Telangana Govt to Lift Ban on General Transfer of Employees, Teachers

The state government is all set to lift the ban on general transfer of employees, fulfilling a long-pending demand of government employees and teachers, imposed by the BRS government. 

The schedule for transfers is likely to be released after the Lok Sabha election results on June 4 when the model code of conduct ends, sources said. The move will benefit around three lakh employees posted in various departments and 1.5 lakh teachers working in state-run schools.

The reversal will also bring relief from difficulties caused by the ban on ‘spouse transfers’ and will reunite teacher couples as well as those brought about by GO 317. General transfers are done to ensure that no employee works at the same place beyond five years.



Newly-recruited employees, who complete two years of service, and senior employees, who complete five years at the same place, await general transfers to get postings in locations of their choice on a seniority basis.

In the undivided Andhra Pradesh, the state governments used to undertake general transfer regularly. In fact, there have been instances of transfers on the completion of an academic year. This was to ensure that children of employees were not affected by transfers. The BRS government undertook general transfer of employees only once in 2018, a few months prior to the Assembly polls. The transfer window, which ran from May 25 to June 15, 2018, was the first one since 2013.