On Sunday, the Gujarat government announced new transfer procedures for over two lakh primary school teachers and principals.
The prerequisite of working for 10 years at one place before seeking for transfer has been decreased to five years under the new rules notified for vidyasahayak, primary teachers, upper primary teachers, and head teachers of government schools.
Education Minister Jitu Vaghani announced the updated rules on Sunday, stating that the state administration has worked for six months to reform the transfer procedures.
“The resolution was notified Sunday, taking into account the representations from state teachers’ organisations, and keeping in mind the interests of approximately two lakh teachers… “This would assist almost two lakh teachers and their families, resulting in a population of ten lakh,” he stated during a press conference.
According to Vaghani, restrictions on the transfer of primary teachers were announced in 2012, and the primary teachers unions submitted multiple requests for changes to the laws.
On the last day of the Gujarat Assembly’s budget session last month, Vaghani had announced to pass a resolution on transfers in two days.
Giving details of the amendments made in the rules, the minister said that the rules for transfer of primary teachers were notified through a resolution dated 23 May, 2012.