Tasmac introduces three year transfer norm for liquor shop employees in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) is set to reshuffle employees across its retail network in Tamil Nadu, deploying staff at outlets based on manpower requirements. Under a new Transfer and Posting Policy for Tasmac liquor Retail Vending Shop Personnel, 2026, the state run liquor retailer has proposed transferring employees across shops once every three years.
This is aimed at streamlining staff deployment and addressing manpower shortages. This one time rationalisation will be completed by November 30, 2026. The policy will apply to Supervisor (Shop-In-Charge), Salesman and Assistant Salesman. Exceptions will be given to shop personnel who are differently-abled or any genuine administrative circumstances. Tasmac headquarters will classify every shop as an A, B and C shop on the basis of its average daily sales and accordingly deploy workforce.
Outlets with average monthly sales of ₹10 lakh and above will be classified as Category A and will have a minimum workforce of nine employees. Those with sales of more than ₹5 lakh but less than ₹10 lakh will fall under Category B, with a workforce of eight employees. Outlets recording sales of less than ₹5 lakh will be classified as Category C and will have five employees. The minimum number of manpower will vary based on operational requirements.
Also, the classification of shops will be done every year based on the sales performance of each outlet, according to official sources. Employees who have complete three years at a shop as on November 1 will be considered for the transfer. The seniority of shop personnel will be fixed and maintained district-wise and category-wise by the district manager concerned, separately for supervisors, salesmen and assistant salesmen.
From the year 2028 onwards, shop personnel who have completed three years of service in a particular shop as on March 31 of the year, shall be eligible for transfer to another shop. Tasmac is operating Liquor Retail Vending Shops across Tamil Nadu through its 38 District Manager Offices and five Senior Regional Manager Offices with approximately 4,048 liquor retail vending shops and 23,000 shop personnel.
