Transfer of Medical Officer or Other Staff in public interest.- (1) A

Medical Officer or other staff who is in service and has completed the prescribed

through process of counselling to another Government hospital or Government Institution in the same area or zone or to any other area or Zone by giving priority to persons who have put in longer period of service or tenure in that area or post, and considering such criteria or weightage for the area or zone as may be prescribed, in the following order, namely,-

1. (1) Rural area;
2. (2) Zone-B in urban area;
3. (3) Zone-A in urban area; and
4. (4) Greater Bengaluru area: Provided that the total number of such transfers during the year shall not exceed “fifteen percent” of the number of the working strength in that cadre. Provided further that in respect of persons belonging to special categories, the Government may prescribe separate conditions and exceptions for transfers.

Provided also that for persons serving in the Greater Bengaluru area the total continuous service spent by the person in the Greater Bengaluru area on different posts shall be counted for the purpose of the length of the tenure rather than the total continuous service spent by person in the current post. Provided also that, the vacancies in Greater Bengaluru area shall not be available during counselling to persons eligible to be transferred out from Greater Bengaluru area under sub-section (1).

1. (2) A Medical Officer or other Staff, on reinstatement from suspension or on being shifted from the current post in lieu of suspension pending disciplinary enquiry shall be posted any time during the year through counselling by the competent Authority but shall not be posted to a zone higher than his current working zone and may be restricted for posting within an area as specified in the orders of the Disciplinary Authority.
2. (3) A Medical Officer or other staff may be posted without counselling by the Government any time during a year to fill a critical vacancy: Provided that, the medical officer or other staff to be posted shall be the senior most out of the list of long-standing persons prepared as per sub-section (1), subject to the exceptions to special categories as specified.] ] 2. Substitued by Act 70 of 2025 w.e.f. 27.05.2025

¹ Substituted by Act 34 of 2017 w.e.f. 11.07.2017.