54. Rules Digest - DG (P&T) Order No. 69/49/72-SPB.I dated 29.08.1973 Regarding Non-Gazetted Staff Transfers
• Abolition of Station Tenure: The order reaffirms that station tenure for non-gazetted staff has been abolished.
• Default Transfer Location (Post Completion): After completing tenure in a specific post, non-gazetted staff should ideally be transferred to another post within the same station, subject to two conditions:
1. There are no pending transfer requests from other officials for that particular station.
2. There are no other administrative considerations.
• Addressing Popular Station Challenges: The order acknowledges a problem in popular stations (like Bangalore) where numerous pending transfer requests exist, making it impractical to accommodate all of them through wholesale transfers, despite the abolition of station tenure.
• No Wholesale Transfers: It explicitly states that the intention is not to effect wholesale transfers to accommodate every pending request.
• Consideration of Requests: Nevertheless, officials' requests for transfers to specific stations should still be considered and accommodated to the extent that it's administratively convenient.
• Discretion for Heads of Circles/Divisions: Due to the complexity, no rigid rules are being laid down. Heads of Circles/Divisions are granted full discretion to order transfers, taking all relevant aspects into consideration.
Abolition of station tenure - transfer of non-gazetted staff from one station to another
As you are aware, the station tenure for non-gazetted staff has been abolished and as far as possible on completion of tenure in a post, the non-gazetted staff may be transferred to some other post in the same station, provided of course that there are no pending requests from other officials for posting to that station and provided administratively there is no other consideration vide our circular letter No. 69/49/71-SPB.I dated 02-12-71. It has been brought to notice that in respect of popular stations like Bangalore, there are always pending requests for transfer to that station, with the result that though station tenure has been abolished, a large number of transfers will have to be effected if all pending requests have to be accommodated. It is not the intention that wholesale transfers should be effected to accommodate all pending requests. At the same time the requests of officials for transfer to particular stations should also be considered and accommodated to the extent administratively convenient. It is difficult to lay down any hard and fast rule in this regard. The Heads of Circles / Divisions will have full discretion to order transfers keeping in view all the aspects.
(DG (P&T) No. 69/49/72-SPB.I dated 29.08.1973)
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