AP Teachers Transfers 2022 Detailed Clarifications ESE02-14/11/2022 Dated Dt:18/12/2022

Rc.No.ESE02-14/11/2022-EST4-CSE-Part(1) Dt:18/12/2022
Sub: School Education – Ensuring of subject teachers in the High Schools and required number of teachers in Foundational Schools, Foundational School Plus – AP Teachers (Regulation of Transfers) Guidelines, 2022 – Certain instructions issued – Regarding.

AP Teachers Transfers Clarifications-1 RC ESE02-14/11/2022 Dated Dt:18/12/2022

Read:

1) G.O.Ms.No.187, School Education (Ser. II) Dept., Dt:10.12.2022.
2) This office Procgs.Rc.No.ESE02-14/11/2022-EST4-CSE-Part(1), Dt:10.12.2022.
3) Discussions during the meeting with all RJDSEs, DEOs & other concerned staff on Transfers, 2022.

O R D E R:
In continuation to the instructions issued in the ref 2nd read above, the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and District Educational Offers have raised certain queries/doubts on the transfer guidelines issued in G.O.Ms.No.187 during the discussions held on 14.12.2022. In view of the above, the following clarifications are issued

S.No	Clarifcation Sought	Clarifcation issued
1	2(vii) Visually challenged teachers are exempted from transfers.	2(vii) All Visually Challenged Teachers with 40 % and above disability are exempted from transfers.Orthopedically Challenged Teachers with 80 % and above disability are exempted from transfers.
	6(iii) Points 5/10	6(iii) If visually challenged/ orthopedically challenged teachers to apply for request transfers, then special points will be awarded as per their disability percentage.
	8(a) Visually Challenged/ Orthopedically Challenged employees (not less than 70% of disability)	8(a) If visually challenged/ orthopedically challenged teachers apply for request transfers, then based on their disability percentage they will get points or a preferential category.
2	In CSE Procgs Dt:14.10.2021 – 5(b) – The teachers now promoted shall exercise their options in ensuing transfer counseling to be taken up by the Govt., as per the merit, resulting to have a wider range of options available including preferential categories.	The Headmaster (Gr-II)/Teacher should avail of either the preferential category (Guideline 8) or the special points {Guideline 6 (i to iv)} once in 5/8 years respectively and an entry is to be made in his/her SR and the same shall be certifed by the DDO concerned.
3	The Teachers who have been promoted as per the guidelines of CSE Procgs Dt:14.10.2021 shall compulsorily apply for transfers.	The Teachers who have been promoted as per the guidelines of CSE Procgs Dt:14.10.2021 shall compulsorily apply for transfers. However, Headmaster (Gr.II)/ School Assistants (SAs) who are going to retire on or before 31.08.2024 are exempted in this regard.
4	Headmaster (Gr.II)/Teachers who have been promoted and allotted places on adhoc basis as per CSE Procgs Dt- 14.10.2021, their places are to be shown as vacant.	Headmaster (Gr.II)/School Assistants (SAs) who were promoted and allotted places on Adhoc basis as per CSE Procgs Dt:14.10.2021, their places are to be shown as vacant. However, Headmaster (Gr.II)/ Teachers who are going to retire on or before 31.08.2024, such places can’t be shown as vacant until and unless the individual applies for request transfer.

 
As per the guidelines, the committee shall arrive at the number of vacancies i.e. the difference between sanctioned and working in each cadre. Then the committee shall have to block the same number of vacancies proportionately in categories I, II, and III taking Mandal as a unit. 

Example: In an erstwhile district, sanctioned SGT posts: 5,000 and working: 4500, then to be blocked vacancies are 5000-4500=500. If 40 mandals in the district, proportionately block that 500 vacancies in category-I, II and III.

While blocking the vacancies, the following points are to be noted.

School Assistants (SAs)

• No vacancies shall be blocked in High Schools (i.e., 3-10/6-10)
• Vacancies shall be blocked proportionately in the Pre High Schools with more than 98 strengths. If any vacancies are left, then block the vacancies in high schools (6-10) where the strength is low.

b. Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs)

• Foundational Schools/Foundational School Plus where strength is 21 to 30 – Vacancies shall be blocked proportionately.
• If any vacancies are left, then block the vacancies in Foundational Schools/Foundational School Plus as per the highest cadre strength (posts).
• All Foundational Schools shall have a minimum (of one) regular teacher.

The additional instructions with regard to transfers are as follows

• Re-apportionment points (5) will be awarded to those Headmasters (Gr.II)/Teachers who are affected by re-apportionment (all cases irrespective of mapping) are eligible for extra points over and above already secured points.
• The President and General Secretary of the Recognized Teachers Union at the District Level are also eligible for (5) special points.
• If any Headmaster (Gr.II)/Teacher who availed the preferential category (spouse) or special points (spouse) in Transfers, 2020 and now the spouse was died due to various reasons, then the Headmaster (Gr.II)/Teachers can claim preferential category under widow preferential category even though they haven’t completed 5/8 years respectively.
• The last date for applying for online transfer by Headmaster (Gr.II)/Teacher is extended upto 19.12.2022.
• The last date for verification of online applications by the DDO is extended upto 20.12.2022. However, the DDOs shall verify the transfer applications simultaneously from time to time so as to adhere to the timelines (20.12.2022).
• All Language Pandits in DEO Pool/Pre-High School shall apply for transfers.

The IT cell is requested to note the above instructions and take necessary action, accordingly in the online module of transfer counselling in coordination with the APCFSS concerned.

Therefore, all Regional Joint Director of School Education and District Educational Officers in the State shall take necessary action, accordingly.

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