GS AIGETOA has submitted letter to the CMD BSNL regarding serious discrepancies and arbitrary actions in the recently issued transfer orders dated 30.06.2025, following the original transfer orders dated 02.05.2025.
Despite earlier concerns raised by AIGETOA about violations of BSNL’s OTP and Transfer Policies, the Personnel section has issued subsequent modifications without addressing core issues. The revised orders appear random, lacking transparency, and have led to widespread resentment among executives, further resulting in over 15 court cases filed across various CATs.
Issues Highlighted :
1] Immunity grounds: Many immunity cases of AIGETOA has been left for no reasons while the orders have been issued for other associations. On one of the retention on immunity grounds, the date has been arbitrarily mentioned which do not have any basis.
2] Age above 56 grounds: The policy states that a person who has acquired age above 56 years on 31st March of the Financial Year in which orders are issued cannot be transferred on long stay basis. While few cases have been considered, few have been left arbitrarily without assigning any reasons.
3] Medical immunity cases: Few cases considered while many genuine cases not considered including even self-critical illness and family care giver cases.
4] PWD Self and Dependent Care Giver cases not considered.
5] Few orders issued on Own Cost while Few on Company Cost.
6] OTP requested for a particular circle and transfer carried out to other than requested circle. As per policy either OTP is to be considered or rejected but it cannot be modified to other circle as per choice of management being a voluntary transfer.
7] Non Implemented Transfer cases modified arbitrarily to other circles which is completely in contravention to the transfer policy.
8] OTP orders of persons not completing tenure issued while orders for those who have completed or about to complete the tenure have not been issued. As per policy, tenure orders used to be issued in advance but now this has been delayed for almost six months now and still no visibility about those who are going to complete their tenure next month.
9] 12th class immunity not extended despite provisions in the prevailing norms.
10] OTP cases of those transferred under long stay in the year 2022-23 are not considered while for select few the same has been considered.
11] Many officers having higher stay at station has not been transferred while those with lesser stay at station have been transferred out.
AIGETOA demands the following:
1] Direct the concerned authorities to review the orders issued on 30th June, 2025 and address the omissions related genuine grounds as per policy precedence and norms.
2] Institute an inquiry into the whole state of affairs pertaining to issuance of the orders under reference to rule out the involvement of the vested interests and fixing up the responsibility.
3] Reiterate and ensure strict adherence to the Government of India guidelines and BSNL’s Active Transfer Policy for all future transfer processes, emphasizing the distinct nature and priority of hard tenure postings.
4] Further officers must be asked to work according to the delegated power instead of dragging the higher office for even routine works like transfer postings. Since most of the time, orders are issued in contravention of the guidelines, a general perception goes that the orders have been issued under instruction from higher authority.
