EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 471 CUTTACK, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019/FALGUNA 20, 1940
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 8th March, 2019
No. 6735–HFW-MSII-AESTT-0006/2019/H.— In order to encourage the members
of Odisha Medical and Health Services(OMHS) Cadre and to bring about greater
commitment and dedication, Government has been pleased to implement the Dynamic
Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme for these Medical Officers providing them 03
(three) assured promotions i.e. after 07years, 14years and 21years of service counted
from the direct entry level as follows:—
Sl.
No.
Promotions Under DACP Scheme
No. of years of regular service
required for Promotions under
DACP scheme
From
To
1
Group-A(JB)
Level-12
Group-A(SB)
Level-13
7 years of continuous service from
entry level (if not promoted as per
cadre rule)
2
Group-A(SB)
Level-13
Junior
Administrative
Grade (Joint
Director)
Level-14
14 years of continuous service from
entry level (if not promoted as per
cadre rule)
3
Junior
Administrative
Grade (Joint
Director)
Level-14
Selection Grade-II
(Additional Director
Level-II)
Level-15
21 years of continuous service from
entry level (if not promoted as per
cadre rule)
2. The above promotions under DACP Scheme will be made without linkage to vacancies.
3. Other conditions for affecting above promotions under DACP Scheme will be governed
by the respective Recruitment Rules of OMHS cadre as well as the Odisha Civil
Services (Criteria for Promotion) Rules as amended from time to time. That means for
promotion under DACP Scheme, the Medical Officers are required to fulfill all other
conditions as required under the aforesaid Rules.
4. If a regular promotion in due course is refused/ forego by the Medical Officer before
becoming entitled for promotion under DACP Scheme , then he will not be given
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promotion under DACP Scheme, as the Medical Officer has not been stagnated due to
lack of promotional opportunity. Similarly, refusal of promotion under DACP Scheme is
automatically construed as refusal/ forego of promotion in the same manner; As such
this refusal/ forego of promotion is once and for all time to come.
5. Promotion under DACP Scheme shall be as per the outcome of the Departmental
Promotion Committee (DPC) to be specially constituted for such purpose. The Special
DPC so constituted shall be convened during the month of January to March every
year.
6. In the matter of disciplinary or judicial proceedings, grant of benefit under the DACP
Scheme shall be subject to rules governing normal promotion. Such cases shall be
regulated under the provisions of the OCS (CCA) Rules, 1962 and the laws under
which the judicial proceedings are instituted, as the case may be.
7. After each DACP, order will be issued with clear indication of place/ post and the
Medical Officer shall get the financial benefit of the next level only after joining at the
new place of posting. Such place of posting will be given effect through counseling.
8. After clearing the DACP and on arising of vacancy in the promotional post, the Medical
Officer shall be posted there without conducting any DPC for the said post.
9. The financial up-gradation under the DACP Scheme shall be purely personal to the
Medical Officer and shall have no relevance to his position of seniority in the grade. As
such, there shall be no stepping up of pay/ antedation of increment between senior and
junior after regulation of pay under DACP Scheme .
10. The Medical Officers on deputation need not revert to the parent Department for
availing the benefit of promotion under DACP Scheme, if he is drawing pay admissible
to his parent post.
11. Any relaxation required for effective implementation of the DACP scheme shall be done
in consultation with concerned Authorities/ Departments.
12. Henceforth, the MACP Scheme shall cease to operate and not be applied in their case.
But, the benefit already availed under RACPS and MACPS shall be adjusted while
allowing promotion under DACP scheme.
13. The DACP Scheme shall have prospective effect i.e. from the date of issue of this
Notification.
14. This has been duly concurred in by Finance Department in their OSWAS File No. FIN-
SOS3-0008-2019.
By Order of the Governor
Dr. PRAMOD KUMAR MEHERDA
Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government
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