The West Bengal Police have launched a mobile application where police personnel can apply for their transfer, to bring transparency in the process.

In a directive issued on March 21, DIG (administration) of West Bengal Police stated that the staff of the department from the ranks of constable to Sub-inspector can apply for transfers through the e-HRMS software. The deadline for transfer request through the app will end on April 11.Only those police personnel,who are in special medical cases, can apply for transfer throughout the year, it said.

The directive also mentioned those who have already applied for transfer before March 21 would have to make a fresh application through the software.

A senior police officer said the mobile app was launched in the wake of complaints that some officers are asking money in exchange of transfer posting. “So, to stop such illegal process and bring transparency in transfer posting, state government decided to install such application software,” he said.

The DIG asked every district police unit to set up a help desk to assist police personnel in using the application software.

Earlier, state government had introduced an app ‘Utsasree’ to process the transfers of teachers to avoid complaints of bribery and favouritism.