Rule 4 Teachers Transfers by Counselling AP Teachers Transfers Act 2017

Rule 4 Teachers Transfers by Counselling AP Teachers Transfers Act 2017. The rules and conditions as per AP Teachers Tranfers Act 

Rule 4 Teachers Transfers by Counselling AP Teachers Transfers Act 2017

4. Transfer by counseling.- The transfer of a teacher under this Act shall be done through a process of computerized counseling conducted in such manner as may be prescribed.
Provided that, the total number of transfers in a year in any cadre and in any unit of seniority under this Act shall not exceed twenty percent or any lower limit as may be prescribed.

(i) Prohibition of transfer of a teacher from one unit of seniority to another unit of seniority.- 
  • There shall be no transfer of a teacher from the unit (District / Zone) of seniority in which he is appointed to another unit of seniority except in cases specified in sub-clause (ii) of Rule (4): Provided that a teacher who is found surplus in an unit of seniority may be transferred or redeployed to a needy school in another unit of seniority:
(ii) The provision of sub-section (i) shall be relaxed in the following cases, namely:-
  • (1) In case of a teacher married to a Government or PSU employee posted outside the unit of seniority of the teacher irrespective of the period of service;
  • (2) In case of mutual transfers subject to conditions that both teachers must have completed minimum period of two years of service; must be otherwise eligible to be transferred to that unit; must have minimum t w o years of left over service; such mutual transfers shall not be allowed more than once in his service and he shall not be eligible for protection of seniority.
  • (3) Where a female teacher is a widow;
  • (4) Where a teacher is physically handicapped or disabled;
  • (5) Where a teacher or his/her spouse or children are suffering from serious ailments, for which medical treatment is not available at his/her place of work and his/her transfer in necessary to a place where such treatment is available so as to provide him/her the required medical treatment. However, no transfer shall be made unless the teacher concerned produces a certificate from the District Medical Board specifying the nature of ailment, stating the fact that the required treatment is not available at his/her place of work, specifying the place where the required treatment is available and certifying that his/her transfer is necessary to such a place to provide him/her the required medical treatment.
  • (6) The teacher may, on his request, be transferred through process of counseling to such place or nearby place or post outside the unit of seniority where his spouse is working in an aided educational Institution but excluding an urban area.
Where a teacher has completed minimum period of service in any category and is seeking transfer to an eligible category to another unit of seniority which does not has a surplus teachers.