All set to put in place the new transfer policy for teachers, the Haryana Government would go ahead with complete automation of transfer process to ensure transparency.
The new policy has also proposed incentives for teachers for serving in difficult areas of the State.
According to the draft transfer policy chalked out by Haryana Education Department, the transfer exercise shall be carried out through Application Software. However, about one per cent cases shall be checked manually on random basis.
The vacancies will be first identified before carrying out the transfer exercise. This exercise will automatically take place in the inbuilt software, when the information is uploaded by the incumbent by registering his option at the time of registering station, the software will automatically calculate the vacancy, as per the new policy.
The teachers opting for and posted in hard areas namely district Mewat (if the teacher does not belong to Mewat Cadre), Morni Block or “Anywhere in the State” shall be paid additional 10 percent of their basic salary plus DA during the period of their posting in such area, stated the policy.
The new policy drafted by Manohar lal’s Government in Haryana has made age as the prime factor for deciding the claim of the teachers against a vacancy since it shall have weightage of 80 points out of total 100.
The decision of allotment of a vacancy shall be based on the total composite score of points earned by a teacher out of 100 points and the teachers earning highest points shall be entitled to be transferred against a vacancy, stated the draft.
The Education Department has already put the draft of the new transfer policy for teachers in public domain seeking suggestions and comments from general masses before its implementation.
The new policy laid down procedure about zoning of schools, periodicity of transfers, basic principles to be followed, criteria for deciding the claim against vacancy, defining vacant posts, approach and mechanism to be adopted, post transfer exercise and out of cadre transfer.
Under the policy, all Government schools of every district shall be divided into seven zones for the purpose of transfer of employees.
Also, the general transfers will be made only when decided by the State Government. As and when, the Government decides to carry out general transfers, all such options of those teachers who have completed five years at one school will be considered automatically as per policy parameters.
Apart from this, the re-structuring of staff in excess of sanctioned strength in a school to other needy school which may entail creating/ shifting sanctioned vacancies shall be carried out as general transfers.
All the transfers shall be implemented within one week of their issuance.
The policy draft further stated, “Teachers appointed in “Mewat” Cadre shall not be considered for “Out-of Cadre transfer”. Similarly teachers not belonging to “Mewat” Cadre and working in Mewat shall not be transferred from there unless their replacement is provided.”
The Administrative Secretary, Haryana School Education, with the prior approval of the Chief Minister shall be the competent to transfer any employee to any place in relaxation of any or all of the above provisions after recording reasons justifying such relaxation.
Another clause has been added to the policy to safeguard against extraneous influence. It stated that employees shall not bring in any outside influence and if such an influence from whichever source espousing the cause of an employee is received, the request of such an employee shall not be considered. Also, action may be initiated against such an employee under relevant service rules.
Notably, as many as 12111 posts of Post Graduate Teacher (PGTs), 11177 posts of Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs), 7767 Masters Classical & Vernacular Teachers (C&V) and 12712 posts of Primary Teachers (PRTs)/Head Teachers are lying vacant in Haryana, as per the information provided by the State Government in Haryana Assembly recently.
The State Government had also informed that the Education Department has sent the requisition of 8145 posts of PGTs and 1919 posts of TGTs meant for direct quota to the Haryana Staff Selection Commission for regular recruitment on March 23, 2015 and March 27, 2015
respectively.