to be
introduced
- Employees on contract for six years to be
regularised
- Part-time employees to be daily wage workers
after nine years
- Jobs to next of kin of staff on contract in case
of death in harness
Courtesy:
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120809/himachal.htm
शिमला. प्रदेश सरकार ने 2200 अफसरों को मिलने वाला 4-9-14 टाइम स्केल का एरियर रोक
दिया है। विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले कर्मचारियों के विरोध से बचने के लिए सरकार ने
अफसरों और कर्मचारियों के लिए एक समान टाइम स्केल जारी किया है। प्रदेश के अफसरों
और कर्मचारियों को टाइम स्केल का लाभ 27 अगस्त, 2009 से मिलेगा। इसके तहत
कर्मचारियों के वेतनमान फिक्स होंगे। लेकिन, किसी
को भी एरियर का लाभ नहीं मिलेगा।
प्रदेश मंत्रिमंडल
की बैठक में बुधवार को 8-16-24-32 टाइम
स्केल को 27 अगस्त, 2009 से री-स्टोर करने की मंजूरी
दी गई। नया टाइम स्केल 4-9-14 को 27 अगस्त, 2009 से
स्वीकृत किया है। मंत्रिमंडल ने निर्णय लिया है कि इन टाइम स्केल योजनाओं का लाभ
अधिसूचना जारी होने से ही मिलेगा। सरकार किसी भी कर्मचारी के न्यायालय में चुनौती
देने से बचने के लिए उनसे शपथ पत्र लेगी। सरकार ने 27 जुलाई
को एचएएस अफसरों सहित आठ श्रेणियों के अधिकारियों के लिए 4-9-14 टाइम स्केल री-स्टोर किया
था।
हर अफसर को करीब
पांच लाख रुपए के एरियर का लाभ मिलना था। सरकार ने आठ श्रेणियों को दिए गए लाभ को
वापस ले लिया है। आठ श्रेणियों के अधिकारियों के लिए टाइम स्केल री-स्टोर किया था।
मंजूरी
के बावजूद लाभ नहीं
मंत्रिमंडल की
मंजूरी से टाइम स्केल प्रावधान के तहत कर्मचारी और अफसरों को एरियर नहीं मिलेगा।
स्वीकृति के बावजूद वित्त विभाग औपचारिकताएं पूरी करने के बाद अधिसूचना जारी
करेगा। कर्मचारी अफसरों की तर्ज पर एरियर मिलने का मामला उठा रहे थे।
300 करोड़
कर्ज उठाया
प्रदेश सरकार ने
आरबीआई से 300 करोड़ रुपए का कर्ज उठाया
है। आरबीआई की मंजूरी मिलने से सरकार के खजाने में 300 करोड़
रुपए आ गए हैं। सरकार अब तक कुल 1160 करोड़
रुपए का कर्ज ले चुकी है।
