Forest officers don't want to leave BBMP

Although the maximum period of deputation service is over, it has not gone to the parent department

 Forest officers who have not left BBMP

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ 

 Bengaluru: Even though the maximum period of deputation service in BBMP is over, 11 officers of the forest department are illegally staying in the corporation.

 According to the BBMP Act- 2020 appointment policy, the tenure of those coming to the corporation on deputation service from various departments has been fixed for a maximum of five years including the first three years and extension for another two years thereafter. However, those assigned by the Forest Department in 2015 have not returned.

 In the appointment circular of government employees also it is suggested not to extend the appointment period beyond five years. The period should not exceed five years, subject to special orders, with prior permission from the competent authority. Therefore, the Deputy Commissioner of BBMP administration wrote a letter to the Urban Development Department on May 16 that the 11 persons whose deputation period has been completed should be sent back to the parent department. 

 If all 11 people are called back, the work of the forest department in BBMP will be disturbed. Therefore, someone else should be assigned to his post and he should be returned to the parent department', the Deputy Commissioner clearly stated in the letter. Even so, 11 people are working in the corporation till now with 'their influence'.

 Vinay Kumar and Shivanna from the Forest Department have been assigned to the post of deputy Regional Forest Officer of BBMP on June 7. At least two out of the 11 who had completed their maximum period after these two arrived had to go back to the parent department. However, from 2015, 2018. Chandrappa, G.R. Mahesh and Narendra Babu are still staying with the corporation.

 "They are transferring from one sector of BBMP by exerting their influence on the officials. Nine of the 11 are Deputy Zonal Forest Officers (DRFOs), who also hold the post of Regional Forest Officers (RFOs) in addition,' complained the forest staff in the corporation.

 Even though the urban development department wrote to the forest department again on August 1, no action has been taken.

 Two posts!

 Although Regional Forest Officers have been appointed, the post of Regional Forest Officer has been assigned in addition to deputy Regional Forest Officers. The BBMP staff alleged that two posts are being held illegally.

 Even though the maximum period has passed in the departments of BBMP, many officers have continued in the deputation service. All of them should be sent back," said A.Amritraj, BBMP officer and president of Employees' Welfare Association.

 A letter has been written to the government to send back those who have expired to the parent department. No answer

 Manjunath Swamy, Deputy Commissioner (Administration), BBMP

 Officers who have completed their deputation service period

 name; designation; Date of assignment to the Corporation

 V. Chandrappa; DRFO; 9 November 2015

 J.R. Mahesh; DRFO; 18 January 2018

 Narendrababu NR; DRFO; 9 July 2018

 Shivaramu; RFO; 11 September 2018

 Harish HR; DRFO; 13 March 2019

 Nagendra P; Conservator of Forests; 18 September 2019

 K.S. Rabindranath; DRFO; 18 September 2019

 Thimpappa; DRFO; 13 July 2020

 V. Jagdish;  DRFO; 8 May 2021

 Muthuraj; DRFO; 12 July 2021

 Sudarshan A; DRFO; 2 November 2021