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SRINAGAR: Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar on Thursday said that there shall be no mid-term transfers of teaching staff in government schools in order to maintain constancy during academic sessions.
Replying to a question of Ashok Khajuria in the Legislative Council, the minister informed that, in summer zone, it shall be 1st June to 1st July and in winter zone from 1st January to 28th February.
He said the tenure of stay in a government school for teaching staff is two years and maximum three years and in zone III it is of one year.
Naeem added that special consideration has been given to female teaching staff for inter cadre transfers on marriage grounds.
He further said that to the extent possible, married female officials with young children, widows and divorcee female officials would be posted at such a place, where from they can return to their homes after performing duty. The Minister further said that there is no proposal for merger of Government Schools; however, rationalization of schools on the basis of criteria is under progress. Vibodh Gupta raised supplementary to the main question.