SRINAGAR: The School Education Department Tuesday notified a list of 1902 Masters of the Kashmir region who are likely to be considered for transfer under the Annual Transfer Drive (ATD) 2023.
The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has received a total of 3624 applications from Masters for transfer and 787 Masters have wished to continue in their incumbent schools in Zones-III. IV and V.
The list of the 1902 masters that are to be transferred under ADT has some teachers who have stayed at a particular government school for an extended period of time, ranging from over 10 years to 25 years and even more.
Bashir Ahmad Dar, posted at BMS Bogund Kulgam if transferred under the ATD, will move out of his current place of posting after serving there for a period of 15 years.
Posted at GMS Handwara, Khaleda Bano will take an exit from her current place of posting after spending more than two and a half decades at the same government institution.
Likewise, many teachers in the list have completed more than 15 years to 20 years of posting at one school while some have spent 7 and 12 years at the same place.
Pertinently, the School Education Department had notified the ‘conditional’ process for Annual Transfer Drive 2023.
“As per the transfer Policy and the notifications issued by the Department of School Education regarding online Transfers, a number of representations were received and processed,” DSEK said.
Stating the conditions to apply for the transfers, the department had said that the employees having a mature stay of three years and above in Zone-I, II and III as per transfer policy-2023 shall have to compulsorily apply online in the prescribed application format.
It had also said that the Teachers-Grade-II, III, RReTs and 3rd grade teachers shall not apply and their applications shall not be entertained on the portal.
The department had informed that the preferences for posting shall be that an employee who is working in Zone-I shall opt for Zone- II, III, IV and V. An employee who is working in Zone-II shall opt for Zone- I, III, IV and V. An employee who is working in Zone-III shall opt for Zone-I, II, IV and V. An employee who is working in Zone-IV shall opt for Zone- I, II, III and V. An employee who is working in Zone-V shall opt for Zone- I, II, III and IV.
“Female Employees working in Zone-III, IV and V can also apply within the same zone,” it reads.
According to the School Education Department , Zone-I falls within municipal limit of district headquarter, Zone-II outside municipal limit upto 20km from district headquarter, Zone-III beyond 20km to 40Kms from district headquarter, Zone-IV beyond 40kms and above from district headquarter and also where change of residence is required. In addition, those schools where there is no motorable road and walking distance from the nearest motorable road is 7 KMs or more one way—(KNO)
