Andhra Pradesh GST Officers and Employees Association expresses concern over frequent transfers
Andhra Pradesh GST Officers and Employees Association's State Honorary President Chowdary Purushottam Naidu on Sunday (June 15, 2025) said the frequent transfers after almost every year caused agony to officials and staff in the Department. He requested the higher authorities concerned to consider the petitions submitted by the association and individuals for a hassle-free transfer procedure in all the zones and circles of the Department in the State.
He said the officials and staff who were affected by transfers in the year 2024 have again come under transfer category as the 'Station Seniority' was taken into consideration for the implementation of transfers in accordance to Andhra Pradesh General Transfer-2025 guidelines. Currently, the GST Department has four zones stationed in Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Vijayawada, and Guntur zones apart from 16 divisions such as Vizianagaram, Kurnool, Nellore and others.
'A majority of the officials and staff may be working in the same zone and division but their jurisdiction and responsibilities are different. They take care of GST collections of faraway places although they may discharge their duties from the same office. But they are affected by transfers every one year since norms insist on the transfer of officials and staff after every five years, if they function from same location. As far as GST officers and staff are concerned, they may work in the same complex but their role and functioning are different. That is why, we request the government to consider these points before taking a final decision on transfers under category of five years completion of the service at the same place,' said Mr. Purushottam Naidu while speaking to the media in Srikakulam.
Along with Mr. Purushottam Naidu, the association president Allina Ramesh Kumar, associate president Rayi Venugopal and general secretary Kalyan submitted a memorandum to the Chief Commissioner of State Tax for issuing fresh guidelines to protect the interests of the officers and staff. According to them, it would benefit the Department also with continuation of taxes in a hassle-free manner. The officials and employees, who develop a rapport with dealers of various categories in the last few years, can function easily. The association has also requested exemption from transfers, of the persons with health issues and employees who were due for retirement in 2026.
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