Transfer policy of female employee in public sector bank

Dear Mam/Sir, My wife is working with State Bank of India on a contract basis, We got married in the month of May 12, 2018 and She has been requesting for her transfer to Indore (As I am working in Indore) since then. The officials have been conveying that the transfer request will be processed very soon since May 2018, now in Oct 18 they have clearly denied that SBI does not have any transfer policy for it's contractual employees. However while referring to the circular issued by the department of financial services dated Aug 14, 2014 it clearly states " PSBs are, therefore, advised to frame a policy on the subject with the approval of their Board suitably incorporating the above and take immediate action for implementation and compliance. Pending requests may also be considered under these guidelines. A line of confirmation may be sent to this Department immediately after adoption of the policy by the Board of the Bank." Circular is as under...... ********************** F.No.4/9/1/2014-IR Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services Jeevan Deep, IIIrd Floor, Parliament Street, New Delhi Dated the August 8, 2014 To Chairman, SBI/CMDs of all Public Sector Banks including IDBI and SBI Associates Subject: Transfer of female employees in Public Sector Banks- minimizing their hardship. Sir, It has been brought to the notice of this Department that female employees of Public Sector Banks (PSBs), married or unmarried, when placed/transferred away from their husbands or parents, as the case may be, to distant locations face a genuine hardship and develop a feeling of insecurity. Keeping this in view, it has been decided: i. To accommodate as far as possible placement/transfer of married female employee, on her request, at a place where her husband is stationed or as near as possible to that place or vice versa; and ii. To accommodate as far as possible placement/transfer of unmarried female employee, on her request, at a place where her parents, are stationed or as near as possible to that place. 2. PSBs are, therefore, advised to frame a policy on the subject with the approval of their Board suitably incorporating the above and take immediate action for implementation and compliance. Pending requests may also be considered under these guidelines. A line of confirmation may be sent to this Department immediately after adoption of the policy by the Board of the Bank. 3. This issues with the approval of Secretary (Financial Services). Yours faithfully, Sd/- (Manish Kumar) Under Secretary to the Government of India **************************************************