Definitions of Words in AP Teachers Transfers Act 2017

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Definitions of Words in AP Teachers Transfers Act 2017

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "appointment" means appointment by direct recruitment, by absorption or by promotion;

(b) "appointing authority" means the authority competent to make appointment to the post of a teacher;

(c) "competent authority" means the authority competent to make/pass orders of transfer of a teacher;

(d) " Maximum Period" means, a continuous service of years in the station (Working area of the school) in different cadres put all together."

(e) "Minimum Period" means, a continuous service of _ years in a station in different cadres put together"?

(f) "rural area" means the areas of
  • (i) Category IV — All habitations/Towns where 12% HRA is admissible, and which do not have connectivity through an all-weather road as per the norms of Panchayat Raj (Engineering) Department. 
  • (ii) Category III — All Habitations / Towns where 12% and above HRA is admissible.
(g) "School" means Primary/ Upper Primary and /or the High School under the managements of Government! Mandal Parishad/ Zilla Parishad belonging to the State Government !Local Bodies as the case may be;

(h) "Schedule" means the schedule appended to this Act;

(i) "Teacher" means a person appointed to a category of post of a teacher, in a Primary/Upper Primary School or a High School and such other posts as specified in the Schedule;

(j) "Transfer" means posting of a teacher to a post in a place of working, including posting of a teacher from one place of working to a post in another place of working and includes transfer within the managements their initial appointments or outside the unit of appointments as per seniority in the same cadre.

(k) "unit of seniority" means, District for the posts (School Assistants/SGT/LP and equalent cadre) in Govt./Mandal Parishad/ Zilla Parishad Primar/Upper Primary/High schools. Zone in respect of Headmaster Gr.11 & MEO in Govt./MPP/Zilla Parishad/High schools.

(i) "urban area" means any areas within the limits of a district head quarters and the limits of a City Corporation, Municipality or a Nagar Panchayat and the area notified by the State Government from time to time as 20% & 14.5% HRA covered.