Management Position Scales Policy, 2020
Management Position Scales Policy, 2020
CABINET SECRETARIAT
ESTABUSHMENT DIVISION
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No. IOR020-E-6'E-8 ' Islamabad, thc 24'May. 202 1
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......................... Subjec!:,-,. pfANACE.1E NT POSITION U E S POLICY, 202Q
Thc undersigned is dircctcd to slate that the Prime Minister has k c n p l e a x d to
approve the Mmgcment Position ,Sales Policy, 2020, hcreinaflcr referred to as ".W Scales
Pollcy, 2020" for making appointments of highly skilled I qualified profssiods & o m opcn
market on tenure basis (conbact) against MP Scale p o s i t i o ~in Ministries IDivisiom, Attached
~ e ~ & e n t s ,Subordinate Ofices, Aulbnomous or Semi-Autonomous Bodies (either statuiory
01 othcnvisc). Regulatory Auihoritics, etc. as under:
I. Pav Sc~lts:
SB I Uescription
1. I Cl2naptmrnt Position Scdc I IbIP-II .
II. I hI~na_crmrn~ Posi~ionSc~lcI I (h .
111. 1 hl3nagrrn:nl Position S:alc I l l (hlP-Ill) I
2. heed Asstssmenl:
Thc iden~ificationof need is an esstnlial requiremcnl for hiring of nranagement scale
professionals. Tor ascertnining'tlie need for hiring a ,management scale' prokssional, following
shall be clearly eub1ished:-
i). The positions I posts against which the management scale prolessionals
are required lo be hired horn opcn market should be idcntifitd clearly with
due Justification and txpecled outcome of hiring rcquisitc human
resources horn open market.
ii). The Finance Secretary, in co~ultationwith Ertablirhment Division, shall
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be empowered to approve creation of new MP Scalc porition.
iii). The guiding principle for Minisbies/Divlsio should k Lbal UP I Scale is
miant for top tier, UP I1 Sfale for second tier and hi? UI Scale for third
tier of Mansgement positioru in an orgaoizntlon.
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I . .. iv). In all cases of all such appointments, specific TORs.vhll be d c v t l o p e d b y
the ~ i k s t r i e sI Divisioru concerned featuring relevant qualification,
experience, lob dcsaiptiou with deliverable and timelinen ctc. keeping in
view (he deeds, objectives & poah of the o r g u h t i o m . lhese TORS shall
also be made part of final r e c o ~ e n d a t i o c ubciig seot.to,the
.- . eppointing
_._ _. -. authority for making appointments.
3. ec
The following crigria shall be observed for rectuibnent:
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indicated i n the ndvtnisemen~ and uploaded on ih: \vcbjite of-
Division concerned which will come into forcc ifmore than fifteen
(1 5) eligible applicalions are received against one (01) post.]'
ii). The relevant field(s) of qualificalion and experience shall be specified by
the concerned Ministryl'ivision for each position before the
. advertixnient and shall be mtntioned accordingly in the dvertisernent.
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. . recommend lo the apliolniin'g iubo& a p c l of &&urn h(03)
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suitable caadidalu for each position, in order me,fit, for appointment .
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agdmt the posilion.
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vi). While submitling the casc lo the appointing aulhoii~y, the ntc e s s q
.. documcnls, e.g. sanclion of psl(s), advertisemtn~ list o f all cligiblc
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candidates duly signed by the Scmliny Committee, o 6 g . e score sheet
and minutes of the meeting of the Selection CommiKee duly s i g n e d shall
invariably be annexed with the summary moved for the purpose. i
vii). The wnmary for h e Prime Minister in the mattcr dud1 inv$ably be
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moved. .through
.......... . . Establishnynt.Div%ion,
.... mthoui fail, and c a s c of
nibmission of an incomplete case, the Es~abli+enl Division shall have
the powen to return the summary without seeking further orders o f the
Prime Minister. ..
viii). [In casc, considcring the particular requiremen& of any $iP S c a l e
Position(s), if the Miniskyt-Division instcad of issuingopen adve,dsernent
of the post intends to opt for headhunting against the said posit on Cs), it
may do so w i ~ hprior approval of h e Minister lncharge conGerned by
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hiring the services of a prof:ssional head hunting film, through a
... compe~i~ive
process]'.
Cnntl.rc1 Eslenrion:
i!. The appointl~;t~~l
i:i LIP Scales jhall it~ili~lly
be peiiod o f I ~ I C C(03j
(01 a
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yi~rs'\\.llich\\:ill be e.xlend3bie ibr a misirnuln period nf t\\.o !02) !.ears
O I I a1111u3l bdsis subject to S ~ I ~ S ~ ~ C I Op I~) r. f o r l n 3 evaluatio~~
1~~~ of 111~
i~~cumbcnr'
by the Perl'orli~ance Evaluation Cornmitlce pro\.idcd in
Schtdult-Il.
ii). All Ministries I Divisions shall invariably initiate cases for extension of
the conkact not less than three (03) months before the expiry o f contract.
The cues for extension with less than three (03) months to the expiry o f
contracl may not be .entertained and the Ministries should initiate the
process of reeruilment ahah as per procedure given in para-3. In such
cases, the Minlslries I Divisions shall ensure the completion of the process
. before the expiry ofthe conhacto[thc Incumbent.'
iii): The concerned Minis+&I ~ivistonsshall evaluate Lbe prformance of t h e ..
- employees in MP Scales annuaily s,per criteria given inSchedultU.
I"). These performance Evalualion R e p a ' ¶hall be plwd. befok . . the
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t~ Cornmi*ee fir revlck I conslderaGon a t (he h e
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of contract cxtetuiom-
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4. The Performance Evaluation Committee, subject to satisfactory
performance review of the incumbent, may recommend to the appointing
authority for extension in the contact of the incumbent.
5. Terms and Conditions:
3. Tenure of Initially for a period of three Initially for a period of three Initially for a period of
contract (03) years further (03) years further three (03) years further
extendable for a maximum extendable for a maximum extendable for a maximum
period of two (02) years on period of two (02) years on period of two (02) years on
annual (yearly) basis annual (yearly) basis annual (yearly) basis
subject to satisfactory subject to satisfactory subject to satisfactory
performance. performance. performance.
Words "Post qunliflcation" deleted ride Establishment Division's O.M. No. li3R020-E-6, dated 05.08.2020
J ~ o r d s " ~ oquolilication"
st deleted vide above referred O.M.dated 05.08.2020.
6 ~ o r d "Post
s qunlilication" deleted vide above referred O.M.dated 05.08.2020.
'words "hlinimum oge=45'. deleted vide above referred O.M. dated 05.08.2020.
'words "Minimum n g e 4 0 " deleted vide above referred O.M. dated 05.08.2020.
'words "hlinimunl nge=35" deleted vide above referred O.M. doted 05.08.2020.
'Amended vide Establishment Division's OM No.lI3R020-E-8 daad 23-05-2024.
5. Leave The incumbent shall earn The incumbent shall earn The incumbent shall earn
leave on full pay @ 3 days leave on full pay @ 3 days per leave on full pay @ 3 days
per month on annual basis month on annual basis and the per month on annual basis
and the leaves earned shall leaves earned shall be availed and the leaves earned
be availed during the during the currency of the shall be availed during the
currency of the year. Title of year. Title of Leave will currency of the year. Title
Leave will neither be carried neither be carried over to the of Leave will neither be
over to the next year in case next year in case of non- carried over to the next
ofnon-availingnor will it be availing nor will it be year in case of non-
encashed. encashed. availing nor will it be
encashed.
6. Discipline As applicable in case of As applicable in case of As applicable in case of
contract employees. contract employees. contract employees.
7. Appointing Prime Minister on the Prime Minister on the Prime Minister on the
Authority recommendations of the recommendations of the recommendations of the
Selection Committee. Selection Committee. Selection Committee.
Annual extension in contract Annual extension in contract Annual extension in
will also be given by Prime will also be given by Prime contract will also be given
Minister on Minister on by Prime Minister on
recommendations of recommendations of recommendations of
Performance Evaluation Performance Evaluation Performance Evaluation
Committee. Committee. Committee.
6. Miscellaneous:
i). Unless any other law/ rules, for the time being in force, provide otherwise, regular
Civil Servant / Government Servants shall not be substantively posted against MP
Scale Positions.
ii). Civil Servants / Government Servants may, however, subject to eligibility, apply
for these positions, through proper channel.
iii). Subject to provisions of (i) above, in case a Civil Servant1 Government Servant is
selected through competitive process against any such position, helshe shall either
resign from Government Service or seek early retirement, severing his / her
connection / lien with their parent cadre / Ministry /Division / organization, etc.,
before joining the MP Scale Position.
iv). The persons being employed under MP Scales shall submit to the government an
affidavit declaring their non-involvement in any other relevant business /job which
may tantamount to conflict of interest.
v). The persons already employed on MP Scale positions and are holding the MP Scale
position on the date of commencement of this policy, shall henceforth be governed
under the MP Scales Policy, 2020 in all matters including but not limited to tenure,
performance evaluation and contract extension, etc. as the case may be. The tenure
of the incumbents in all such cases shall be reckoned from the date of their initial
appointment on MP Scale whether made through competitive process or otherwise[
Provided that the tenure of appointment, as contained in the terms and conditions
of the incumbent(s) determined at the time of their initial appointment, shall in no
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Scale holdcr.
is). I f satistied with tlie valid rclsons (unsatislaclur~performance or c\*idence o f
financial or moral turpitude again51 thc incun~bcnt),the concerned Secretary, i f
deems l i t and ahei fulfilling the formalilics of disciplinary proceedings, m a y
ini~iatea summary seeking approval of the Prime Minislcr for pic-mature
termination ofconbact through Establishment Division.
x). In case of financial corruption or any other criminal charge, ihe rererences may
also be filed with the relevant Law Enforcement or Anti-OraA Agencies.
xi). Such krson(s), who has been removed born Oovemmcnl or from an MP
Scale Position due to unsti~facloqperformance or on acmunt of moral &
financial nlrpi~de,s M \ not be eligible lo apply for any MP S d e position. All
MinishicdDivbiolu shall inform Establishmint Divlsion of dl such.casu and
. ' . .. E n a b l i i e n l Division shall mainlain s negalivc list of d l such dikualifiid
penon, which shall be circulated ~o,ngst.ali.concernedMishics/Divisions.
&om h e to lime.
xii). .'lbe policy shall only bc applicable . . . .. . .on .stahtory bpdin, including rcgulaory
.. __ _..#-.....- ... autborltierr, in iich 'caiej,"herc rec~itmentdu or xrvlce rcpuldonr for s u c h
poslllon, have not been prucribcd under the rrspective dahrlu. Statutory
authorida and olher authoritied orgnnlzatiotu shall doo k d l o w c d to adopt the
instant policy, with approval of (he suthority compclenl to do rb, while remaining
.. within their stntulory mandate.
xiii). The MP Scales shall 81% be wd'a~ benchmark scales for dctmnination of t m
and cooditionr of other poaltiofu in statubry bodies like FPSC, FST. O O R k
NEPRA, ck., with approval of the respective aulhoritiu.compctent to applnve
t e r n and c o n d i l i o ~of auch postr. h such cases, the other ..
Scale Po,icy, 2020 sbdll-no,.apply:' -........
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xiv)-A.[u, keeping in vieiv the specific rcquirerncnll for any particular'position(s), any
Ministry1 Division intends to modiFy or change the "lbqukd Educational
Qualification and Experience", a summary for the Prime Minister shall b e r n o v e d
for the purpose, h u g h Erbblishment Division, by giving therein full
justification of !he cue; Provided that any such case shall invariably be m o v e d
prior to advertising such a position]'1.
xiv)-B.[Prior to submission of the case for orders o f the Prime Minister, in terms of sub-
para (xiv)-A above, ihe Division concerned shall send the case lo E s l a b l i s h c n t
Division for consideration and rccornmcndalions by [he Cornmillee c o n s i s ~ng i of
the foll~\r.ing:-
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a) Secret~r).,Erlablijl~nlcntDiL'irion (Cor,\vncr)
t.) Sscrctiry. Cabinel Di\.irioli .
C ) Sccrclar):, Finance Divisicn '
dl Depu~?Ch~irn~an, . .
Pl~nninpC@mm!.:i!?i
C ) Sccrelary, L a w and Juslisc Division
SCHEDULE-11
The co'rnposilion of thc Pcrformancc Evaluation Cornmincc will bc as f o l l o w :
2. Performance Evaluation Crileria: Thc follohing tcrnplate has bccn devised for
objtctive assessment of performance on annual basis by thc PcrformanceEvaluation Cornminee
for cach post of t.1~ Scale:
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A N N U A L PERFORi\l.-\l'iCE EVALUATION TEhlPL.4TE
OF PERFORMANCEEVALU-
~GORIWTION '
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Excellent . 90.100 A
Vcry Oood 80-89 B
oood .. 70-79 C
Avwc 6069 ... :.. . -D
U d f s c l o r y : Doa no1 meet L c ~ than
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( expectatioru and standards. I
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The employee may be categorized ranging from "ExceUeoln b e U n s a t i s f a c t o r y ~
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per tht lable which will serve the purpow for relention or otherwise depending o n he score
achicvcd by the incumbcnb in their Perfotmnnce Evaluation. The reporting channels for such
p o N in he setup arc to be clearly identified by ib; M i ~ / D i v L i o can-
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4. Establishment. Divisiohc-shall. function tu Secretariat . o f . h e .. Performance.- .
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, Evaluation Committee and t h e ' w e s referred to the Commiltcc shall ar fsr rn be
consided in formal meetings of the Committee. h e mode of coruidcmtion of cares through
ctculation may only bc an exception and shall not bca roulinc. . . .
MP-I Scale BPS-22
MP-[I Sde BPS-21
MP-m scale BPS-20
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
CABINET SECR,ETARlAT
ESTABLJSHMENT DIVISION.
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2. The said amendment in the Schedule I of M P Scale Policy, 2020 is circulated for
information and necessary action.
The Secretaries,
All Ministries1 Divisions,
Government of Pakistan,
Islamabad/Rawalpindi.
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
CABINET SECRETARIAT
ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION
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I . No. ll312020-E-8 Islamabad, the 23rd May, 2024
OFFICE MEMORANDUlM
\\'it11 the approval 01' the Prime Minister, para 5 ( I ) of the Management Position !
Scales Policy, 2020, is hereby amended as follows:
2. The said amendment in the MP Scales Policy. 2020, is circulated for information
and necessary action.