Teachers Transfer Policy 2016 School Education Department Haryana


No.1/71-2015-e.Gov. Dated: 30.4.2016, The matter of revising the Teachers Transfer Policy for School Education Department has been under consideration of the Government. Now the Government has approved the following policy to regulate the Transfers of Teachers working in the School Education Department Haryana:-
VISION:
To ensure equitable, demand based distribution of teachers/ Heads to protect academic interest of students and optimise job satisfaction amongst its employees in a fair and transparent manner.

Teachers Transfer Policy 2016 Main features:

Teachers who are members of State Cadre and District Cadre are liable to be transferred anywhere in the State and anywhere in the District respectively, at any point of time. Transfer to an opted zone/ school cannot be claimed as a matter of right.
This Transfer Policy shall be applicable w.e.f. academic session 2016-17.
The Transfer Policy shall be applicable to all teaching Cadre Posts including Principals and Headmasters. Posts of Ministerial Cadre, Block Officers, District Officers, Principal DIETs shall not be covered under the policy.
While affecting transfers, the academic interest of students shall be supreme.
3. Teachers Transfer Policy 2016 Zoning of schools
All the Government Schools shall be categorized into following seven zones for the purpose of transfer of teachers:
Zone 1 Schools located within Municipal area of the City of District Headquarters.
Zone 2 Schools located within the 10 KM radius starting from the boundary of Municipal Area of District Headquarters.
Zone 3 Schools located in the City/ Town of Educational Block Headquarters except those which are co-located with District Headquarters.
(V)With a view to transfer the teaching staff in excess of sanctioned/ assessed strength in a school to other school having requirement, the task of creating/ shifting sanctioned vacancies shall normally be carried out before General Transfers. In such restructuring, a teacher can be posted at a place where
his/her services are required at a station nearest possible to his/her option in the zone of the choice. As and when his/her services are required in his/her opted school, he/she can be considered for that school.
(VI)Unless protected under a provision of this Policy, every teacher completing 5 years continuous stay in a school can be transferred.
(vii) In case no teacher gives an option for a particular school in which another teacher is occupying a post for a period of five or more years, such a teacher will be allowed to continue in his post beyond the permissible period of 5 years provided such post is not to be kept vacant as per provisions of para 7(ii) below.
6. Teachers Transfer Policy 2016 CRITERIA FOR DECIDING THE CLAIM AGAINST VACANCY:
(i)-Decision of allotment to a vacancy shall be based on the total composite score of points earned by a teacher, out of 78 points as described below. The teacher earning highest points shall be entitled to be transferred against a particular vacancy.
(ii) Age shall be the prime factor for deciding the claim of the teachers against a vacancy since it shall have weight-age of 58 points, out of total 78 points. 
(iii) However, to take care of categories like women, women headed households, widows, widowers, differently abled persons, serious ailment, and teachers showing improvement in results, a privilege of maximum 20 points can be availed by the teachers of these categories (hereinafter to be referred as Special Category). The division of points shall be as given in para 6 (iii) (a) and 6 (iii) (b)
below:
teacher transfer policy haryana 2016

transfer in a school already having 50% staff of Special Category, even if they become eligible to be transferred to that school without availing the above mentioned privileges.
4. For teachers teaching both 10th and 12th classes, lowest of the two pass percentages will be taken for calculation of the privilege points.
7. DEFINING VACANT POSTS Teachers Transfer Policy 2016:
(i)-In the schools falling in Zone 1 to 5 all such posts shall be considered "vacant" which are either "vacant" or are "occupied by an incumbent for more than 5 years" and having sufficient workload but are not covered under the provision of para 7(ii) below. In the Schools falling in Zone 6 and 7, all posts which are "Vacant" and having sufficient load but are not covered under the provision of para 7(ii) below, shall be considered vacant only on the shifting of the occupant to a higher zone of option. However, posts occupied by the teachers retiring within next one year shall not be considered as "Vacant" in order to protect such teachers from transfer. But such posts can be treated as "Vacant" if such teacher has either opted for "Transfer" or he/she is being considered for transfer in  administrative exigency. Posts occupied by the contractual/ guest teachers shall not be considered as "Vacant".
(ii)-Since some vacancies will remain unfilled at every point of time, to avoid their concentration in some schools, proportionate distribution of vacancies among all schools will be maintained. Such posts shall be filled up from the pool of retired teachers to be created under a policy to be framed separately.
iii) Teacher proceeding on leave (CCL, Maternity Leave, Earned Leave, Study Leave, Extra-ordinary leave) for six months or more shall be adjusted against a vacant post in a school of his/her choice within the zone against vacancy available before return from leave prior to his/her joining. However, in case of non-availability of vacancy in the same zone, the teacher shall be considered for another zone of his/her choice and so on.
8. APPROACH TO BE ADOPTED:Teachers Transfer Policy 2016
i)-Keeping in view the criteria mentioned in Para 7 above, school wise vacancies will be assessed before carrying out the transfer exercise.
ii)-Since zones are divided in such a way that service rendered in rural areas can also be taken care of automatically, on first appointment of an employee his/her appointment will be considered for such zone which falls in rural area.
iii)-Teachers, who have already completed the span of five years' stay in zone 1 or/and 2, shall not be entitled to opt for the respective zone(s), whichever is applicable. However, teachers having one year or less in retirement shall be exempted from this condition.
iv)-State Cadre teachers shall be able to select zones of various Districts but choice of one zone shall be limited to one district only. For example if a State Cadre Teacher selects zone 1 of Ambala District, he/she shall not be entitled to select zone 1 of Panchkula or other District. However, he/she shall be able to select zone 2 of any other district and so on.
(xiv) To ensure uninterrupted NCC program in the schools having NCC units, the
department will arrange training for the teacher who will replace the Associate
NCC Officers (ANO), in consultation with the NCC battalion. This exercise shall
ensure large number of NCC trained teachers.
9. MECHANISM TO BE ADOPTED Teachers Transfer Policy 2016
(i) Every teacher will be responsible for the accuracy and regular updation of data in the MIS in respect of his/ her credentials. In case he/she notices any discrepancy, he/she will get it rectified by adopting due procedure after producing the relevant evidences before the competent authority. He/she shall be responsible for updation of profile as and when any status is changed.
ii)-All the options once exercised will be available for view to all concerned teachers in their login. As and when 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.
(iii) Teachers dislocated from their schools and not finding any school of their choices, shall be allocated to a school anywhere in the State.
iv)-Teachers on fresh appointment/ promotion shall be considered for appointment against vacancies not-occupied by any incumbent across zones. However, allocation shall be made on the basis of their choice and in accordance with score obtained by them allocating the least scorer to the lowest zone and going upwards.
v)-The exercise shall be carried out through Application Software. However, 1% cases shall be checked manually on random basis.
10 POST TRANSFER EXERCISE:
(i) All Transfers shall be implemented within seven days of their issuance. The copy of transfer orders shall be sent to the Treasury Officer concerned with a request not to draw the salary of such transferred teacher from the institution he/she has been transferred.
ii)-The teachers transferred on administrative grounds will not be transferred back to same school from where they were transferred out on the administrative grounds. However, on completion of the tenure of five years in that school, he/she can be considered for other school of his/her zone.
(iii) Aggrieved teachers can represent to the competent authority within 15 days of issuance of orders, subject to fulfilment of condition mentioned in para 10(i)above. Their representation shall be considered in accordance with the Policy and appropriate decision shall be conveyed to him/her within 15 days.
11. OUT OF CADRE TRANSFER
(i) 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.

Annexure-I
Zoning Definition for peculiar 11 districts (refer note 1 below para 3)
District Bhiwani  Definition of zones
All Government Schools of district shall be categorized into following seven zones for the purpose of transfer of teachers:
Zone 1 Schools located within Municipal area and within radius of 5 KM from the boundary of Municipal area.
Zone 2 Schools located within 5-15 KM radius from the boundary of Municipal Area of District Headquarters.
Zone 3 Schools located in the City/ Town of Educational Block Headquarters and within 5 KM radius of Block Headquarters except those which are co-located with District Headquarters.
Zone 4 Schools located on the State Highways or National Highways between 15-20 K.M. outside the M.C area.
Zone 5 Schools located in the radius of 5-10 K.M. of Block Headquarters. Central point shall be Main Bus Stand of the City.
Zone 6 Schools located between the radius of 10-15 K.Ms of Block Headquarters, Central point being the bus stand of the City.
Zone 7 All remaining schools located in the farthest area and not covered in above categories.

Faridabad 
Zone 1 Schools located within radius of 10 KM from Mini Secretariat, Faridabad.
Zone 2 Schools located within the radius of 10-15 KM from Mini Secretariat, Faridabad.
Zone 3 Schools located in rest of M.0 area of Faridabad but not covered under Zone 1 & Zone 2.
Zone 4 Schools located within the 10 KM radius starting from the boundary of Municipal Area of District Headquarters.
Zone 5 Schools located in the City/ Town of Educational Block Headquarters (and within radius of 5 KM of Block HQ) except those which are co-located with District Headquarters.
Zone 6 Schools located on the State Highways or National Highways between 10 K.M. to 15 K.M. outside the M.C. area of the District Headquarters.

Hisar
Zone 1 Schools located within Municipal area and within radius of 15 KM from bus stand as centre point.
Zone 2 Schools located within the 10 KM radius starting from the boundary of Municipal Area of District Headquarters and within radius of 15 KM.
Zone 3 Schools located in the City/ Town of Educational Block Headquarters and within radius of 5 KM except those which are co-located with District Headquarters.
Zone 4 Schools located on the State Highways or National Highways between 10 K.M. to 20 K.M. outside the M.C.
Zone 5 Schools located in the radius of 5-10 K.M. of Block Headquarters. Central point shall be Main Bus Stand of the City.
Zone 6 Schools located between the radius of 10-20 K.Ms of Block Headquarters. Central point being the bus stand of the City.
Zone 7 All remaining schools located in the farthest area and not covered in above categories.

Jhajjar 
Zone 1 Schools located within Municipal area and within radius of 5 KM from M.C. area.
Zone 2 Schools located within 5-10 KM radius starting from the boundary of Municipal Area of Jhajjar.
Zone 3 Schools located in the City/ Town of Educational Block Headquarters except those which are co-located with District Headquarters.
Zone 4 Schools located on the State Highways or National Highways between 10 K.M. to 20 K.M. outside the M.C. area of the District Headquarters.
Zone 5 Schools located in the radius of 10 K.M. of Block Headquarters. Central point shall be Main Bus Stand of the City.
Zone 6 Schools located between the radius of 10-15 K.Ms of Block Headquarters. Central point being the bus stand of the City.
Zone 7 All remaining schools located in the farthest area and not covered in above categories.

Mewat 
Zone 1 Schools located within Municipal area and within radius of 5 KM of the City of District Headquarters.
Zone 2 Schools located within the 5-10 KM radius starting from the boundary of Municipal Area of District Headquarters.
Zone 4 Schools located on the State Highways or National Highways between 10-20 K.M. outside the M.C.
Zone 5 Schools located in the radius of 5-10 K.M. of Block Headquarters. Central point shall be Main Bus Stand of the City.
Zone 6 Schools located between the radius of 10-15 K.Ms of Block Headquarters. Central point being the bus stand of the City.
Zone 7 All remaining schools located in the farthest area and not covered in above categories.

Sonipat
Zone 1 Schools located within Municipal area of the City of District Headquarters.
Zone 2 Schools located within the 10 KM radius starting from the boundary of Municipal Area of District Headquarters.
Zone 3 Schools located in the City/ Town of Educational Block Headquarters except those which are co-located with District Headquarters.
Zone 4 Schools located on the State Highways or National Highways between 10-20 K.M. outside the M.C.
Zone 5 Schools located in the radius of 10 K.M. of Block Headquarters. Central point shall be Main Bus Stand of the City.
Zone 6 Schools located between the radius of 10-15 K.Ms of Block Headquarters. Central point being the bus stand of the City.
Zone 7 All remaining schools located in the farthest area and not covered in above categories.

Yamunanagar
Zone 1 Schools located within Municipal area of the City of District Headquarters.
Zone 2 Schools located within 5 KM radius starting from the boundary of Municipal Area of District Headquarters.
Zone 3 Schools located in the City/ Town of Educational Block Headquarters and within radius of 10 KM except those which are co-located with District Headquarters
Zone 4 Schools located on the State Highways or National Highways between 10-20 K.M. outside the M.C.
Zone 5 Schools located in the radius of 5-10 K.M. of Block Headquarters. Central point shall be Main Bus Stand of the City.
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