Counting of Training Period for TBOP/BCR/MACPS Promotion - Further Clarifications required.

CASE OF R.T.P.s AND ADHOC P.A.s

COUNTING OF TRAINING PERIOD FOR TBOP/BCR/MACPS

Sir,

                 I wish to share the following on the counting the period of Induction and practical training for TBOP/BCR/MACPS in the Department Of Posts. This is in continuation of my earlier post on this subject.

                 There were some queries about the applicability of the training period in the case of following officials. This is because, as per the salient features for MACPs, the service starts from the date of regular appointment.

1.      Some officials undergone training before 1.1.86, worked as RTP for some years before regular appointment after 1.1.86. Whether the training period would be counted for TBOP/BCR/MACP in their case.

2.      Some officials undergone training after 1.1.86, worked for some period as Postal assistants. For some administrative reasons, they were terminated from the posts. After some time, they were again posted as Postal assistants. The service rendered as Postal assistant already was treated as ad-hoc service. Whether the training period would be counted for TBOP/BCR/MACP in their case.

3.      In some rare cases, the officials undergone practical training, and after sometime undergone theoretical training followed by practical training. After having worked as RTP for some years, they were appointed as regular PA.s. Whether the training period would be counted for TBOP/BCR/MACP in their case.

           In this connection, kindly refer to Rule 22 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 and Government of India’s Decisions 1, 2 and 3 below Rule 22. For convenience, an extract of these orders are reproduced below.

GID 1 below Rule 22

                 Pre-appointment training period counts as qualifying service

(1)   The staff side of the National council (JCM) had suggested inter alia that the service rendered by an employee during the training period before his regular appointment to the grade may be treated as qualifying service for pension.

(2)   …..training period may be treated as qualifying service for pension, if the training is followed immediately by an appointment. This will be admissible to all Groups C and D employees even if the officers concerned are not given the scale of pay of the post but only a nominal allowance.

These orders come into force w.e.f. 22.12.1983 and the benefit will be available to all those employees who retired on or after 22^nd December,1983. (para 4 and 5)

GID 2 below Rule 22

                 Treatment of the interruption between training and regular appointment.

                 Reference decision (1) above, some of the circles, etc have raised doubt about treating the period of interruption between training period and regular appointment which is caused due to journey from training place to the posting place or the non-availability of post etc. The position has been examined in consultation with the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms and clarified as follows:-

                 It is mentioned that the decision (1) above is effective from the date of issue, i.e. 22.12.1983. Thus, the benefits of this order can be given to an officer who is in service on that day and retires thereafter.

                 As regards treating the interruption period in between training period and regular appointment, it is stated that the training should be followed immediately by an appointment which means that there should not be any interruption. Even, if any interruption falls between the training period and regular appointment, that should not exceed the joining time admissible under the relevant rules for the purpose of benefit to be given udder decision (1) above.

GID 3 below Rule 22

                 Condonation of administrative delay in issuing posting order after training, for counting training period for pension.

                 But instances have come to notice where there has been administrative delay in giving appointment letters, etc, after the training period is over and the appointment takes more time than the joining time admissible under the relevant rules. (para 2)

                 The question as to how the intervening period in such type of cases can be treated if it exceeds the joining time admissible and the delay on the part of the Government in giving appointment letters and as to whether that intervening period can be condoned, was referred to Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare who have advised that in cases where the delay is purely administrative, they have no objection to condoning the said period. (para 3)

                

From the above, the following conclusions could be arrived.

1.      The training period will count for pension, if it is followed by regular appointment without any break, as per GID 1.

2.      The training period will count for pension, if there is a break between the period of training and regular appointment due to delay in joining and also due to non-availability of posts, if such period does not exceed joining period, as per GID 2.

3.      The training period will count for pension, even if the break exceeds the permissible joining time, the break could be condoned, as per GID 3.

                 In the light of the above, for the cases mentioned at the beginning of this article, the training period counts for pension, and hence for TBOP/BCR/MACPS. These cases come under the non-availability of posts mentioned in GID 2 and 3. However, the period between the training and regular appointment will not count. It may be noted that only the period of training counts for the above purpose and the period between the training and regular appointment, viz period of RTP service, break etc. will not count. For the cases mentioned in 3, a total of 90 days, theoretical and practical training will count.

                 This benefit will be on notional basis from 1.1.86 or date of regular appointment whichever is later to 30.9.1990. It will be actual basis from 1.10.1990.

                 Consider an official who undergone training during 1983. The date of  regular appointment is 1.2.1987. In this case, the official would have earned his first increment on 1.2.88. After including the training period his first increment would be on 3.11.1987 and will be drawn on 1.11.1987. His subsequent increments will be on 1^st November. His pay will be regularized accordingly and no arrear will be paid from 1.2.87 to 30.9.1990. The official is eligible for arrears from 1.10.1990. The date of TBOP/BCR/MACP should be advanced by 90 days.

                 For this purpose, corrigendum is to be issued to the promotion orders viz. TBOP/BCR/MACPS, by the concerned administrative officers.

                 I hope orders for counting the training period for TBOP/BCR/MACPS will be issued shortly.

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R.HARIHARAKRISHNAN,

POSTMASTER,

SRIVAIKUNTAM HO

TAMILNADU CIRCLE 628601