GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.ERB-1/2016/14/13 New Delhi, dated: 0 .06.2016
ORDER
Subject: Rotational Transfer Policy applicable to Railway Board Secretariat
Stenographers Service(RBSSS) Officers/Staff
As approved by Railway Board, the folowing Rotational Transfer Policy(RTP) is made
applicable in respect of Officers/Staff of Ralway Board Secretariat Stenographers
Service(RBSSS) with immediate effect:
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Tenure: The maximum tenure on a post for Rotational Transfer shall be five(5) years.
Oficersistaff working on sensitive posts will normally be transferred on completion of
‘tenure fixed in this regard from time to time,
Transfer_on promotion: On promotion, an officer at any level shall normally be
iransterred, if he/she has served on the post for a period exceeding the prescribed
tenure.
Officers exempted from transfer under RTP:
Officers of all grades within one year of superannuation will be exempted from
rotational transfers.
Officers likely to be promoted within one year shall be exernpted from the RTP. as on
promotion officers are transferred if they have completed the prescribed tenure for the
promotional post. .
Cut-off date and tentative schedule of transfor under RTP:
The cut-off date for calculating the period of residency on a particular post will be 1
July of the year in which rotational transfer is carried out, An officer for being covered
under RTP should have completed 5 years tenure as on this date of 1* July.
The rotation under RTP in each grade will be undertaken once in a year.
To ensure smooth transition from outgoing to incoming staff, rotation will be done
phase-wise and grade-wise once in a year as under:-
156 July PSO/Sr.PPSIPPS
15" September PS
15®November PA & Stenographers Grade ‘D’
The phased implementation of the transfer policy will be carried out from 2016
‘onwards,
Posting on the post earlier worked: An officer/staff transferred under RTP can be
posted back on the same post only after 03 years.(vi) Non compliance of orders: The officer will normally be deemed to have been relieved
{rom the date of issue of the transfer order. The officers reluctant to carry out transfer
orders will be taken up under RS(D&A) Rules, 1968.
(vii) Saving clause: No request for retention will be entertained in general, Under
extraordinary circumstances, the request for retention will be examined for which the
case will be put up to SecretaryiRailway Board (for non-gazetted) and Board/MS (for
Gazetted) whose decision shall be fina
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Joint Secretary (Gaz)
Railway Board
Copy to:-
1. OSDIMR, — EDPGIMR, —OSDICord/MRCC, PSIMOSIR),_ EDPGIMOS\R),
EDtinnovation)/MOS(R)
2. PSOs/St, PPSsIPPSs/PSs CRB, FC, MT, MS, ME, ML, MM, Secy., DG/RPF, DGIRHS,
All Additional Members/Advisers, All Executive Directors, JS(@), JS,’ Dir (GA),
Dir(Admn.), Dir Est), DS/OBM, DS(A), US(D), US(A), US(A) Il Railway Board,
Al branches in Board's office and at Metro Bhawan, Pragati Maidan.
Railway Board Computer Centre for uploading on offical website.
The Pay and Accounts Officers, Railway Board
General Secretary, Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service Association,
Room No.439, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.