New guidelines issued

Bengaluru: Transfer of lecturers belonging to Government Degree, Engineering and Diploma Colleges will be done through counselling and it will not exceed 15 percent of the total number of teaching faculty, said  Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, who is also in-charge of Higher Education. 

He told media persons that a separate notification had been issued by framing a new procedure for transfer of teaching staff of degree and technical colleges. 

Those lecturers who have worked for 4 years in the same place were eligible for transfer and the quantum of transfer has been decided based on this factor. This would be applicable to the teaching staff of degree and technical educational institutions, the Minister said. 

Dr. Ashwathnarayan said, “the transfer process which was on the back-burner for many years will be initiated and counselling dates will be announced soon. I am optimistic that the new procedure will be welcomed by all the sections.” 

Five Zones : As per the new procedure, the State will be classified into five Zones of A, B, C, D and E. BBMP limits will be considered as ‘A’; Other Mahanagara Palikes except BDA and Bengaluru will fall under ‘B’ Zone; District Headquarters and City Municipal Council limits will be ‘C’; Taluk Centres and Town Panchayats are categorised as ‘D’ and other areas except the above mentioned are ‘E’ Zones. 

Those who have worked for 4 years in any of the Zones will be eligible to be transferred to any other Zone, the Deputy Chief Minister pointed out. 

Of the total number of teaching staff in the above Colleges, 9 percent would  be mandatorily transferred in view of public interest; 3 percent would  be considered for transfer in case of husband-wife; one percent would be transferred in case of widows, divorcees, those who have to look after specially-abled, military and para-military services;  one percent  in the physically challenged category and  one percent  in those who are ailing with serious health issues, he said. 

To maintain transparency : The intention of the Government is to maintain transparency in the transfer process and those who are in the same place for more than 4 years would  be transferred without any lenience. Accordingly, the rules have been framed. 

Earlier, the transfer process was to be like a mockery. Now, the whole system has been reformed and every step would  be carried out online in a scientific manner. This would put an end to lecturers running around Ministers and officials or roaming to offices concerned, he observed.