Transfer policy

 19538 Dt. 29.07.1991 : Policy relating transfer and posting of Government Servants


7706 Dt. 28.02.2017 : Guidelines for inter-departmental transfer of officers belonging to Odisha Secretariat Service 

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14151 Dt.06.08.1986 : Transfer & posting of  husband & wife at same station (SG employees)


28034/9/2009-Estt.(A) Dt.30.09.2009 : Posting of husband and wife at same station (CG employees) 


31359 Dt.13.12.1991 : Policy relating transfer and posting of couples under state Government

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Resolution Dt. 01.01.2000 : Special dispension if posted to KBK/Gajapati/ Kandhamal /Boudh Districts


24003 Dt. 16.08.2001 : Retention of quarter at previous post if transferred to KBK districts


Circular No. 19538-9/91-Gen.
GOVERNMENT OF ORISSA

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

The 29th July 1991

To

            All Departments of Government

            All Revenue Divisional Commissioners

            All Heads of Departments

            All Collectors.

Subject – Policy relating to transfer and posting of Government servants.

            In order to examine the policy of transfer and posting of Government servants and to formulate appropriate guideline for ensuring efficient and responsive administration without causing undue hardship to the officers, a Cabinet Sub-Committee was first set up by the Parliamentary Affairs Department in Resolution No. 10300, dated the 20th April 1990 and reconstituted as vide Resolution No. 3046, dated the 6th July 1991.

2. The reconstituted Sub-Committee met on the 9th July 1991 and formulated their recommendations on the subject. The Government after careful consideration of the recommendations of the Sub-Committee have been please to lay down the following principles to regulate the transfers and postings of Government servants.

(i) No officer of the rank of Class II and above shall be allowed to remain in a particular district for more than six years. For this purpose each Revenue District would be treated as a separate district.

(ii) Officers should ordinarily be transferred after completion of three years in a station but nothing herein contained prevents the transferring authorities from transferring the officer earlier than three years it is any time when as considered necessary in the public interest.

(iii) Posting of officers in their home districts should be avoided in cases of postings of Collectors, Additional District Magistrate, S. Ps., Additional S. Ps., Conservator of Forests, Divisional Forest Officers, Inspectors of Schools, Superintendent of Excise, Commercial Tax Officers, Regional Transport Officers, Motor Vehicle Inspectors and Civil Supplies Officers.

Sub-Collectors, Officers in-charge of the Police-stations and Inspectors of Police and Uniformed Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors of Police-stations and Out-Post should not be posted in their home Sub-divisions.

(iv) Officers belonging to the District level cadres and B. D. Os./Tahasildar/Additional Tahasildars shall not be posted in their home Tahasils and home Blocks.

(v) Officers may be posted to their home districts two years before their retirement, subject to the restrictions indicated in clauses (iii) & (iv) above.

(vi) Officers completing six years of continuous service in the Districts of Koraput, Kalahandi and Phulbani may be posted to their home districts subject to the restrictions indicated in clauses (iii) and (iv) above.

(vii) In respect of officers of non-transferable services like the Ministerial cadres in the Secretariat and in the Heads of Departments, nobody shall remain in a seat for more than three years. This can only, in special circumstances be extended up to six years.

(viii)           Office-bearers of the recognized Service Associations should not be disturbed from their posts during the current year, (1991-92).

(ix)              Whenever any provision in Book Circular No. 42 or any other Government Circular is found contrary or contradictory to the above stated guidelines of the Government, these guidelines should prevail, and the Government Circulars may accordingly be modified :

Provided that any of the above mentioned principles may be relaxed only in public interest, on administrative grounds and in hard cases supported by detailed reasons to be recorded. All proposals for relaxation involving Class I and Class II officers should be put up to the C. M. through the Minister concerned, for orders. Other cases are to be decided by the Minister in-charge of the Department.

3. Receipt of this Circular may please be acknowledged.

 C. NARAYANASWAMY

Special Secretary to Government

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