Telangana govt takes serious view of transfers in violation of prescribed norms
Telangana Government has taken a serious note of transfers of employees being effected by certain departments in violation of the prescribed norms.
The Heads of Departments (HoDs) and corporation heads issued orders citing, in some instances, Government Orders which are no longer in force as the basis for such transfers. Finance Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania recalled the ban on the transfer of employees, except in some cases, imposed on August 1 last year. Accordingly, posting orders to employees on account of promotion should be issued to clear the existing vacancies without shifting any other employees.
Posting orders to employees due to disbandment of posts, reversions, repatriations, deputations (on Foreign Service only), and disciplinary proceedings should be issued in clear existing vacancies without shifting other employees. The same is the case with employees on return from long leave of more than six months. The vacancy arising out of the leave up to six months should not be filled by transfer.
The government has specifically instructed the departments to obtain orders in circulation to the Chief Minister through Finance Secretary, Chief Secretary, Minister concerned and Finance Minister in case of relaxation of ban on transfers is required. However, it has come to the notice of the government that few departments were issuing transfer orders without following the ban.
Mr. Sultania in a circular memo termed 'most important' requested all the administrative heads to issue suitable instructions to the HoDs/corporations concerned and other institutions that there would be no exemptions and permissions for transfer of employees except for the conditions laid down, and directed them to strictly comply with the orders.
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