State issues norms for postings, transfers

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, May 5

The state government today issued new guidelines for general postings and transfers of officers during 2016-17.

A spokesperson said that the transfers would be done by May 31 this year. Transfers would be done against vacant post except where they were justified on administrative or compassionate grounds.

Referring to the transfer policy for couple cases, he said that if both were in civil servants, it was desirable to keep them at one station for a period of not more than five years. Thereafter, they would be transferred as per the policy.

Even in the cases where the wife was in government service and the husband was working in the private sector, the same rules would apply. However, efforts would be made to post unmarried girls and widows at stations suitable to them.

The spokesman explained that unmarried girls and widows would be given preference over couple cases. To mitigate the suffering of handicapped and blind employees, the government would be considerate in posting and transferring them. Sympathetic attitude would be adopted while posting or transferring an employee whose child was mentally challenged.

He said that a stay of three years and five years would be treated as the minimum and maximum period at a particular place, respectively.

Similarly, for employees transferable within the state, particularly Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ officers, no employee would be allowed to serve in one district beyond a period of seven years.

Posts dealing with sensitive work, such as extensive public dealings, establishment, monetary sanctions etc. would be clearly defined and maximum stay would be kept at two years.

Employees or officers posted in the border areas, bet and kandi areas would remain there for a minimum period of two years, he added.