Resolution 4 : Review of transfer policy of PS Group B officers.

 

Resolution 4           dated 09.03.2021.

To, 

The Director General,

Postal Services, 

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg HO,

New Delhi 110 001.

Sub :- Review of Transfer Policy of PS Group B Officers – reg.

Respected Sir, 

The 37th Biennial Conference of Postal Officer’s Association [India] was held on 20th February 2021 & 21st February 2021 at Hotel Vestin Park, Monteith Road, Egmore, Chennai                  600 008. Various issues concerning the Cadre were discussed in detail and the following resolution is passed unanimously. 

“Postal Officer’s Association [India] unanimously resolve in All India Conference at Chennai to request the Director General, Postal Services, to kindly review the Transfer Policy of PS Group B Officers”.

 

The transfer policy pertaining to PS Group B Officers was revised vide Postal Directorate letter no. 9-23/2014-SPG dated 18.05.2018, wherein all newly promoted Officers [except few exceptional cases] were sent out of Circle with a tenure period of 3 years outside the Circle. The said transfer policy was reviewed again by the Department vide Directorate letter no. 9-23/2014-SPG dated 25.02.2020, wherein the condition of compulsory transfer of newly promoted officers outside the circle was removed, but the Circle tenure of 3 years was not modified. It is an accepted fact that, in many cadres [eg AAO] repatriation to home circle is considered after completion of 1 year, with TA/TP, whereas in case of PS Group B Officers the same is still fixed at 3 years.

And the criteria for consideration for repatriation is also fixed as “date of joining”, which affects the chances of repatriation of many officers, who does not have the control over date of their relief. When the promotion order allows time line to join in promotion post and when CCS Joining Time Rules, 1979 allows joining time on transfer / promotion, it may not be proper to fix criteria for repatriation based on the date of joining. Rather it would be appropriate to repatriate officers back to Home Circle based on their merit, subject to their joining within a month from the date of issue of relief orders. 

Hence it is kindly requested to consider the request of this Association to have a re-visit on the transfer policy of PS Group B Officers and to consider for revising the Circle tenure [if posted outside the Circle] as one year instead of 3 years and also to revise the condition for repatriation based on merit instead of on the date of joining. 

 

Thanking You Sir,

Rajiv Kumar

General Secretary