A policy to re-engage retired Government teachers against leave vacancies has been introduced in Haryana to makeup the “unavoidable” lack of teaching staff in schools.
Haryana Education Minister, Ram Bilas Sharma on Friday said that under this policy, a panel of retired teachers would be prepared every year to the extent of 25 per cent of the sanctioned posts in each category thus making available the teachers throughout the year.
Therefore, the District Education Officer of the district concerned shall prepare the said panel of Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) of various subjects out of retired PGTs of School Education Department Haryana, whereas District Elementary Education Officer shall do the same in respect of PRTs, TGTs and C and V language Teachers, he said.
The Minister said that although strenuous effort are being made to fill up the vacancies of teachers of various categories through regular recruitment, yet for various reasons the schools have shortage of teaching staff.
While referring to the terms and conditions and procedure to form the panel, Sharma said that the retired teachers would be given fixed remuneration as per re-employment policy of the State Government and latest instructions of fixation of pay on re-employment of pensioner including military pensioner retired on or after attaining the age of 55 years.
To prepare the panels there will be 50 marks each for experience and results. Two marks for each completed year in service in the cadre up to a maximum 50 marks. However, the condition of a maximum 50 marks in case of experience does not apply for PRTs,” he said.
He said the experience will be counted only for the period in which the incumbent had taught the relevant subject. In case of tie in merit, incumbent younger in age will be preferred.
Under the policy, integrity of the candidate should not have been doubted during the entire service. No disciplinary or criminal matter including FIR of any type should be pending against the candidate at the time of retirement and while considering for appointment on contract basis. No major penalty, as provided in Rule 4 of Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1987 should have been inflicted during the entire service. At the time of retirement, ACRs of last 10 years to the tune of 70 per cent in the category of good or better than that must exist.
Sharma said that 70 per cent results of a teacher as PGT, TGT and C and V category during the last 10 years prior to retirement of the Board classes should be plus in the relevant subject.
Similarly, in the case of the school results, the same should not be less than 70 per cent during the last 10 years prior to retirement.
The Education Minister said that those retired teachers who intend to again join the service, should apply to the respective District Education Officer (DEO) and District Elementary Education Officer (DEEO) by November 27 on the prescribed proforma. The DEOs and the DEEOs have been directed to prepare the panel at the earliest possible.
He said that it will be personal responsibility of the DEO and DEEO concerned that the candidate is engaged as per the criteria of leave vacancy and specifically on the work load basis. The panel would be prepared in the month of January every year and the same would be valid for ensuing academic year that is from April 1 of the said year upto March 31 of next year. Fresh panel shall be prepared each year, he added.