India, Nov. 7 -- Nearly a year after a controversial transfer of BMC engineers triggered allegations of a cash-for-postings racket and forced the scrapping of over 120 transfer orders, the civic administration has completed its first round of online transfers. Accordingly, 695 engineers have been transferred through a computerised system aimed at curbing discretion and bringing transparency to postings.

The transfers include 152 junior engineers, 444 sub-engineers and 99 assistant engineers, covering civil, mechanical and electrical cadres. Corresponding transfer and posting orders have also been issued.

The exercise was conducted through the BMC's newly introduced Employee Transfer System Based on Randomization. Eligible engineers were...