Minister for Education P. Sabita Indra Reddy on Monday held another round of consultations with teachers organisations in the run up to finalising guidelines for transfer and promotion of government teachers which was likely in the first week of June.
On Saturday, she met organisations representing teachers of panchayat raj schools and, on Monday, the Government Teachers Association representing teachers of government schools in municipal areas called on her. Principal Secretary of Education Sandeep Kumar Sultania and Commissioner A. Sri Devasena were present. While the panchayat raj teachers demanded a common seniority list for promotion of both categories of teachers, the government teachers insisted that all posts above the rank of headmaster like Mandal and District Education Officer (MEOs and DEOs) and Inspectors should go to government teachers alone.
In these circumstances, the schedule for transfer and promotion of teachers was likely to be issued this month-end. Sources said transfer or promotions at all levels in single go might not be possible right away because there were pending court cases relating to promotion of MEOs and DEOs. Only after the cases were settled, the promotion to the rank of MEOs and DEOs will be taken up. While making efforts to resolve the legal disputes, the Minister was said to have favoured extending promotions to teachers where there were no hurdles. She heard the views of teachers organisations in this regard at both meetings on Saturday and Monday. The teachers MLCs Janardhan Reddy and Narsi Reddy were present.
