Barely a month after the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) directed it to put in place an online system without delay for carrying out staff transfers, the Animal Husbandry department has issued orders transferring veterinary surgeons.
The online mechanism is not ready yet, but the department justifies its decision citing the delay that has occurred in carrying out general transfers in 2022 and the need to fill up vacancies to contain stray dog-related problems.
Through two separate orders issued on September 23, the department has transferred 130 veterinary surgeons on its rolls and inducted 28 veterinary surgeons (Grade-II) on a temporary basis through the employment exchange ‘‘to fill up vacancies to meet urgent need.”
