Pune News : Superintendent of CGST Pune hold agitation against new transfer policy

The superintendents or group B officers of CGST Pune are agitated over a new transfer policy issued by the Cadre Control Unit of the administration. 

The officers are of the opinion that this new policy is unjust & unnecessary as it entails long and repeated transfers out of Pune which would put them in heavy financial burden besides disturbing family and social life of several officers at a time.  

This kind of transfer policy has never been in force in Pune and administrations in other zones too always consider staff welfare while framing transfer policies. Besides, the officers are of the opinion that there is already a policy in place which can serve the purpose, maybe with minor tweaking.

The ostensible reason being stated by the administration is that there were a couple of superintendents who had been trapped by the CBI for corruption in the last one year. However the superintendents are unanimous in supporting the administration in all cases of corruption. These aggrieved superintendents are of the view that corruption exists in all cadres and it is in fact the Group A officers or the IRS cadre who indulge in all sorts of corruption including misuse of official vehicles for personal use, occupying office spaces much beyond their official allowance. It is these IRS officers who are in charge of administration and who have themselves spent 15-20 years in a station who are now trying to target the Group B care of superintendents by implementing a policy which involves transfers from stations every 3 years.

The officers have also in the meantime approached the CBIC chairman  for redressal of their grievances.