Concerns Raised Over Choice Postings on Medical Grounds for ECR Staff Under CBI Scrutiny
Overview: Questions have emerged regarding the integrity of recent transfer orders within the East Central Railway (#ECR). Specifically, the transfers of three Senior Section Officers (Accounts)—Sl. No. 8, Sl. No. 9, and Sl. No. 10—as listed in the official Office Order No. NG/37 of 2026, dated 25.05.2026 (referenced in image), have come under intense scrutiny.
Key Issues & Allegations
Subversion of Anti-Corruption Efforts: The three aforementioned staff members were reportedly questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (#CBI) in January 2026 regarding allegations of bribery tied to bill payments. Following sustained reporting by media outlets like #Railwhispers and direct intervention by the General Manager (#GM) of ECR to move them, the current postings seem to compromise those corrective actions.
Questionable Medical Grounds: According to Note-1 of the transfer order, these transfers were approved on “Medical grounds.” However, internal whistleblowers allege these medical grounds are fabricated. The staff have been posted to Hajipur (HJP) and Sonepur (SEE)—locations that critics point out lack the advanced medical infrastructure available at divisions like Samastipur (SPJ) or Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU).
Proximity to Patna: Allegations suggest that these specific locations were chosen so the staff could comfortably operate from Patna, potentially enabling the resumption of their compromised supply chain networks under the Principal Financial Adviser (PFA) administration.
Procedural Oversight: Given that these employees are actively under a CBI cloud for corruption, standard administrative propriety dictated that an independent medical board should have been constituted to verify their health claims before granting lucrative, requested transfers.
Conclusion & Demanded Action
The current transfer order appears to undermine the General Manager’s anti-corruption initiatives, turning a punitive or corrective displacement into a rewarding “choice posting.” Whistleblowers are calling for an immediate, independent inquiry into the medical certificates presented, a temporary freeze on these specific postings, and accountability for the officials who sanctioned the order.