Transfer from one department to another.(IREC - 231) —
Person employed in one department shall not be eligible for employment in another except with the previous consent of the head of the department in which they are employed. Without such prior consent the head of an office or department shall not employ a person either temporarily or permanently, if he knows or has reasons to believe that such persons belongs to another establishment under Government. A railway servant who takes up a new employment without the consent of the head of department commits a breach of discipline and is liable to be punished. Divisional Railway Managers, may, however, transfer Group D employees (peons, hangmen, Khalid, unskilled and semiskilled, etc.) from one department to another or from one Division to another.
"Divisional Railway Managers may also transfer Non-gazetted Railway employees working in Level-2 and above from one department to another for divisional controlled posts subject to the condition that requests should not be entertained for change of category to. Commercial and other non-technical popular categories like Clerk, Accounts Clerk, Ticket Collector, Commercial Clerk, Senior Clerk, Junior Accounts Assistant, Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Apprentice, ECRC etc."
(Authority;- Ministry of Railway's letter No. E(NG)I-2018/TR/12 dated 24.08.2018 and No.E(NG)I-2006/TR/18 dated 25.09.2007)
