Rajouri teachers resent alleged favouritism in transfers.Meet DDC Chairman :DDC Chairman, Adv Naseem Liaqat requested CS SED for inquiry.

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI 

SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, JULY 12 :–A massive resentment has been witnessed among the teachers of Rajouri district over the just-released transfer list of 300 teachers’ by Chief Education Officer (CEO) under Online Transfer Polic-2023 of J&K government.

Most of the teachers have leveled allegations of alleged nepotism and favouritism in the transfers of the teacher and several affected teachers also met with District Development Council (DDC) Chairman, Advocate Ch. Naseem Liaqat to intervene in this matter & urged to quash the bias list.

Many aggrieved teachers alleged that as per the new policy the norms were not followed in the transfers of the teachers and favouritism was done while transferring many teachers.

Meanwhile, DDC Chairman, Naseem Liaqat vide his office letter No. DDC/R/Estt.

2022-23/147 dated 12-7-2023 has requested Commissioner Secretary, School Education Department to conduct an inquiry into the recent list of transfers of teachers issued by CEO Rajouri vide her Office order No.CEOR/ATD/TR/2023/11336-37 dt 10-7-2023.

Ch Naseem Liaqat alleged that the transfer list has been prepared by resorting to gross violation of established transfer policy & by favouritism, nepotism, and corrupt practices.

He has also requested to Commissioner Secretary to suspend the said list till the outcome of the inquiry.DDC Chairman said that it has been brought to his notice that the Rajouri Education Department has committed grave irregularities & violations of the established transfer policies & procedures.

He added that the aggrieved teachers have pointed out certain discrepancies in the list that raises doubts about the integrity of the transfer process.
“Some teachers with less seniority/experience transferred to desirable locations while deserving & experienced teachers have been overlooked/transferred to less favourable positions” he added. DDC Chairman’s letter further reads: “Female teachers & those who are handicapped have been transferred to hard zones while many have been retained in favourable positions without any justifiable cause”.

He added the principles over which the transfer policy was made by creating zones & getting online choices from the concerned for the sake of transparency/fair play have been brazenly & blatantly thrown to way by the CEO Rajouri.

DDC Chairman said in the letter that such inconsistencies creat an environment of mistrust among the teaching fraternity & can ultimately affect the quality of education provided to our students.’

“You (Commissioner Secretary) requested that an inquiry be conducted promptly in order to crystallise whether the transfer decisions were in accordance with the prescribed criteria /guidelines or any deviation were made & that the findings be made available to the concerned stakeholders. It is also requested that in case anyone is found having misused his position, he/she may be dealt with accordingly” read DDC Chairman’s letter.