No. 4/4/2016-CS.II (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
3^{rd } Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated:- 16^{th } February, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Rotational transfer of PS of CSSS- Furnishing of personal information thereof – reg.
The undersigned is directed to say that as per this Department’s OM No. dt. 22.07.2015, the rotational transfer under RTP in the PS grade is to be undertaken once in a year. It has been, therefore, decided to carry out transfer in the PS grade of CSSS keeping in view the following parameters:
(i) Ministries/ Departments are categorized into Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ for posting/ transfer.
(ii) The proposed RTP provides tenure of eight years for PS in a Ministry/ Department, if an officer has served his tenure in List ‘ A ‘, he/ she will be mandatorily transferred to List ‘ B ‘ and vice versa.
(iii) In List ‘A’, certain Ministries qualify for a reduced tenure by one year.
(iv) An officer who is to be transferred out from the current Ministry/ Department on completion of prescribed tenure may also be allowed option for posting in a Ministry/ Department where he earlier served subject to the condition that there is a gap of period which is equal to tenure prescribed for the post.
(v) Officers who are within two years of superannuation will be exempted from rotational transfers.
(vi) For calculation of residency in a Ministry/ Department, the cut-off date has been taken as 01.07.2016.
(vii) The Placement Committee will recommend posting of officers under RTP keeping in view relevant factors viz., vacancies, past experience, seniority, specialized training done, preference for posting etc.

2. List wise distribution of Ministries/Departments is at Annexure-I. The list of brief details of officers who are likely to be considered for rotational transfer is at Annexure-II. It may be noted that officers serving in PMO, Cabinet Secretariat, Offices of Attorney General, Solicitor General and Addl. Solicitor Generals are exempted under RTP. However, before issue of transfer orders under RTP, these offices has to notify about the officers matured for transfer and if the office concerned decides to retain any of the officers also keeping in view the willingness of the officers concerned, they will inform DoP&T and such officers will be exempted from RTP. Accordingly, all these offices are requested to forward the details of such officials, after taking their consent, for their retention in their offices by the due date so that their names are not considered for transfer under RTP. It may please be noted that in the absence of such consent from the respective cadre units, this Department will consider the names for transfer under RTP. The information relating to tentative vacancies is at Annexure-III.

3. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to verify the list of officers (Annexure-II) and any addition or deletion, if required, may kindly be brought to the notice of this Department without any delay, not later than 22.02.2017.

4. The officers listed at Annexure-II are requested to exercise their options for further posting in the Ministries/Departments in the other Group latest by 20.02.2017 in the format at Annexure-IV to Under Secretary (CS.II), Department of Personnel and Training through e-mail. Hard copies of the same may also be furnished immediately through the Cadre Units. A maximum of three choices within the available vacancies may be exercised. If option is not received by 20.02.2017, it will be presumed that the officer has no specific choice and posting will be decided by the designated Placement Committee accordingly.

(K Sali Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tele: 24654020
Email ID- k.salilkumar@gov.in

To

All the concerned Ministries/Departments of CSSS.

Annexure-I

Group-A

Group-B

Annexure-II

Officials of Group-A who may be transferred under the RTP applicable to PS as on 01.07.2016

Proforma for filling up option