GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Public Services – Transfers and postings of employees - Ban on transfer of
employees – Orders – Issued.
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                                        FINANCE (W&M) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.279                                                                                                           Dated: 23-09-2006
                                                                                                                        Read the following:
         1) G.O.Ms.No.767, Finance (W&M) Dept, dt.21.08.2002.
         2) G.O.Ms.No.16, Fin (W&M) Dept, dt.25.1.2005.
         3) G.O.Ms.No.119, Fin (W&M) Dept, dt.30.04.2005.
         4) Circular Memo No.18949-A/627/A2/W&M/2005, Fin (W&M) Dept, dt.19.07.2005.
         5) Circular Memo No.18949-A/627/A2/W&M/2005-1, Fin (W&M) Dept, dt.03.08.2005.
         6) G.O.Ms.No.71, Fin (W&M) Dept, dt.01.04.2006.
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ORDER
       Orders were issued in the reference first read above on transfer policy.
Further these ban orders were lifted for a limited period from time to time subject
to certain guidelines to effect the general transfers of the employees.
2.     In the reference sixth cited ban on transfers was relaxed for the period from
10 April 2006 to 25th April 2006 subject to certain conditions laid down therein.
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Further the ban on transfers came in to effect from 26th April 2006 and the
Departments of Secretariat were requested to follow the instructions issued in the
reference second, fourth and fifth read above.
3.    In the interest of academic career of the children of the Government
Servants, the Government have decided to avoid large scale transfers of
Government servants during the academic year. The general transfers shall be
undertaken only during school vacation period, viz., 1st May 2007 to 31st May
2007, regarding which guidelines will be issued in due course.
4.     Further, Government after careful consideration hereby order the ban on all
transfers except in respect of the following cases.
            i)       Posting orders to an employee on promotion shall be issued to a clear
                     existing vacancy without shifting any other employee.
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        ii)    Posting orders to the employees due to disbandment of posts,
               reversions, repatriations, deputations (on foreign service only),
               disciplinary proceedings and returning from long leave of more than
               three months shall be issued in clear existing vacancies without shifting
               other employees.
5.     The appointing authority is competent to issue posting orders in respect of
the cases referred to in para 4 above, without reference to Finance department.
6.     In case of existing vacancies, to be filled for administration efficiency, they
shall be filled with the persons who have completed one year of active service in
the present station duly submitting proper justification of the proposal for obtaining
the concurrence of Finance (W&M) Department. The administrative Departments
are advised not to entertain any proposal where the transfer is not justifiable for
administrative efficiency.
7.    These orders shall be in force up to the end of April 2007. No relaxation of
ban orders shall be entertained.
8.     The treasury officers shall not admit the pay bill of the employees whose
transfers are considered in deviation of the above orders.
9.    All the Departments of Secretariat and Heads of Departments shall follow
the above orders scrupulously.
10. This order is available in the internet and can be accessed at the address
http://aponline.gov.in and www.apfinance.gov.in
      (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
                                                    P.RAMAKANTH REDDY
                                           SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
All Departments of Secretariat.
All Heads of Departments.
All Collectors.
The Registrar, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, A.P.P.S.C., Hyderabad.
The Registrar, A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad.
The Accountant General, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad.
All District Treasury Officers.
All Officers/Sections in Finance Department.
Copy to SF/SCs.