Deputy Municipal Commissioner (head office) Venkatesh Bhatt denied these allegations and said the administration has identified 40-odd employees, who have been continuing in the same position for years.

“We have only issued the first list of transfers. There is more to come. Before transferring an employee, various factors should be taken into account such as tenure in the given position, total service, complaints received and adverse reports, if any,” said Bhatt.

Since the clerks from the three taxation departments — octroi, property tax, water tariff collection— are not deputed to other departments, the new transfer policy would ensure that an employee serves less than 10 years in a department.