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Haryana Government Gazette

Published by Authority

No. 38-2022] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 (BHADRA 29, 1944 SAKA)

PART-I

Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

IRRIGATION & WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 3rd September, 2021

Online Transfer Policy of Circle Head Draftsmen

No. 4168/A-II/NGE-II/2021.— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 162 of the

Constitution of India, the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following Online Transfer Policy, namely:-

Short title and Vision: This policy may be called the “Online Transfer Policy of Circle Head Draftsmen of

Irrigation & Water Resources Department, Haryana”. This Policy is made to ensure equitable distribution of

Circle Head Draftsmen at different locations in a fair and transparent manner and to maximize job satisfaction

amongst employee and further to improve performance of the department.

Application:-This Policy shall be applicable to all Circle Head Draftsmen who are members of State cadre

working on regular basis.

Definitions: In this policy, unless there be anything repugnant in the subject or context;

(a)

‘Blocked Posts’ means the vacancies of a cadre remain unfilled at any given point of time due to

shortage of employees in the department.

(b)

‘Employees of Special Category’ means the blind employees or the differently abled employees or

their child(ren) and spouse, women employees, women headed households, widows, widowers, couple

case, employee suffering from Diseases of Debilitating Disorder;

(c)

‘Prescribed Tenure’ means the tenure of appointment for a period of Five years in a Circle. While

calculating the tenure of an employee for the purpose of this policy, the date from which someone is

working in a circle on 31^st March of the calendar year of transfer shall be counted irrespective of the

fact he has been appointed by temporary transfer or otherwise. However, an employee may participate

in the transfer drive subject to completion of minimum three years service in a circle;

(d)

‘Qualifying date’ for the purpose of calculation of vacant post(s) shall be the 31st March of the

Calendar year of transfer.;

(e)

‘Service’ means duty period and all kinds of leave including extraordinary leave availed by Circle

Head Draftsmen during the prescribed tenure.

(f)

‘Transfer’ means posting/appointment from one Circle or IDHO to another on or before completion

prescribed tenure in a Circle or IDHO;

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(g)

‘Vacant Post for transfer’ means

(i)

a post not occupied by any Circle Head Draftsmen;

(ii)

a post presently occupied by any Circle Head Draftsman for a period of Five years or more;

(iii)

a post on which any Circle Head Draftsman has been appointed by temporary transfer or due to

non-availability of online transfer drive;

(iv)

a post occupied by any Circle Head Draftsman who has been adjudged eligible and allowed by

the competent authority to participate in the general transfer drive even if he has not completed the

prescribed tenure in the Circle where he is presently posted.

Note-1.--- Where there are Blocked Posts in a cadre the same shall be excluded from the number of

vacant post for transfer.

Note-2.---The post against which any Circle Head Draftsman has been posted/transferred on

compulsion of administrative reason or litigation nature shall also not be included in the vacant posts

for transfer.

Note-3.--- Department shall prepare the list of vacant posts for transfer and notify them for the benefit

of stakeholder. Depending upon input from stakeholders, such list may be amended if required.

(h)

‘Circle or IDHO’ means an area prescribed by the competent authority for the purpose of calculation

of prescribed tenure and entitlement of any Circle Head Draftsman for transfer from one Circle or

IDHO to another under this policy;

General Principles:

(i)

Time Scheduled for Online Transfers:

(a)

General transfers online will be made only once in a year. However, transfer/posting necessitated

by promotion, direct recruitment, posts needed to be filled up in a public interest, can be made anytime

by the competent authority.

(b)

The online process will be completed up to 31^st March and implemented after 31^st March or as

per exigency/convenience of the department.

(c)

Every Circle Head Draftsman completing 5 years of stay/tenure in a particular Circle or IDHO

has to be compulsory shifted.

(d)

A Circle Head Draftsman who has completed 5 years stay/tenure in a particular Circle or IDHO

can opt for his transfer out of Circle or IDHO, but a Circle Head Draftsman who has completed 5 years

stay/tenure in a Circle cannot opt for his transfer within the same Circle.

(e)

In case, any Circle Head Draftsman having 5 years of stay/ tenure in a particular Circle or IDHO

cannot opt his preference for the same office, but he can opt any other Circle. Similarly any Circle Head

Draftsman having 5 years of stay/tenure in a particular Circle cannot opt his preference for that Circle.

Once posted at one station, he will not be allowed to submit his option for 3 years and will be

transferred as per provision of policy thereafter.

(f)

The posting of Circle Head Draftsman, in a particular Circle or IDHO on his transfer, will be

affected on the basis of the number of vacancies in a particular Circle or IDHO.

(g)

The vacancies in a Circle or IDHO will be filled up on the basis of number of vacancies. The

number of vacancies (actual or deemed) in the Circle or IDHO within same zone will be arranged from

highest to lowest. The Division having higher vacancy will be filled up first and the Circle or IDHO

with lowest vacancies will be filled up in the last.

(h)

Minimum stay for seeking transfer shall be 3 years after which he can participate in drive.

(ii)

Liable to be posted anywhere :

(a)

Circle Head Draftsmen are liable to be transferred under this policy in any Circle or IDHO or

anywhere in the State, in public interest, on completion of prescribed tenure.

(b)

In case, sufficient Circle Head Draftsmen are not found willing for posting in BBMB against

share quota post of Haryana State of this Department, then, on the basis of requirement of Divisional

Head Draftsmen in BBMB, the services of Junior most Circle Head Draftsman of respective category

based on demand/ vacancy will be placed at the disposal of BBMB and minimum stay for seeking

transfer shall be 2 years after which he can submit his application to Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation and

Water Resources Department for his posting in the Department. However, a willing Circle Head

Draftsman can serve in BBMB continually for 10 years. Further a Circle Head Draftsman who have

once served in BBMB will not again be transferred in BBMB for at-least 10 years without his consent

and next junior most Circle Head Draftsman will be liable to serve in BBMB.

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(iii) Computerization of relevant service record of employees:

The Department shall ensure that all employees enter their service record in HRMS. Every employee

shall be responsible for the accuracy and regular updation of data in the Management Information

System in respect of his credentials, otherwise the department shall be at liberty to post him anywhere in

the State.

(iv)

Rationalization and Blocking of posts: To avoid disproportionate concentration of employees at a

particular station, the department should rationalize their sanctioned post and block actual vacant post to

be kept vacant in the transfer drive. In the long run, however, the department may increase/decrease the

total number of sanctioned posts as per their assessment/requirement in consultation with Work

Assessment Cell in the Administrative Reforms Department and Finance Department.

Merit Criteria for allotment of post:

(a)

Merit for allotment of vacant post to any Circle Head Draftsman shall be based on the total composite

score of points earned by a Circle Head Draftsman, out of 80 points as described below. The Circle

Head Draftsman earning highest points shall be entitled to be transferred against a particular vacancy.

(b)

Age shall be the Prime Factor for deciding the claim of the Circle Head Draftsman against a vacancy

since it shall have weightage of 60 points, out of total points.

(c)

A privilege of maximum 20 points can be availed by the Circle Head Draftsman of special categories as

indicated below:-

(A)

Age: The first set of merit points will be the age of the Circle Head Draftsman concerned

enumerated below:-

Sr.

Major Factor

Sub-Factor

Max.

Points

Criteria for Calculation

Age

(Present

date

i.e.

(1st January of the year of

consideration minus date

of birth)

Eldest person

shall be given

maximum points

Age in number of days/365

(maximum four decimal points

only)

(B)

Special Category:-

The Second Set of merit points will come from the special categories enumerated hereinafter:

Sr.

Major Factor

Sub-Factor

Max.

Points

Explanation

Gender

Female

10 Points shall be given

to all female Circle

Head Draftsman

Special