Overview
- The Employee Transfer Randomisation System was launched by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, Oct 23, 2026, and transfer orders for the first phase were issued at the event.
- The first phase covers 2,137 staff in six categories, including deputy rangers, Foresters Grade I, forest guards, fixed‑pay workers and game watchers who have completed three years at their postings.
- The government exempted officials aged 58 and above, staff with specified family medical or pregnancy considerations, specialised wildlife personnel, employees without three years' tenure and those under suspension from the exercise.
- Sarma directed the Forest Department to use satellite imagery and artificial intelligence for early encroachment detection, saying more than 600 hectares had recently been cleared and urging immediate afforestation of reclaimed land.
- The portal is tied to a wider push to boost stagnant Forest Department revenue (about Rs 700 crore in recent years) by legalising quarries and sand sites to curb illegal mining and generate royalties, and coverage cited prior reports of alleged cash‑for‑postings in transfers.