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Transfer Policy Union

1) The document clarifies various issues regarding the transfer policy guidelines dated January 17, 2019 for Group C and Group B (non-gazetted) officials and Assistant Superintendents of Posts. 2) It confirms that the 3 years of service condition for transfers under Rule 38 applies to both direct recruits and surplus qualified officials. 3) Divisional heads are competent to approve intra-sub divisional transfers of Postmen and MTS staff. 4) Transfer applications received after June 30, 2019 will be rejected and applicants must apply again for the 2020 transfer window. 5) A terminal illness must be certified by a government hospital's Chief Medical Officer.

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Transfer Policy Union

1) The document clarifies various issues regarding the transfer policy guidelines dated January 17, 2019 for Group C and Group B (non-gazetted) officials and Assistant Superintendents of Posts. 2) It confirms that the 3 years of service condition for transfers under Rule 38 applies to both direct recruits and surplus qualified officials. 3) Divisional heads are competent to approve intra-sub divisional transfers of Postmen and MTS staff. 4) Transfer applications received after June 30, 2019 will be rejected and applicants must apply again for the 2020 transfer window. 5) A terminal illness must be certified by a government hospital's Chief Medical Officer.

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File No.

X-12/1/2019-SPB-II

 
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Personnel Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated:      June 3, 2020
To
All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General
Chief General Manager, BD Directorate / Parcel Directorate / PLI
Directorate 
Director, RAKNPA / GM, CEPT / Directors of all PTCs
Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, New Delhi
All General Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP
 
Subject: - Transfer policy guidelines – clarifications.
 
Sir/Madam,
 
I am directed to refer to Directorate’s communication number 141-
141/2013-SPN-II dated 17.01.2019 vide which revised ‘Guidelines for transfer’
was circulated to all Postal Circles. Subsequently, clarification has been issued
vide communication of even number dated 07.05.2019, 24/27.06.2019, 24.10.2019
and 30.04.2020. Now, references were received from various Postal Circles
pointing out some difficulties and seeking clarifications. The references have
been examined and clarified as under: -
 
Sl.
Clarification sought Comments / Remarks
No.
1. Whether 3 years of service Para 3 (A) (x) of transfer policy guidelines
condition holds for transfer under dated 17.01.2019 provides that only such
Rule-38 for surplus qualifying official who have completed probation or
officials or not as mentioned in put in minimum service of 2 years in the
earlier transfer policy guidelines. grade where there is no probation period
shall be eligible for transfer under Rule-
38. Further, it is clearly mentioned that
transfer policy guidelines is applicable on
Group ‘C’, Group ‘B’ (non-gazetted)
officials and Assistant Superintendent of
Posts. Therefore, the question of DR or
surplus qualified may not be arise as it is
equally applicable for both.
 
Therefore, service condition mentioned in
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Para 3 (A) (x) is applicable on both DR


and surplus qualified as well.
2. Competent authority for deciding Postman and MTS are Divisional cadres.
inter sub divisional Rule-38 As such, request transfer of Postman and
transfer of Postman and MTS MTS has not come under Rule-38
staff. transfer. Therefore, Divisional Head is
competent enough to approve such
transfer of MTS & Postman within the
Division.
3. Application received after 30th Para 3 (C) (ii) of transfer policy
June, 2019 may be rejected or guidelines provides that the application
taken up in the year 2020 without for transfer under Rule 38 shall be
requesting the applicants to received in the office of Chief Postmaster
submit fresh application. General (CPMG) between 1st April to
30th June of the year. Applications,
received after closing of normal office
hour of 30th June shall not be
entertained in any circumstances.
 
Therefore, the transfer requests received
after 30th June, 2019 shall be rejected
and shall not be entertained. However,
such applicants may be requested to
apply afresh before 30th June, 2020 for
consideration.
4. Disease covered under ‘Terminal Competent authority has decided that a
illness’. medical certificate specifying such
disease as ‘terminal illness’ shall be
obtained from Government hospital
certified by Chief Medical Officer of the
headquarter of the applicant.
5. Clarification issued vide letter In order to remove any discrepancy,
dated 24.10.2019 (Point No. 5) i.e. Competent authority has decided that
Regional Head shall be the DPS (Region) or Regional Head (where
competent authority to approve there is no DPS) shall be the competent
rotational transfer of SBCO authority to approve rotational transfer
officials within a Region is of SBCO officials within a Region.
contradictory with Sl. No. (vi) of
Directorate’s instructions issued
vide communication number 4-
9/2011-SPG-(Pt) dated 30.03.2015
regarding composition of Transfer
and Placement Committees for
recommending transfer of SBCO
staff.
6. Immunity from transfer to office Office bearer of recognized Service
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bearers of recognized Service Associations who are elected to the office


Associations on completion of of Chief Executive or General Secretary,
station tenure. Assistant Secretary and Financial
Secretary or Treasurer of Group ‘C’ and
Group ‘D’ Associations whether they are
All India, Circle or Division units, if the
constitution and bye laws of the Central
Service Association permit opening of
such branches shall be allowed for their
posting at headquarter station of
recognized service association for a
period of two years even after completion
of station tenure, if holding the post in
Service Association.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Sd../-..
(Muthuraman C)
Assistant Director General (SPN)
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