This Office Memorandum details modifications to the consolidated guidelines regarding the Rotational Transfer Policy (RTP) for officers of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS). Specifically, it addresses the re-classification and re-grouping of Ministries and Departments. Officers in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Ministry of Culture, due for transfer in 2025, are permitted to express preferences for Ministries/Departments classified under Group ‘A’, excluding their current Ministry. These changes are effective immediately and issued with the approval of the competent authority.
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No. 01/01/2025-CS.I(P) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances \& Pensions Department of Personnel \& Training $2^{\text {nd }}$ Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market New Delhi, Dated the $17^{\text {th }}$ February, 2025
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Consolidated guidelines on Rotational Transfer Policy (RTP) for officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) – re-classification / re-grouping of Ministries / Departments – reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this department’s O.M. No.21/19/2022CS.I(P) dated 02.11.2022 and O.M. No. 01/03/2023-CS.I (P) dated 14.06.2023 on the subject mentioned above and to convey approval of the competent authority for further modification in Annexure-I of the consolidated guidelines on Rotational Transfer Policy of Central Secretariat Service as under, with immediate effect:
| SI. No. | Ministry/Departme
nt | Group | Remarks |
| :–: | :–: | :–: | :–: |
| 1 | M/o Information \&
Broadcasting | ‘A’ | Reclassified |
| 2 | Ministry of Culture | ‘A’ | Reclassified |
| 3. | D/o Health \& Family
Welfare | ‘B’ | Bifurcation of cadre
unit |
| 4. | D/o Health
Research | ‘B’ | |
| 5. | D/o Youth Affairs | ‘B’ | Bifurcation of cadre
unit |
| 6. | D/o Sports | ‘B’ | |2. CSS officers posted in M/o Information \& Broadcasting and Ministry of Culture and due for transfer under RTP in 2025 shall be allowed to exercise their option (s), if any, for the Ministries/Departments already classified under Group ‘A’, excluding the Ministry from where they are being transferred.
3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
(L. Raghavendran)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tel: 24642705
To (through e-HRMS 2.0 portal):
All Cadre Units/Officers of CSS