RBE No. 114/1996: Periodical Transfer

No.E(NG)I-96/TR/42, dated 26.11.1996

Sub: Periodical Transfer of Railway Employees.

1. During the course of submissions made by the representatives of the Ministry of Railway before the Study Group-II (Administration) of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways recently, the Study Group have pointed out that orders on rotational transfer on the Railways are not being implemented.

2. As the Railway Administrations are aware, in terms of existing instructions, Railway employees holding sensitive posts and who frequently come into contact with the public and/or contractors/suppliers are required to be transferred every four years. A comprehensive list of the sensitive posts for the purpose of periodical transfer was drawn by the Ministry of Railways and circulated to the Railways under their letter No.E(NG)I/87/TR/34/NFIR/JCM/DC, dated 27.09.1989 (RBE No. 244/1989). These instructions were last reiterated under Board’s letter No.E(NG)I/96/TR/20, dated 17.06.1996 in which it was desired that in the first instance staff holding sensitive posts who have stayed continuously in the same post for five years or above, should immediately be transferred from the same. A report on the action taken was also required to be sent to Board by 15.07.1996, but the same is still awaited.

3. Board while reiterating the instructions in the matter desire that the same are complied with in right earnest and further desire that the action taken report called for vide Board’s letter dated 17.06.1996 refer to above, is sent by the Railways/Pus immediately.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 114/1996

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 123/2000