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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No. HFW/140/HSH/2026

Karnataka Government Secretariat

Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi, Vikasa Soudha,

Bengaluru, dated : 04/04/2026

NOTIFICATION

The draft of the following rules to amend the Karnataka State Civil Services

(Regulation of Transfer of Medical Officers and Other Staff) Rules, 2025, which the

Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by

section 12 of the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Medical

Officers and Other Staff) Act, 2011 (Karnataka Act 2 of 2011) is hereby published

as required by sub section (1) of section 12 of the said Act for the information of

all the persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said

draft will be taken into consideration after fifteen days from the date of its

publication in the Official Gazette.

Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government

from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period

specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and

Suggestions may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Health

and Family Welfare Department, Room No. 105, Vikas Soudha, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Veedhi, Bengaluru -560001.

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DRAFT RULES

1. Title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka

State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Medical Officers and Other Staff)

(Amendment) Rules, 2026.

(2) These rules shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the

Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of rule 2.- In the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation

of Transfer of Medical Officers and Other Staff) Rules, 2025 (hereinafter referred to

as the said rules), in rule 2, in clause (b), -

(i) for sub-clause (i), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(i) Where fifty percent or more than fifty percent posts are vacant in any

Government Hospital or Government Institutions other than a Primary

Health Centre or Sub-Centre;” and

(ii) after sub-clause (i) as so substituted, the following shall be inserted

namely :-

“(i-a) Where the vacancy is required to be filled to render certain critical

services as may be determined by a notification by the Government:

3. Amendment of rule 6.- In said rules, in rule-6, in sub-rule (3), in the

table,-

(a) after Sl. No. 1 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be

inserted, namely :-

(1-a)

persons

with

more

than

seventy five percent disability

in their service.

UDID certificate

(1-b)

persons seeking exemption for

one year on account of extreme

personal or family crisis.

Committee of concerned HoDs

under the Chairmanship of

Principal Secretary/Secretary,

HFW Department.

(b) in Sl. No. 4, the words “certificate from the District Medical Board” the

words and letters “UDID certificate issued under Swavalamban portal”

shall be substituted;

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(c) in Sl. No. 5, in column 3,-

(i) for the words “magistrate affidavit” the words “certificate from not

below the rank of Executive Magistrate’’ shall be substituted;

(ii)

for the words “magistrate certificate” the words “certificate from

not below the rank of Executive Magistrate’’ shall be substituted;

(d) after Sl. No. 6 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be

inserted, namely:-

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Office bearers of the post of the

President,

the

Secretary

or

the

Treasurer of a recognized state level

Government employees association,

having

at-least

one

thousand

members, upto two years from the

date of their election and for not more

than two terms in their service.

Government recognition

certificate

and

certificate

for

having

elected.

(e) after fourth proviso, the following provisos, shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided also that, a medical officer falling under special category in

Sl. No. 6, shall be eligible for transfer to the place nearest to the place

of working of his spouse:

Provided also that, in case of spouse of an All-India Service officer he

may be given no objection certificate to go on deputation to the place of

working of the spouse on transfer:

Provided also that, the period of exemption for special category Sl. Nos.

1 to 3 shall be only till the next general transfers because a different

choice will be available to them during the subsequent transfers

through counseling;

Provided also that there will not be any upper cap on the number of

exemptions for those cases of special category in Sl. Nos. 1 and (1a) of

the Table who are totally dependent on the support of their family

members for their daily chores.”

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4. Amendment of rule 10.- In rule said rules, in rule 10, in sub-rule (3), in

clause (b), after the proviso, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided further that, if critical vacancies are not available for giving

option to a person belonging to special category in Sl.No.1 of the Table

in sub-rule (3) of rule 6, then he may be eligible for opting a non-critical

vacancy during counselling.”

By Order and in the name of

the Governor of Karnataka

(PRADEEP KUMAR B.S.)

Under Secretary to Government

Department of Health and Family Welfare (Services-1).

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