The State Government has decided to set up committees at district level to take a final call on transfer of teachers of Government-run schools, said School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra.
A notification regarding the new transfer policy, which is approved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, was released on Saturday, the Minister said.
As per the new policy, teachers who want transfer to a suitable school would have to apply to a committee comprising the district Collector, District Education Officer, Block Education Officer, MlA and panchayat representative from next week till August 22.
The transfer order of teachers would come out only after consultation among the committee members at a meeting, the Minister said, adding that by August 31, the process of transfer of teachers would be over.