Lok Sabha Question No. 1561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Transfer Policy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1561 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## TRANSFER POLICY

1561.         SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there is a transfer policy for all categories of Railway employees including Group B, C and D employees and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there exists a policy for inter-zonal transfer accepting bottom seniority and if so, details thereof;
- (c) the number of applications in each division that are pending for transfer at various levels of seniority for inter-zonal transfers accepting bottom seniority; and
- (d) whether  any  exceptions  have  been  made  to  the  policy  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) and (b) Yes, Sir. There is a comprehensive transfer policy for Gr. C & erstwhile Gr. D staff, broad features of which are as follows:-
- (i) An employee  can  be transferred to carry out promotion or on administrative ground in SPE/Vigilance cases.
- (ii)  Employees holding sensitive posts, who frequently come into contact with  public  or/and  contractors/  suppliers,  are  required  to  be  transferred after every four years.

(iii)  Transfer  on  request  is  permitted  to  employees  on  acceptance  of bottom seniority in initial recruitment grades; or intermediate grades which have an element of direct recruitment. Such transfers are permitted only upon completion of 5 years regular service and subject to possessing of the educational qualification prescribed for the post to which the transfer is sought.

(iv)  Transfer  is  permitted  in  case  spouse  of  an  employee  belongs  to  All India Service/ Central Service/ Railway/ State Service/ Central PSUs/ State PSUs/ Autonomous Body/ Private Sector, and is subject to administrative convenience.

(v)  Transfer is allowed to employees on mutual exchange basis from one cadre  of  a  division/office/railway  to  the  corresponding  cadre  in  another division/office/railway.

(vi)  As  regards Gr. 'B' employees, transfers can be considered subject to acceptance  of  bottom  seniority  and  consent  of  the  railway  to  which transfer is sought.

(c) A statement is appended.

(d)  Yes,  Sir.  Exemption  from  minimum  five  years'  service  condition  is allowed to following categories of Non-Gazetted railway employees seeking transfer on request:-

- (i) Transfers sought on mutual exchange basis;
- (ii) Transfers sought on spouse ground;
- (iii) Railway servants who are care-givers to a disabled child;
- (iv) Physically handicapped Railway Servants;
- (v) Widow appointed on Compassionate ground.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1561 BY SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 28.07.2021 REGARDING TRANSFER POLICY

(c) Division wise applications pending for transfer on request at various levels

| SN   | Zonal Railway   | Division    | No of Pending cases   | No of Pending cases   | No of Pending cases   | No of Pending cases   | No of Pending cases   | No of Pending cases   |
|------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|      |                 |             | L-1                   | L-2                   | L-3                   | L-4 L-5               | L-6                   | L-7                   |
| 1    | Central         | Bhusawal    | 163                   | 22                    | 22 103                | 133                   | 221                   | 17                    |
| 2    | Central         | Mumbai      | 314                   | 574 33                | 12                    | 70                    | 189                   | 49                    |
| 3    | Central         | Nagpur      | 541                   | 284 59                | 0                     | 116                   | 111                   | 18                    |
| 4    | Central         | Pune        | 445                   | 112 2                 | 44                    | 113                   | 28                    | 27                    |
| 5    | Central         | Sholapur    | 405                   | 33 169                | 21                    | 1                     | 145                   | 11                    |
| 6    | East Central    | Danapur     | 7                     | 0 0                   | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 2                     |
| 7    | East Central    | DDU         | 18                    | 1 0                   | 2                     | 0                     | 6                     | 1                     |
| 8    | East Central    | Dhanbad     | 110                   | 192 0                 | 601                   | 103                   | 568                   | 2                     |
| 9    | East Central    | Samastipur  | 5                     | 2 0                   | 0                     | 0                     | 15                    | 0                     |
| 10   | East Central    | Sonpur      | 6 1                   | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1                     | 1                     |
| 11   | East Coast      | Khurda Road | 42                    | 1 3                   | 35                    | 66                    | 31                    | 0                     |
| 12   | East Coast      | Sambalpur   | 214                   | 15 1                  | 15                    | 10                    | 50                    | 4                     |
| 13   | East Coast      | Waltair     | 136                   | 117 12                | 343                   | 8                     | 104                   | 7                     |
| 14   | Eastern         | Asansol     | 30 179                | 11                    | 0                     | 18                    | 22                    | 4                     |
| 15   | Eastern         | Howrah      | 127                   | 137 10                | 11                    | 20                    | 43                    | 1                     |
| 16   | Eastern         | Malda       | 109                   | 129 6                 | 0                     | 10                    | 8                     | 0                     |
| 17   | Eastern         | Sealdah     | 21                    | 1 0                   | 0                     | 7                     | 1                     | 1                     |
| 18   | North Central   | Agra        | 14                    | 7 0                   | 1                     | 6                     | 1                     | 2                     |
| 19   | North Central   | Allahabad   | 5                     | 4 0                   | 0                     | 1                     | 4                     | 1                     |
| 20   | North Central   | Jhansi      | 252                   | 36 0                  | 5                     | 15                    | 8                     | 21                    |
| 21   | North Eastern   | Izzatnagar  | 7                     | 3 4                   | 0                     | 1                     | 1                     | 1                     |
| 22   | North Eastern   | Lucknow     | 21                    | 29 9                  | 0                     | 7                     | 8                     | 0                     |
| 23   | North Eastern   | Varanasi    | 31                    | 7 19                  | 0                     | 1                     | 1                     | 0                     |
| 24   | North Western   | Ajmer       | 14                    | 10 26                 | 1                     | 29                    | 57                    | 1                     |
| 25   | North Western   | Bikaner     | 5                     | 1 0                   | 0                     | 0                     | 3                     | 0                     |
| 26   | North Western   | Jaipur      | 0                     | 15 1                  | 2                     | 1                     | 5                     | 1                     |

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|   27 | North Western      | Jodhpur       |    2 |   21 |   0 |   0 |   11 |   8 |   0 |
|------|--------------------|---------------|------|------|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|
|   28 | North Frontier     | Alipurduar    |    7 |   56 |   5 |   0 |    0 |   8 |   1 |
|   29 | North Frontier     | Katihar       |    9 |   22 |  11 |   3 |    3 |  59 |  11 |
|   30 | North Frontier     | Lumding       |  969 |   42 |  12 |   1 |   24 | 367 |  66 |
|   31 | North Frontier     | Rangiya       |  367 |  370 |   5 |   1 |   28 | 161 |   8 |
|   32 | North Frontier     | Tinsukia      |   31 |   18 |   1 |   5 |    0 |  49 |   2 |
|   33 | Northern           | Ambala        |  119 |  122 |  31 |   0 |   11 |  51 |   0 |
|   34 | Northern           | Delhi         |   19 |  400 |   0 |   1 |    2 |   4 |   0 |
|   35 | Northern           | Firozpur      |  438 |  347 | 119 |  84 |   77 |  75 |   0 |
|   36 | Northern           | Lucknow       |  140 |   55 |   2 |   1 |   12 |  27 |   2 |
|   37 | Northern           | Moradabad     |  157 |  213 |  12 |   4 |    8 |  65 |   3 |
|   38 | South Central      | Guntakal      |   47 |  352 |  14 | 561 |  101 | 378 |   4 |
|   39 | South Central      | Guntur        |  116 |   12 |   0 |   0 |    0 |   1 |   0 |
|   40 | South Central      | Hyderabad     |  110 |   17 |   0 |  89 |    9 |  36 |   0 |
|   41 | South Central      | Nanded        |  244 |  102 |   1 | 151 |  114 | 303 |  12 |
|   42 | South Central      | Secunderabad  |  356 |   26 |  11 | 499 |  140 | 229 |   1 |
|   43 | South Central      | Vijayawada    |  436 |  207 |   0 |  12 |   49 | 125 |   0 |
|   44 | South East Central | Bilaspur      |  565 |   71 |  45 | 588 |   89 | 609 |  25 |
|   45 | South East Central | Nagpur        |  294 |   32 |   1 | 159 |   83 | 156 |   6 |
|   46 | South East Central | Raipur        |  142 |  167 |   3 |  54 |   58 | 125 |  11 |
|   47 | South Eastern      | Adra          |    4 |  207 |   0 |   0 |    1 |   0 |  10 |
|   48 | South Eastern      | Chakradharpur |  258 |  306 |   0 |   4 |   50 |  21 |  33 |
|   49 | South Eastern      | Kharagpur     |   64 |   54 |   0 |  62 |   20 |  16 |  14 |
|   50 | South Eastern      | Ranchi        |   92 |    3 |  19 |   0 |   35 |   6 |   0 |
|   51 | South Western      | Bangalore     |  352 |   51 |  72 |  18 |  143 | 118 |   4 |
|   52 | South Western      | Hubli         | 1119 |  466 | 236 |  93 |  142 | 435 |  96 |
|   53 | South Western      | Mysore        |   57 |  128 |   0 |   8 |   25 |  14 | 181 |
|   54 | Southern           | Chennai       | 1715 |  727 |   0 |   0 |   96 | 412 |   0 |
|   55 | Southern           | Madurai       |  568 |   53 |   0 |   0 |    1 | 215 |   0 |
|   56 | Southern           | Palghat       |   63 |  137 |   0 |   0 |    4 |  32 |   1 |
|   57 | Southern           | Salem         | 1129 |   88 |   6 |  61 |  176 | 310 |  32 |
|   58 | Southern           | Trichy        |  867 |  216 |   0 |   0 |   11 | 247 |   2 |

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|   59 | Southern     | Trivandrum   |   243 |   53 |   4 |   4 |   63 |   59 |   3 |
|------|--------------|--------------|-------|------|-----|-----|------|------|-----|
|   60 | West Central | Bhopal       |   410 |  130 |   4 |   9 |   26 |   51 |  21 |
|   61 | West Central | Jabalpur     |   103 |  127 |   2 | 162 |   95 |  135 |  21 |
|   62 | West Central | Kota         |    50 |   10 |   0 |   1 |    7 |   10 |   0 |
|   63 | Western      | Ahmedabad    |   384 |  393 |  62 |   2 |   71 |   94 |  12 |
|   64 | Western      | Bhavnagar    |   175 |   77 |   3 |  43 |   38 |  120 |  21 |
|   65 | Western      | Mumbai WR    |   299 |  475 |  53 |  21 |   68 |  493 |  39 |
|   66 | Western      | Rajkot       |     7 |    8 |   0 |   0 |    2 |   20 |   2 |
|   67 | Western      | Ratlam       |   168 |   81 |   0 |   0 |   27 |   73 |  17 |
|   68 | Western      | Vadodara     |   288 |  234 |  38 |   2 |   39 |  200 |   5 |

L-1:  Level-1,  L-2:  Level-2,  L-3:  Level-3,  L-4:  Level-4,  L-5:  Level-5,  L-6: Level-6, L-7: Level-7