The Odisha
G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 586 CUTTACK, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2024/FALGUNA 24, 1945
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 1st March 2024
SUBJECT— Implementation of Dynamic Career Advancement Progression (DACP) Scheme
to Odisha Medical Education Service (OMES) Cadre faculties of Government
Medical/Dental College Teachers.
No. 5455—HFW-MEI-MISC-0035/2021-H.—In order to encourage the members of Odisha
Medical Education Service (OMES) Cadre and to bring about greater commitment and dedication
among them, Government has introduced the Time Bound Career Advancement (TBA), delinking
financial benefit for the faculties of Government Medical Colleges vide Health & Family Welfare
Department Resolution No. 9888, dated the 28th April 2023. The State Government has also
introduced place-based incentives for the faculties serving in Medical Colleges.
2. Considering the cadre strength of different disciplines under OMES cadre, where promotion
of OMES cadre faculties of the Medical Colleges is discipline specific, there is often delay in
promotion. In order to address these delays in promotions, Government is now pleased to implement
the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme for the faculties of Odisha Medical
Education Service (OMES) Cadre working in Government Medical and Dental Colleges providing
them 2 assured promotions i.e. after 06 years and 12 years of service counted from the direct
entry level after being recruited through Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) as given in
the table below, with the following guiding principles:—
SI.
Career progression/Financial up-
No. of years of regular service
No.
gradation under DACP Scheme
required for career progression
under the DACP Scheme
(1)
(2)
(3)
From
To
1
Academic Level-12 of
Academic Level-13A of
06 years of continuous service
ORSP(MCT) Rules, 2019
ORSP(MCT) Rules, 2019.
from entry level.
2
Academic Level-13A of
Academic Level-14 of
12 years of continuous service
ORSP(MCT) Rules, 2019
ORSP(MCT) Rules, 2019.
from entry level.
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3. For availing the above assured career progressions/ financial upgradations under DACP
Scheme, a Medical College faculty shall fulfil all other criteria of promotion as required under
Odisha Medical Education Service (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules as
well as the Odisha Civil Services (Criteria for Promotion) Rules as amended from time to time.
4. There shall be a Screening Committee to be specially constituted to decide the eligibility
of the Medical College faculties for upgradation(s) under DACP Scheme. The Screening Committee
shall follow a time schedule and meet once in a calendar year, preferably during the month of
January to March of every year. The Screening Committee shall consider the cases of Medical
College faculties those who completed the required mandatory period by the end of previous
calendar year i.e. the 31st December of previous year.
5. The Medical College faculties recommended by the Screening Committee shall be allowed
financial upgradation(s) from the date of completion of required mandatory period of service. The
cases of Medical College faculties who are not selected/ recommended by the Screening Committee
due to non-availability of required Performance Appraisal Reports (PARs)/ non-submission of
Property Return shall be considered in the next year and they shall be allowed the financial up-
gradation(s) from the date of issue of such order.
6. In case of pendency of Disciplinary/ Vigilance/Judicial Proceeding etc., grant of benefit
under the DACP 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. If a regular promotion in due course is refused/forgone by the Medical College faculty
before becoming entitled for assured career progressions/financial upgradation(s) under DACP
Scheme, then he will not be given any benefits under DACP Scheme, as the Medical College
faculty has not been stagnated due to lack of promotional opportunity.
8. Benefit of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at
the time of financial upgradation(s) under the DACP Scheme. There shall be no further fixation of
pay at the time of regular promotion, but the usual date of increment shall be retained.
9. The DACP Scheme envisages merely placement in the immediate next higher level in the
Pay Matrix.
10. On grant of financial upgradation(s) under the DACP Scheme, there shall be no change
in the designation. However, financial and certain other benefits which are linked to the pay drawn
by an employee such as HBA, allotment of Government accommodation shall be permitted.
11. The financial upgradation under the DACP Scheme shall be purely personal to the Medical
College faculty 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.
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12. Any relaxation required for effective implementation of the DACP Scheme shall be done
in consultation with concerned Authorities/ Departments.
13. This scheme shall take effect 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-ESTT-0003/2024.
By order of the Governor
SHALINI PANDIT
Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government
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