Uttarakhand: Officers stuck in the secretariat for years will now be removed, Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan implemented the new transfer policy

Officers who have been posted in the same section or department in the secretariat for years will now be removed. Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan has immediately implemented the new transfer policy of the secretariat administration. All transfers will be done before July 31. Though the transfer policy was implemented in the secretariat in 2007, it could not be effective. Officers are posted in many sections for years.

This policy will be effective for Section Officer to Joint Secretary and Review Officer, Assistant Review Officer, Computer Assistant under the Secretariat Service cadre. A committee will be formed with the approval of the Chief Secretary for annual transfers, in which one of the Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Secretary Secretariat Service will be the chairman.

Apart from this, Additional Secretary Secretariat Administration and officers up to the level of Additional Secretary nominated by the Chief Secretary will be members. Category-A officers of the secretariat service will get posting in one department for a maximum of three years. Category-B officers will get posting in a section for a maximum of five years. In category-C, Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer will get posting in one section for a maximum of five years, and Computer Assistant will get posting in one section for a maximum of seven years.