Schedule of KARNATAKA ACT NO. 2 OF 2011

(See section 2 (h) (l) and section 10) Posts which come under the meaning of ‘other Staff’ Sl. No. Category of Posts Group “B” staff of Health and Family Welfare Department and AYUSH Department excluding those covered in Schedule - 1. Group “C” staff of Health and Family Welfare Department and AYUSH Department. Group “D” staff of Health and Family Welfare Department and AYUSH Department.

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348 of the Constitution of India.

H.R. BHARDWAJ GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA.

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka

G.K. BOREGOWDA Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation

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KARNATAKA ACT NO. 34 OF 2017 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 11th day of July, 2017) THE KARNATAKA STATE CIVIL SERVICES (REGULATION OF TRANSFER OF MEDICAL OFFICERS AND OTHER STAFF) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017 (Received the assent of Governor on the 6th day of July, 2017)

An Act to amend the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of transfer of Medical Officers and other Staff) Act, 2011. Whereas, it is expedient to amend the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of transfer of Medical Officers and other Staff) Act, 2011 (Karnataka Act 2 of 2011) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-eighth year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Medical Officers and Other Staff) (Amendment) Act, 2017.

1. (2)It shall come into force at once. (Sections 3 and 6 are incorporated in the Principal Act.) 2. Amendment of section 3.- In the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of transfer of Medical Officers and other Staff) Act, 2011 (Karnataka Act 2 of 2011) (hereinafter referred as principal Act), in section 3,-
   1. (i)in the heading, the words "Initial appointment" shall be omitted; and
   2. (ii)in the section the words “"initial appointment" shall be omitted. 3. Amendment of section 6.- In section 6 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in the proviso, for the words "five percent", the words "fifteen percent" shall be substituted.

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Constitution of India. VAJUBHAI VALA GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka,

K. DWARAKANATH BABU Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs

KARNATAKA ACT NO. 70 OF 2025

(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 12 th day of September, 2025)

THE KARNATAKA STATE CIVIL SERVICES (REGULATION OF TRANSFER OF MEDICAL OFFICERS AND OTHER STAFF) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 11 th day of September, 2025) An Act further to amend the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Medical Officers and other Staff) Act, 2011.

Whereas, it is expedient to amend the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Medical Officers and other Staff) Act, 2011 (Karnataka Act 2 of 2011) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy-sixth year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Medical Officers and Other Staff) (Amendment) Act, 2025.

1. (2)It shall deemed to have come into force with effect from the 27 th day of May, 2025. 2. Amendment of section 2.- In the Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of transfer of Medical Officers and other Staff) Act, 2011 (Karnataka Act 2 of 2011) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), in section 2,-
   1. (i)the existing clause (a), shall be renumbered as clause (aa);
   2. (ii)before clause (aa), as so renumbered, the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(a) “administrative posts" means post identified as the District Health and Family Welfare Officer, the District Surgeon, the Principal of Training Institutes, the Joint Director, the Deputy Director, the Programme Officer at the district level and the Superintendent of a major hospital of Health and Family Welfare Services and Deputy Director Ayush and District Health officer Ayush:’’
   3. (iii)for clause (c), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(c) competent authority” means such authority as may be prescribed who is competent make orders of transfer of a Medical Officer or other staff;
   4. (iv)after clause (c), as so substituted, the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(cc) “critical vacancy” means such vacancies of posts as may be prescribed”;
   5. (v)after clause (f) the following shall be inserted, namely,-
   6. (ff)“Greater Bengaluru area” means the areas falling within the limits of the Greater Bengaluru Authority constituted under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act 36 of 2025)”;
      1. (vi)in clause (j) after the word “tenure” the words "identified as

such by the Government by a notification” , shall be inserted;

1. (vii)in clause (m), for the words "working as senior specialist" the

words “working in senior specialist cadre” shall be substituted

;

1. (viii)in clause (n), for the word "working as specialist" the words

“working in specialist cadre”, shall be substituted.;

1. (ix)after clause (n) the following shall be inserted,- namely:- “(nn) “Special category of persons” means persons belonging to such special categories as may be specified in the rules.” : and
2. (x)in clause (q), after the words “district headquarters” the words

“excluding Greater Bengaluru area” shall be inserted.

3. Substitution of section 3.- For section 3 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“3. Transfer or promotion to be through counselling.- The

initial appointment, transfer or promotion of a Medical Officer or other staff under the Act, shall be done through a process of counselling conducted in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that, the provisions relating to transfers through process of counselling shall not apply to the posts identified as project posts, and administrative posts. Provided further that the criteria and the manner of selection and posting for the project and administrative posts shall be such as may be prescribed.” 4. Amendment of section 4.- In section 4 of the Principal Act, for sub-section (2) except the proviso, following shall be substituted, namely: - “(2) A Medical Officer or other staff who is in service has not served for a prescribed number of years in the rural area shall be transferred to a post in rural area”. 5. Amendment of section 5.- In section 5 of the Principal Act, for sub-section (2) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: - “(2) Where a specialist or senior specialist who is working in a post which is not identified for the Post Graduate Degree or Post Graduate Diploma specialization shall be transferred to the post identified for the specialised qualification, possessed by him:

Provided that specialist and senior specialist may be posted to

the Project posts and administrative posts in such manner as may be prescribed by the Government.” 6. Substitution of section 6.- For section 6 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “6. Transfer of Medical Officer or Other Staff in public interest.- (1) A Medical Officer or other staff who is in service and

has completed the prescribed number of years of continuous service, in any Government hospital or Government institution in rural area, Zone -A, B or Greater Bengaluru area may be transferred through process of counselling to another Government hospital or Government Institution in the same area or zone or to any other area or Zone by giving priority to persons who have put in longer period of service or tenure in that area or post, and considering such criteria or weightage for the area or zone as may be prescribed, in the following order, namely,-

1. (1)Rural area;
2. (2)Zone-B in urban area;
3. (3)Zone-A in urban area; and
4. (4)Greater Bengaluru area: Provided that the total number of such transfers during the year shall not exceed “fifteen percent” of the number of the working strength in that cadre. Provided further that in respect of persons belonging to special categories, the Government may prescribe separate conditions and exceptions for transfers. Provided also that for persons serving in the Greater Bengaluru area the total continuous service spent by the person in the Greater Bengaluru area on different posts shall be counted for the purpose of the length of the tenure rather than the total continuous service spent by person in the current post. Provided also that, the vacancies in Greater Bengaluru area shall not be available during counselling to persons eligible to be

transferred out from Greater Bengaluru area under sub-section (1).

1. (2)A Medical Officer or other Staff, on reinstatement from suspension or on being shifted from the current post in lieu of suspension pending disciplinary enquiry shall be posted any time during the year through counselling by the competent Authority but shall not be posted to a zone higher than his current working zone and may be restricted for posting within an area as specified in the orders of the Disciplinary Authority.
2. (3)A Medical Officer or other staff may be posted without counselling by the Government any time during a year to fill a critical vacancy: Provided that, the medical officer or other staff to be posted shall be the senior most out of the list of long-standing persons prepared as per sub- section (1), subject to the exceptions to special categories as specified.” 7. Insertion of new section 7A.- After section 7 of the Principal Act, the following shall be inserted, namely:- “7A. Appeal.- Any person aggrieved by the orders of the competent authority under the provisions of this Act may make an appeal to the Specified Authority as notified by the Government and the Specified Authority may dispose it off in such manner as may be prescribed.” 8. Repeal and savings.- (1) The Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of transfer of medical officers and other staff) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Karnataka Ordinance 05 of 2025) is here by repealed.
3. (2)Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act. The above translation of ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸಿವಿಲ್ ಸೇವೆಗಳ (ವೈದ್ಯಯ ಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು

ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ಸಿಬ್ಬ ಂದಿಯ ವರ್ಗಾವಣೆ ನಿಯಂತರ ಣ) (ತಿದ್ದು ಪಡಿ) ಅಧಿನಿಯಮ, 2025

(2025ರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಅಧಿನಿಯಮ ಸಂಖ್ಯಯ:70) be published in the official Gazette under clause (3) of Article 348 of the constitution of India.

THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT GOVERNOR OF KARANATAKA

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka,

G. SRIDHAR Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation