Rajya Sabha Q&A: Reckoning APARs for MACP

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 431

431 SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether as per various order of DoPT in case of Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP), the APAR for five years proceeding T-2nd year may be taken as reckoning APARs i.e., if the due date of MACP comes in the year 2013-14 then the reckoning APAR shall be 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10, 2008-09 and 2007-08, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the details of procedure to be followed if the Screening Committee of the MACP does not meet as per time schedule of the DoPT order?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b): The same procedure, as prescribed in case of promotion for the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC), is observed by the Screening Committee for grant of Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP). As per instructions contained in DoPT’s O.M. No. 22011/4/2013-Estt.(D) dated 08.05.2017, the Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for five preceding T-2nd year may be taken as reckoning APARs from the vacancy year 2019 onwards 1.e. for the vacancy year 2019, the reckoning APARs shall be 2012-13 to 2016-17.The scheduling of the meeting of Screening Committee on MACP has no relation to the procedure to be followed by the Committee.