How MACP pay fixation is calculated
The Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) scheme gives a central government employee three financial upgradations in a career — after 10, 20 and 30 years of continuous regular service in the same grade — even when no promotional vacancy exists. The pay fixation method is identical to fixation on regular promotion under FR 22(I)(a)(1):
- Take the present basic pay in the pay matrix.
- Add one increment of 3% and round the result to the next multiple of ₹100.
- Locate that amount in the next higher pay level. If the exact figure does not exist as a cell, place the employee in the immediate next higher cell of that level.
- Allowances (DA, HRA, TA) are then recalculated on the new basic pay.
Worked example
An employee drawing ₹44,900 in Level 7 gets one increment: ₹44,900 × 1.03 = ₹46,247, rounded to ₹46,300. In Level 8 the nearest equal-or-higher cell is ₹47,600, so pay is fixed at ₹47,600 — a gain of ₹2,700 in basic pay, which then multiplies further when the 8th Pay Commission fitment factor is applied.
MACP vs promotion
MACP grants only the higher pay level; the post, duties and designation stay the same. Promotion grants the higher post along with the higher level. Because the arithmetic is the same, this page works as both a MACP calculator and a pay fixation on promotion calculator.
Date of next increment after fixation
Employees may opt to have pay fixed from the date of promotion/MACP, or from the date of the next increment (1 January or 1 July). Choosing the increment date often produces a slightly higher long-run basic pay, so compare both figures before submitting the option form.