F. NO. 302/33/2/87-SCT(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Banking Division)
New Delhi, Dated 15.2.1988
All CES of public Sector Banks
And Financial Institutions
RBI/NABARD
SUB: Posting/Transfer of Physically Handicapped employed in public sector banks/financial institutions.
Sir, Representations have been received that in view of their physical disability bank employees who are physically handicapped may be exempted from routine periodical transfers from places of their original postings/appointment. Earlier the Government had issued instructions vide letter No. 302/33/2/87-SCT(B) dated 31st August, 1987 that BSRBs should endeavour as far as possible to allot the selected physically handicapped candidates to banks having branches located in or near their home town or village.
The question of their posting/transfer has also been considered in the same context and it has been decided that subject to the administrative exigencies, the physically handicapped persons employed in public sector banks in all cadres should normally but exempted from the routine periodical transfers. It has been decided that such persons should not normally be transferred even on promotion if a vacancy exists in the same branch/office, town/city. When the transfer of a physically handicapped employee becomes inevitable on promotion to a place other than his original place of appointment due to non-availability of vacancy, it should be ensured that such employees are kept nearest to their original place of posting and in any case are not transferred to far off/remote places. This concession would not be available to such of the physically handicapped employees of the banks who are transferred on grounds of disciplinary action or are involved in fraudulent transactions, etc.
The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(Y.P. Sethi)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India”
Sir I would like to know the definition of Physically handicapped. Many bank officials are of the view that only orthopedically handicapped come under physically handicap group. Hearing Impaired or deaf are not considered by them as physically handicapped. Hence such category people are facing discrimination. Request you to please make it clear to the bank managements regarding this term being used generally in all Circulars issued by banks.
SIR, this is good decision for pwd employee in banking sector reg transfer in promotion. Sir, one thing i would like to bring to your kind notice that facility for exemption in rural assignment is given to those only handicapped person employee who joined as pwd in bank but who became handicapped after joining facility is not given now. In sbi bank in 2017 november bank had made cicular the facilty of exemtion in rural assigment would be given to both but later bank withdraw that the facility would be given to only who joined bank as pwd. Sir, this is injustice. Pl bring the matter before govt and pwd chief commissioner new delhi so justice may be given.