Chandigarh, April 7
With the state government working on a new policy, large-scale transfers of teachers are likely to be effected in the coming days. The focus will be on promoting discipline and accountability among the teaching community.
A fixed tenure of three years, so as to ensure continuity at a particular station, will be the main highlight.
Sources said senior officials in the Education Department had been flooded with transfer requests for the past few weeks. But instead of carrying out the hitherto annual routine, the state government wanted to bring about “qualitative” changes this time, they said.
All teachers seeking transfers would have to file their requests online; so far, they used to give written applications.
Officials said the requests of women teachers, including widows, newly married girls or couple cases would be met on a priority. The move would be in sync with the state government’s women empowerment agenda.
Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka said his officers had been working on finalising the policy for the past several weeks and the aim was not only to carry out transfers, but also to rationalise the entire process.
Since focus would be on rationalisation, information had been sought from all district education officers so that a ready reckoner — on the basis of available strength of teachers and vacancies — was in place at the headquarters beforehand, he pointed out.
In the past, there have been instances when two or more people managed to get orders for the same place of posting, causing unwarranted confusion and bad blood among the teachers. Since all applications under the new policy would only be accepted online and in the prescribed format, such incidents would be a thing of the past. Orders would also be posted on the department’s website.
The Education Minister, however, warned teachers against lobbying, which “will invite action against them as per rules”.
Key aspects of new policy:-
A fixed tenure of three years in each posting
Priority to adjust women teachers, including widows and newly married girls, and couple cases
Teachers indulging in lobbying to invite action
Transfer applications will have to be submitted online
Focus to be on promoting discipline, accountability
With the state government working on a new policy, large-scale transfers of teachers are likely to be effected in the coming days. The focus will be on promoting discipline and accountability among the teaching community.
A fixed tenure of three years, so as to ensure continuity at a particular station, will be the main highlight.
Sources said senior officials in the Education Department had been flooded with transfer requests for the past few weeks. But instead of carrying out the hitherto annual routine, the state government wanted to bring about “qualitative” changes this time, they said.
All teachers seeking transfers would have to file their requests online; so far, they used to give written applications.
Officials said the requests of women teachers, including widows, newly married girls or couple cases would be met on a priority. The move would be in sync with the state government’s women empowerment agenda.
Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka said his officers had been working on finalising the policy for the past several weeks and the aim was not only to carry out transfers, but also to rationalise the entire process.
Since focus would be on rationalisation, information had been sought from all district education officers so that a ready reckoner — on the basis of available strength of teachers and vacancies — was in place at the headquarters beforehand, he pointed out.
In the past, there have been instances when two or more people managed to get orders for the same place of posting, causing unwarranted confusion and bad blood among the teachers. Since all applications under the new policy would only be accepted online and in the prescribed format, such incidents would be a thing of the past. Orders would also be posted on the department’s website.
The Education Minister, however, warned teachers against lobbying, which “will invite action against them as per rules”.
Key aspects of new policy:-
A fixed tenure of three years in each posting
Priority to adjust women teachers, including widows and newly married girls, and couple cases
Teachers indulging in lobbying to invite action
Transfer applications will have to be submitted online
Focus to be on promoting discipline, accountability
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