Procedure for posting on appointment/promotion and other transfers

Annual/General transfer the procedure for posting on appointment/promotion and other transfers in the following situations will be as follows: (1) At the time of first appointment, posting will be mandatory in difficult areas. (2) At the time of promotion, posting will be mandatory in difficult areas subject to the restrictions of clause (d) of Section 7: Provided that if the post of promotion in the difficult area is not available/vacant, then after promotion, one can be posted against the vacancy available in the easy area. (3) On application by two employees for transfer to each other's place (in easy and difficult or difficult and difficult or easy and easy duty stations) mutual transfers will be done, for which no travelling allowance will be admissible and mutual transfer will not be admissible to two employees posted in easy duty stations only. (4) On the basis of serious complaints, misbehavior with high officials and lack of interest in work etc. after investigation and necessary confirmation, where the competent authority is satisfied, such employees can be transferred on administrative grounds: Provided that transfer on administrative grounds will not be inspired by complaints in a general manner or made accidentally and the order letter of such transfers must record administrative grounds. (5) Posting/transfer to be done according to clauses (1) to (4) above can also be done by the competent authority in a period separate and different from general transfer and for this there will be no need to take the case before the Transfer Committee: Provided that for transfers made on administrative grounds, it will be necessary for the competent authority to obtain approval from the officer one level above. (1) At the time of first appointment, posting shall compulsorily be made in remote areas. (2) At the time of promotion, the posting shall essentially be made in remote areas subject to the conditions of clause (d) of section 7: Provided that if the post of promotion does not exist/is not vacant in remote areas, the posting after promotion may be made against vacancy available in accessible areas; (3) Mutual transfers of two employees shall be made on willingness for transfer in place of each other (accessible and remote or remote and remote or accessible and accessible for which no travelling allowance shall be allowed and mutual transfer shall not be admissible between two employees working in accessible places; (4) On enquiry, on the grounds of serious complaints of misconduct, misbehavior with senior officers and lack of interest in work etc. after necessary enquiry and confirmation, transfer of such employee may be made on administrative grounds: Provided that the transfer on administrative grounds shall not be made casually or on the basis of complaints of routine nature and in the orders of such transfer it shall be necessary to mention Administrative Grounds. (5) The competent authority may issue posting/transfer orders besides the transfer to be made as per clause (1) to (4) aforesaid in separate and different period also and it shall not be necessary to bring such cases before the transfer committee: Provided that on transfers made on administrative grounds the competent authority shall have to take approval from the one rank higher officer.