New Transfer Policy of West Bengal Government

Government of West Bengal
Department of Health & Family Welfare
G.A.Branch, Swasthya Bhavan, GN-29, Sector-V,
Salt Lake City, Kolkata-91

No. 2181/HF/O/GA/W-71/2023 Dated, Kolkata, the 27th July, 2026.

CIRCULAR

From: The Deputy Secretary
to the Government of West Bengal;

To:

1. The Director of Health Services, WB
2. The Director of Medical Education, WB
3. The Director of Ayurveda, WB
4. The Director of Homoeopathy
5. The Director of Drugs Control
6. The Secretary, WBHRB
7. The Secretary, WBCERC
8. The Mission Director, NHM
9. The Executive Director, WBSH&FW Samiti
10. The Executive Director, WB AYUSH Samiti
11. The MD, WBMSCL
12. The MD, GLUCONATE
13. The MD, EMAIL
14. The Director, State Drugs Control & Research Laboratory (SDCRL)
15. The Director, State Pharmacopoeial Laboratory & Pharmacy for Indian Medicine (SPLPIM)
16. The Director, ISM Drugs Control
17. The Jt. Director (Personnel), under DHS, WB
18. The Jt. DHS(Transport), SHTO under Directorate of Health Services
19. The Joint DHS(Nursing) In-Charge, WB
20. The Director, Institute of H&FW
21. The Director, Public Health
22. The Director, Family Welfare
23. The Director, Hospital Administration
24. The DDHS(Admin), WB
25. The ADHS(Admin), WB

Sub: Circular on Transfer Policy

Ref: P&AR Deptt. Notification No. 972-PAR(Genl)/17-ACR/PAR/2026 Dt. 13.07.2026

Sir,

In enclosing herewith a copy of Notification from P&AR Department, GoWB referred as above, which speaks for itself, I am directed to request you to take necessary course of action on following point(s):-

a) No Officer/ Official shall ordinarily be posted in his/her Home District, except during the last two years preceding the date of superannuation, subject to administrative convenience.

b) An Officer/ Official shall be ordinarily considered for transfer on completion of three years of continuous service in a post and, in any case, no officer/ official shall ordinarily be continued in the same post beyond four years.

c) Officers holding revenue collection, tax collection or other sensitive filed assignments, shall ordinarily be transferred on completion of two years of service in the post and shall not continue beyond three years in the same assignment.

d) While effecting transfers, convenience of the officers/ officials in terms of district may be considered subject to administrative convenience and public interest.

e) The Administrative Department may, on special cases, relax any of the above provision(s) in case of administrative exigencies, hardship or other exceptional circumstances.

Hence, for improvement of i) Administrative Efficiency, ii) Greater Transparency & iii) Accountability in H&FW Department, I am further directed to request you to kindly onward transmit the Circular along with the above-mentioned Order to your administrative counter-parts & subordinate offices under your control and instruct to take further course of action(s) with strict adherence in this regard.

This may please be treated as important.

Enclo: As stated above Yours faithfully

Sd/- Deputy Secretary
to the Government of West Bengal