(1) The posting and transfer of the employees of the Odisha Municipal Service shall be made observing the principles as enumerated in subrule (2):
Provided that any of these principles may be relaxed by order of Government in public interest, on administrative grounds mentioning detail reasons to be recorded in writing.
(2) (a) No Officer or employee shall be allowed to remain in a particular ULB for more than three years.
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(b) Officers or employees should ordinarily be transferred after completion of three years in a station; provided that the authorities may transfer them before completion of three years in a station at any time, if it is considered necessary in the public interest or administrative grounds.
(c) Officers and employees may be allowed to be posted in their home Districts two years before their retirement subject to availability of vacancy.
(d) Officers and employees completing six years of total service in the ULBs in the Districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir, Sonepur, and Kandhamal and in the Integrated Tribal Development Agency areas, may be allowed to be posted in their home Districts/ ULBs of their choice subject to availability of vacancy.