Railway babus will now lose seniority for delaying, evading transfers
Delaying transfer orders on promotion will now result in railway officers losing their seniority. According to orders issued by the railway board, those using such tactics will be debarred from such promotions for a minimum of one year. A comprehensive transfer policy issued by the railways in 2015 states that the controlling officer will ensure that the officer transferred is relieved within a month.
Here is what the board said
"If an officer does not comply with his/her transfer-cum-promotion within the stipulated period, it may be treated to be a refusal for promotion and may render the officer liable for debarment from such promotion for a minimum period of one year," the board has said.
Officers often try to delay the transfer orders: Board
However, the board said officers who are transferred from one zone or unit to the other on promotion often fail to comply with the orders within the stipulated time frame. "They do not carry out the orders within the stipulated period and try to evade or delay the process by citing one reason or the other," the board added.
Such acts of indiscipline cause lots of administrative difficulties: Board
The board said such acts of indiscipline cause a lot of administrative difficulties, not only for the railway unit where officers continue to remain even after the issuing of transfer orders, but also where they are transferred. The board also added that the decision was taken to curb the rising tendency among officers for not complying to their transfer or promotion orders.
Each cadre has its own set of rules
While all civil servants are governed by the Central Civil Services Rules, each cadre has its own set of rules. The CCS Rules stipulate the time frame in which officers need to join their new post according to the distance from the old one.
Officers can be barred from foreign postings for five years
The CCS Rules carry time from immediate joining to around a month under some situations, depending on the distance between the two headquarters. Not joining within the stipulated time could lead to barring of the officer for future and foreign postings for as long as five-years. Different cadres, however, have the power to enforce rules they seem fit for transfer of officers within it.
