A senior police officer said the mobile app was launched in the wake of complaints that some officers are asking money in exchange of transfer posting. (Express Photo)
The West Bengal Police have launched a mobile application where police personnel can apply for their transfer, to bring transparency in the process.
In a directive issued on March 21, DIG (administration) of West Bengal Police stated that the staff of the department from the ranks of constable to Sub-inspector can apply for transfers through the e-HRMS software. The deadline for transfer request through the app will end on April 11.Only those police personnel,who are in special medical cases, can apply for transfer throughout the year, it said.
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The directive also mentioned those who have already applied for transfer before March 21 would have to make a fresh application through the software.
A senior police officer said the mobile app was launched in the wake of complaints that some officers are asking money in exchange of transfer posting. “So, to stop such illegal process and bring transparency in transfer posting, state government decided to install such application software,” he said.
The DIG asked every district police unit to set up a help desk to assist police personnel in using the application software.
Earlier, state government had introduced an app ‘Utsasree’ to process the transfers of teachers to avoid complaints of bribery and favouritism.
Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal.
Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur.
He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read More
