RDPR Department takes up online counselling-based transfers of staff for the first time
'As per our declaration in the 2024-25 State Budget, we took up online counselling-based transfers of Grade-1 and II secretaries and second division accountants of village panchayats in 31 districts for the first time and successfully completed the process,' said RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge in an official release on Thursday.
In all, the department had received applications seeking transfers from 2,697 employees, of which 1,300 eligible applications were taken up for counselling. CEOs of the zilla panchayats concerned conducted the online counselling and issued digitally signed transfer orders on the spot, the Minister explained.
The counselling-based transfer was taken up in three rounds on July 25, 28, and 29-30, he said.
The Minister said the online counselling-based transfer would go a long way in ensuring efficiency as well as transparency in the department's administration.
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