Wednesday, September 5, 2018
- Chandigarh, Sept 5- Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today approved Cadre Change Policy for district cadre teachers that is PRT, JBT and HT teachers and Classical and Vernacular (C and V) teachers working on regular basis in elementary education department.
- Only District Cadre Teachers, that is PRT, JBT, HT and Classical and Vernacular (C&V) Teachers (District Cadre only) who are working on regular basis since three years in Elementary Education Directorate are eligible to be considered for district change under this policy.
- All those teachers who have been recruited specifically for Mewat cadre will not be transferred out of Mewat. However, others teachers, though working in Mewat are eligible to be considered for district change under this policy. The applicant teacher will mention maximum three districts of his or her choice on the MIS portal of the department. The applicant teacher must have completed three years of regular service as "Teacher" under School Education Department.
- At any point of time, the department will have the district wise requirement of teachers based on the latest rationalization along-with the reserve staff. Reserve staff will comprise of the vacancy created due to teachers being on various kind of leaves like maternity leave, child care leave, study leave and extraordinary leave . The percentage of various categories like General, SC, BC-A, BC-B, Ex-Serviceman as ratio of district requirement will be maintained at the district level as much as possible. However, the state will relax this rule for certain categories like Physically Handicapped.
- If a teacher volunteer to participate in the transfer drive then it will be assumed that he or she consents to the change of his or her cadre and that his lien and seniority will be affected as specified in this policy. If a teacher had participated in a particular cadre change drive under this policy and his cadre is changed, then he or she will be ineligible to participate in such cadre change drives for next 3 years. The department can specify additional conditions which will be deemed to be consented by the teacher voluntarily participating in the transfer drive.
- Decision of allotment of a particular district will be based on the total composite score of points earned by a teacher. Teachers will be given marks as per the criteria described in this section. Age of the teacher will carry the maximum 60 marks. There will be additional maximum 20 marks for special categories of teachers keeping in view the hardships faced by them in executing the assigned work due to the cadre allotted and their circumstances in life. Total Marks that can be given to a teacher will not be more than 20. Total composite score allotted to a teacher will be 80.
- For every category, there will be two kind of vacancies except Physically Handicapped category. Actual Vacancy :- Difference in the requirement of a district and the regular teachers posted in a particular district shall constitute the actual vacancy. Deemed Vacancy :- A teacher who is participating in the transfer drive that is who has volunteered and filled at least one choice district on portal will contribute to the vacancy in that district in his or her own category.
- Participation in the transfer drive is voluntary. Teachers, who wish to participate in the drive, will have to give their consent on the MIS portal meant for the transfer drive. Teachers can opt for maximum 3 districts. He or she will be eligible to be transferred only to these districts of his or her own choice. If a teacher does not submit any choice, then he or she will not be considered for cadre change. Teachers suffering from 90 per cent or more Physically Handicap; or currently suffering from cancer; or having undergone bye-pass heart surgery; or Kidney transplant; or Currently undergoing dialysis will be assigned the district of their choice irrespective of the vacancy position in the district. The certificate of cancer should not be more than six months old.
- Rest of the teachers will be sorted in the decreasing order of the marks obtained by them in their respective category. Their choices will be considered against the available vacancies. Teacher with more marks will get priority over teachers with lesser marks.
- Teachers on joining new district will be placed at the end of seniority list of teachers of that district. Their lien in the previous district will end on joining the new district. The teacher whose date of joining in the current district is earlier will be considered senior after getting transferred to the next same district or cadre. If any teacher feels that his or her cadre has been changed against the provisions of this policy then he or she can file online grievance on the portal provided by the department within 15 days of issuance of such order. Such grievance will be redressed as per the provisions of this policy and an appropriate decision will be taken by the department as deem fit.
- If a teacher opts for anywhere in the State in the first drive and is posted in Mewat or Morni Hills will be paid additional 20 per cent of basic pay plus DA during the said posting if Nuh or Panchkula is not his or her home district.