If you are a government servant working in Bihar, this news is for you. The Bihar government has issued a directive saying that strict action would be taken against a government servant if found seeking outsider’s recommendation or pressure to secure transfer or posting at desired place or position. The state home department has written a letter to this effect warning government servants against using any outsider’s recommendation or influence for transfer and posting.
The erring personnel will not only be asked for explanation for it, but this undesirable act would also be mentioned in the service book of the concerned official. It means seeking any outsider’s patronage for transfer or posting would mean stepping into danger zone.
The first Cabinet Secretariat and the Second Co-ordination Department had framed a policy guideline for transfer and posting of the government officials way back in 2007. The recent letter from the home department is the reiteration of its intent so that this policy is complied with without aberration.
This has been done to curb the menace of outside interference in the internal function of the government machinery. It is an open secret that transfer and posting have emerged as a major scourge of corruption with many government officials looking for some politicians or middlemen to secure desired transfer or posting.
