Transfer
Posting is always a bone of contention between the staff and the
administration. After long persuasion, in Mumbai, a new Transfer & Posting
Policy is formulated, in consultation with the staff assocaiations by the
Administration.
Office
of the Principal Chief Commissioner, being the Cadre Controlling Authority, is
entrusted with the task of Transfer & Postings in the entire Mumbai Zone. Once
the database of all the officers are prepared, then implementing the transfers
& posting will be easier and can be done with a higher level of
transparency.
CESA,
Mumbai, is thankful to the Administration for formulating the Transfer &
Posting policy before issuance of the IZT/ICT for the year 2015. The detailed
policy is as under :-
F.No.
II/3-7/Admn/CCO/MCX-I/2015/1267
Mumbai, the 10th April, 2015.
Mumbai, the 10th April, 2015.
To,
The
Commissioner,
Central
Excise,
Mumbai-I/II/III/IV/Thane-I/II/Raigad/Belapur/
Appeals-I/II/CX-Audit-I/II/LTU/LTU-Audit,
Mumbai.
The
Commissioner,
Service
Tax-I/II/III/IV/V/VI/VII/
Appeals-I/II/Audit-I/II/III,
Mumbai.
The
Commissioner,
Central
Excise,
Pune-I/II/III/IV/Goa/Kolhapur/
Audit-I/II/Appeals-I/II-Pune/S.Tax,
Pune/ Audit (ST) Pune/Appeal-ST, Pune
Nashik-I/II/Aurangabad/Wardha/Audit-II,
Nagpur.
Sir,
Group ‘B’
Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Executive Officers in
the Mumbai
Central Excise Cadre – reg.
The Chief Commissioner of Central
Excise, Mumbai Zone-I & Zone-II has approved a Modified Transfer/Placement
Policy Guidelines, 2015 for Group ‘B’
Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Executive Officers in the Mumbai Central Excise Cadre. A copy of the same is enclosed in Annexure
for record and guidance. The said policy
guidelines have also been uploaded in the Central Excise Mumbai-I official
website www.mumbaicentralexcisecbec.gov.in
2. The Chief Commissioner desires that the guidelines prescribed therein may be implemented
strictly and expeditiously.
3. Difficulties
faced, if any, in the implementation of the same may please be bought to the
notice of this office.
Yours
faithfully,
Sd/09-Apr-2015
(N.P.
MESHRAM)
JOINT
COMMISSIONER (PCCO)
Copy to :-
1. Chief Commissioner, Central Excise, Mumbai Zone-II,
Pune Zone/Nagpur Zone, for information please.
2. Addl. Commissioner (CCO), S.Tax Zone, Mumbai.
3. The General Secretary,
Central Excise Superintendents Association, Mumbai.
4. The General Secretary,
Central Excise Inspectors Association, Mumbai.
5. Notice Board.
Modified
Transfer/Placement Policy Guidelines, 2015
for
Group ‘B’ Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Executive Officers
in
the Mumbai Central Excise Cadre.
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1.
APPLICABILITY
1.1 The Mumbai Central Excise
Cadre Control covers the geographical area and posts under the jurisdiction of
the Central Excise Zones-I and II, Mumbai (including Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU)/
LTU Audit), Service Tax Zone, Mumbai, Pune Zone, Central Excise
Commissionerates of Nasik and Aurangabad, of Nagpur Zone, and the Audit-II
Commissionerate of Nagpur Zone.
1.2 The guidelines contained in this policy
apply, in toto, to the officers posted in all the Commissionerates of Central
Excise Zone-I (including Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU)/ LTU Audit), Mumbai, Mumbai
Zone – II and Service Tax Zone, Mumbai. It also applies to
officers of the above said cadre and posted in all the Commissionerates of Pune Zone, the Central Excise
Commissionerates of Aurangabad and Nasik in Nagpur Zone, and Audit-II
Commissionerate of Nagpur Zone, in so far as it relates to them as explained
herein.
1.3 This policy also applies to the officers posted to
Directorate General of Service Tax Mumbai, TAR Mumbai, Appeals (Central Excise
and Service Tax) and Marine &Preventive Wing of Customs
(Preventive) Commissionerate, Mumbai.
1.4 This policy also seeks to manage/facilitate
placement of officers of the cadre controlling zone on deputation/transfer on loan basis to various other
Directorates and formations of CBEC such as DRI, DGCEI, DG Valuation, DG Audit,
NACEN etc in Mumbai.
1.5 The instructions contained in this policy
will supersede all the guidelines issued in the past, in so
far as it relates to transfer and posting of officers in the cadre of Grp. ‘B’ Gazetted and
Non-Gazetted Executive Officers.
1.6 This policy will be
subject to the instructions/guidelines issued/to be issued from time to time by
the CBEC and the Department of Personnel, Government of. India.
2. AIMS OF THE POLICY
2.1 The aim of this transfer and posting policy
is to lay down standard norms with a view to provide objectivity and
transparency in posting and transfers of officers and to improve efficiency
of administration.
2.2 The policy also seeks to ensure that subject to
administrative exigencies the guidelines issued by the Government with reference to the
special requirements of women officers and also to ensure that compassionate
cases are treated deservingly.
3. GENERAL GUIDELINES
3.1 The
Cadre Controlling Authority in respect of Group 'B' Gazetted and Non-
Gazetted Executive Officers in the Mumbai Central Excise Cadre is the Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai Zone-I.
Gazetted Executive Officers in the Mumbai Central Excise Cadre is the Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai Zone-I.
3.2 All transfers and postings of officers from
one Zone to another Zone within the Mumbai Central Excise Cadre Control, and to
LTU/LTU (Audit) shall be affected only with the approval of the Zonal Chief Commissioner.
3.3
The annual Inter-Zonal Transfer (IZT)
shall be done by the Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai
Zone-I. The IZT should normally be completed by the
30th of April every year.
3.4
Transfers and Posting of officers to the Commissionerates within each
Zone of Mumbai Central Excise Cadre Control shall be done by the Principal Chief
Commissioner/Chief Commissioner of the respective Zone. The annual Inter Commissionerate Transfer (ICT) should
normally be completed by the 30th of May every year.
3.5 For the sole purpose
of this policy, the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Mumbai CX
Zones-I and II, and Service Tax Zone, Mumbai, shall he treated as a single
station, i.e., Mumbai.
3.6 Subject to administrative exigencies and with
the exception of cases on compassionate grounds, officers on promotion
shall, ordinarily be transferred out of the Commissionerates
in which they are working at the time of promotion.
3.7 The Establishment Branch of the Cadre
Controlling Cell in the office of the Principal Chief Commissioner, Central
Excise Zone-I, Mumbai shall ensure that the database containing the
profiles/history of posting of all officers is maintained and regularly
updated.
3.8 Whenever vacancies exist in a particular
cadre under Mumbai Central Excise Cadre Control, these vacancies will be
apportioned to each Zone/Commissionerate and other offices of CBEC as well as
M&P and LTU within the Cadre Control on a pro-rata basis, and postings of
officers to each Zone/Commissionerate and other offices will be made
accordingly.
4. GUIDELINES
ON INTER ZONAL TRANSFER WITHIN MUMBAI
4.1 The provisions of
this clause apply to the officers working in Mumbai Central Excise, Zones-I and
II, and Service Tax Zone, Mumbai.
4.2 The tenure of an
officer in a Central Excise/Service Tax Zone will be for a period of 5
years.
4.3 An
officer who has completed his tenure in a Central Excise Zone will then be
transferred to the Service Tax Zone, and vice-versa. On transfer from the Service
Tax Zone the officer subject to administrative exigencies will be transferred
to his parent Zone.
5. GUIDELINES FOR
INTER-COMMISSIONERATE TRANSFER WITHIN MUMBAI CX ZONES I & II, SERVICE TAX
ZONE
5.1 Inter-Commissionerate Transfer (ICT) of officers
should be effected annually in Mumbai Central Excise Zones-I and II, and Service Tax
Zone by the respective Chief Commissioners of the Zones. In the ICT, an officer
can be transferred to any Commissionerate within that Zone.
5.2 In view of the
Department moving towards an Audit-based control, the normal tenure of an
officer posted to any Audit Commissionerate (LTU-Audit, Central Excise-Audit
& Service Tax-Audit) shall be three years, subject to administrative
exigencies.
5.3 The normal tenure of
an officer in the Commissionerate shall be three years. An officer may
also be transferred to another Zone before completion of tenure in a
Commissionerate if the Zonal tenure is being completed.
6. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR COMPUTING TENURE
IN A ZONE/COMMISSIONERATE
6.1 While computing the afore-said tenure and for period of
cumulative stay in a Zone/Commissionerate
the tenure of service by an officer in the cadres of Gr. B Gazetted and Non-Gazetted in a
Zone/Commissionerate at a stretch in one cadre shall be considered.
6.2 While computing the afore-said tenure at a stretch in one
cadre, the tenure will be counted irrespective of the present and erstwhile
formations of Service Tax.
6.3 While
computing the afore-said tenure and/or period of cumulative stay in a
Zone/Commissionerate the tenure of service of an officer in M & P Wing of
the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate/Deputation and other posting on loan
basis shall not be counted.
6.4 While
computing the aforesaid tenure and/or period of cumulative stay in a
Zone/Commissionerate, the period served under suspension, if any, by the
officer shall not be counted.
7. TRANSFER/POSTING
TO LARGE TAX-PAYER UNIT(LTU)/LTU-AUDIT
7.1 The
cadre-control cell of the Cadre Controlling Authority will maintain a common
seniority list consisting of all officers of Mumbai Central Excise Cadre
Control (excluding officers posted in Pune Zone and Nagpur Zone),
separately for Superintendents and Inspectors, for the purpose of posting to LTU/LTU
Audit, Mumbai. The subject Roster/Seniority List shall be circulated to all the
Commissionerates every quarter.
7.2 Officers will be posted to LTU/LTU-Audit based on their seniority in this list, irrespective of
where they are posted when they are due for transfer to LTU/LTU Audit. However, officers working in M&P and Pune postings will
be posted only after completion of their tenure.
7.3
Postings in LTU/ LTU-Audit, Mumbai, will not be treated as a posting in
any of the Central Excise Zones in Mumbai, or Service Tax Zone. The tenure in
LTU/LTU Audit will therefore not be counted towards tenure in any other Zone.
7.4 The tenure of posting
of officers to LTU shall be two years and LTU-Audit shall be three years.
While computing the afore-said tenure leave period in excess of total of 60
days (excluding CL) during the period of service in LTU shall not be counted.
7.5
An officer who was posted to LTU/LTU Audit from
a Central Excise Zone should, after completion of tenure in LTU/LTU-Audit, be
posted to the Service Tax Zone, and vice-versa.
7.6 Officers in the grade of Superintendent
shall be selected for posting to LTU by applying the following criteria
sequentially:-
i. Superintendents who have not worked in
LTU in the grade of Inspector or Superintendent shall be posted to LTU.
ii. In case sufficient number of
Superintendents is not available as at (i) above, the Superintendents who have
already worked as Inspectors in LTU for periods upto one year shall be
considered.
iii. In case of sufficient number of
Superintendents is not available in terms of (i) & (ii) above the
Superintendents who have worked in LTU in the past for periods upto one year
whether as Inspector or Superintendent, separately or together shall be posted
to LTU.
iv. Tenure of posting of all such officers
posted in terms of (ii) and (iii) above shall also be two years treating the
posting as a fresh posting.
7.7 The
officers in the grade of Inspector with minimum service of three years in the
grade alone shall be considered for posting to LTU.
7.8 Notwithstanding
the guidelines as above, officers on promotion may be considered for transfer
and posting to LTU in terms of the guidelines detailed in clause 9hereunder.
7.9 Officers working in LTU/LTU Audit will not be transferred to
M&P Wing during their tenure in LTU/LTU Audit. However, on completion of
their tenure in LTU/LTU Audit, they may be posted to M&P Wing as per their
seniority in the roster.
8. TRANSFER/POSTING TO MARINE &
PREVENTIVE WING
8.1 The
cadre-control cell of the Cadre Controlling Authority will maintain a common
seniority list consisting of all officers of Mumbai Central Excise Cadre
Control (excluding officers posted in Pune Zone and Nagpur Zone),
separately for Superintendents and Inspectors, for the purpose of posting to
M&P Wing of Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Mumbai. The Seniority
List will be communicated to all the Commissionerates every quarter.
8.2 Officers will be
posted to M&P Wing based on their seniority in this list, irrespective of
where they are posted when they are due for transfer to M&P Wing. However,
officers working in LTU/LTU-Audit when they become due for posting to M&P
Wing will be posted only after completion of their tenure in LTU/LTU
Audit.
8.3 Postings to M&P
Wing will be issued by the Cadre Controlling Authority.
8.4 The tenure of posting
in M&P Wing shall be for a period of two years.
8.5 While computing the afore-said tenure in
M&P Wing, the period of total leave (other than C.L.) in excess of 60 days
shall not be counted.
8.6 The upper age limit for posting of Superintendents to M&P
Wing shall be 57 years at the time of selection.
8.7 The officers
in the grade of Superintendent shall be selected for posting to M&P Wing by
applying the following criteria sequentially:-
(i)
Officers who have
not worked in M&P Wing in the grade of Inspector or Superintendent shall be
posted to M&P.
(ii)
In case sufficient
number of officers is not available as above at (i), officers who have already worked for period less than one year in
M&P Wing shall be posted.
(iii)
In case sufficient number of -officers are not
available as above at (i) and (ii), officers who have already worked as Inspectors in M&P Wing for a period of
upto one year shall be posted.
8.8 The number of lady
officers posted at any given point of time to M&P Wing shall not exceed 1/3rdof
the total officers posted to M&P Wing at that point of time.
8.9 Keeping in view the nature of work in M&P
Wing, no officer recruited against the quota of physically challenged persons
shall be posted, unless such officer has expressed his/her willingness in writing.
8.10 Officers against whom vigilance cases
involving impingement of integrity shall not be posted to M&P. However, there shall not be any bar
on the posting of officers to M&P Wing if the proceedings initiated against an officer are in
the nature of administrative action without any allegations on their integrity. At the time of
posting of such officers to M&P Wing, the
Commissioner of Customs (Prev.) Mumbai may be informed of- the fact
of pending vigilance enquiry.
8.11 On
repatriation from M&P Wing, officers will as far as possible, be posted to
the same Zone from which they were posted to M&P Wing.
9. POSTING OF OFFICERS ON PROMOTION
9.1The officers
working in a Commissionerate on promotion from Group ‘B’ Non‑Gazetted to
Gazetted cadre shall, normally, be transferred out of the Commissionerate.
9.2 If the vacancies in the post of
Superintendent necessitate that officers are posted out of Mumbai on promotion
to Superintendent, they will be posted out to Pune Zone or to
Nasik/Aurangabad/Nagpur-II Audit Commissionerate.
9.3 For the
purposes of selecting officers, on promotion being posted to the Zones outside
Mumbai, a separate roster containing the names of all the officers promoted
shall be maintained and the junior-most officers in
the said roster will be posted outside Mumbai by the Cadre Controlling
Authority.
9.4 The minimum tenure of
an officer posted from Mumbai Central Excise Zone-I/II or Service Tax Zone to
Pune Zone or Nasik/Aurangabad/Nagpur-II Audit Commissionerate shall be one
year.
9.5While computing
the afore-said tenure of one year the period of total leave (other than C.L.)
in excess of 30 days shall not be counted towards tenure.
9.6 An officer who has not been transferred out of
Mumbai as above on account of any grounds shall continue to remain in the list of
officers due for transfer out of Mumbai, in the roster and will be considered
for transfer out as and when those grounds no more exist.
9.7 On repatriation of such officers who have
completed the specified tenure or in case of those officers
who are repatriated pre-maturely, the next junior in the roster, irrespective of the
fact that he had been promoted in an earlier order, shall be transferred out to the Zones
out of Mumbai.
9.8 On repatriation
officers shall normally be posted back to the Zone from which they were
transferred out of Mumbai.
10. DEPUTATION OF
OFFICERS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS/POSTING ON LOAN BASIS TO OTHER OFFICES
10.1 Cadre clearance for
deputation to offices under the CBEC/outside organizations shall be through Cadre Controlling Authority. Requests
for extension in tenure (One year) on deputation will be decided by the Chief
Commissioner of the Zone.
10.2 The officers on
repatriation from the deputation posts shall report to
the Principal Chief Commissioner’s Office, (Cadre Controlling Authority).
the Principal Chief Commissioner’s Office, (Cadre Controlling Authority).
11. GENERAL GUIDELINES ON TRANSFER/POSTING OF
OFFICERS IN COMMISSIONERATES
11.1 Subject to administrative exigencies and the
approval of the Zonal Chief Commissioner, the tenure of an officer in a post
categorized as sensitive shall not, ordinarily exceed a period of
two years.
11.2 Officers shall, as far as possible, be
rotated between posts categorized as sensitive and non-sensitive.
However, in case sufficient number of officers are not available due to
administrative/vigilance reasons, for being posted to sensitive charges,
officers may be considered for being posted from one sensitive charge to
another sensitive charge with the approval of Zonal Chief Commissioner.
11.3 Officers should be rotated between the
Headquarters/Division/Ranges so that all officers have the experience of
working in the field/headquarters within a
Commissionerate.
12. MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Officers having, less than two years of service before
retirement on super-annuation may be considered, as far as possible, for being
posted to a Commissionerate near to residence subject to administrative
exigencies.
12.2 In the case of requests for retention in a
particular station/formation within the Zone on
the ground that his/her child is studying in Class-X or Class-XII, the
Principal Chief Commissioner may consider such requests
subject to administrative exigencies only if the officer is considered for
posting outside Mumbai.
12.3
Notwithstanding,
anything contained in this policy, Cadre Controlling Chief Commissioner, the
Zonal/Jurisdictional Chief Commissioner or Commissioner may, if necessary in
public interest and/or in view of administrative exigencies, transfer and post any officer to any
post within his competency.
12.4
No government servant shall bring or attempt to bring any political or other
outside influence to bear upon any superior authority to further his/her
interest in respect of matters pertaining to his/her transfer or posting.
Violation of above provisions amounts to misconduct as per the CCS (Conduct)
Rules and the Government servant shall be liable to be proceeded against
accordingly.
12.5 All grievances arising out of the
implementation of this policy may be addressed to the Cadre Controlling
Authority.
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