Tasmac is introducing a three-year transfer standard for shop staff

Tasmac HQ categorizes each store into A, B and C based on its average daily sales and allocates manpower accordingly. (File) | Photo credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ

The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) is set to redeploy employees across its retail network in Tamil Nadu and deploy employees across outlets based on manpower requirements.

As part of the new 2026 transfer and posting policy for Tasmac liquor retail store staff, the state-owned liquor retailer has proposed to transfer employees between stores once every three years. This is aimed at streamlining staff deployment and addressing labor shortages. This one-off rationalization will be completed by 30 November 2026.

The policy will apply to Supervisor (Shop-In-Charge), Salesperson and Assistant Salesperson. Exceptions will be made to store personnel who have different abilities or have a genuine administrative situation.

Tasmac HQ categorizes each store into A, B and C based on its average daily sales and allocates manpower accordingly. Stores with average monthly sales of ₹ 10 lakh and above will be classified as Category A and will have a minimum of nine employees. Those with sales above CZK 5,000 but less than CZK 10,000 will fall into category B with eight employees. Stores recording sales of less than ₹5,000 will be classified as C and will have five employees.

Minimum manpower will vary depending on operational requirements. According to official sources, the classification of stores will also be done every year based on the sales performance of each store.

Employees who have completed three years with the store as of Nov. 1 will be considered for transfer. Store staff tenure will be determined and maintained by district and category by the appropriate District Manager, separately for Managers, Clerks and Assistant Clerks.

From 2028, store staff who have completed three years of service at a particular store as of March 31 of the year will be eligible to transfer to another store.

Tasmac operates liquor retail outlets in Tamil Nadu through its 38 District Manager offices and five Senior Regional Manager offices with approximately 4,048 liquor retail outlets and 23,000 store employees.

Published – 11 Nov 2026 0:15 AM IST