A State Animal Husbandry department decision to transfer 58 officers of the rank of senior veterinary surgeon/assistant director has drawn flak on the grounds that it is arbitrary and in blatant violation of norms.
Through an August 5 order, 45 veterinary surgeons of the department were promoted to the rank of senior veterinary surgeon/assistant director. But an accompanying decision to move out 58 officers of the rank of senior veterinary surgeon/assistant director from their existing posts has attracted controversy.
The Kerala Government Veterinary Officers Association (KGVOA) has demanded that the State government immediately revoke the transfers. According to the KGVOA, the Animal Husbandry department had neither invited applications from the staff nor prepared a draft list. As such, the entire exercise lacked transparency and spoiled the chances of officers who have a legitimate claim to those posts, KGVOA president Dilip Chandran said.
