Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (i) “Academic year” means June 1st of the every year to May 31st of next year; Note:-Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher who have completed minimum of nine months of their service in one academic year shall be treated as one complete academic year.
2. (ii) “Appointment” means appointment by direct recruitment, by absorption or by transfer or by promotion;
3. (iii) “Appointing Authority” means the authority competent to make an appointment to the post of Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher according to the provisions of the relevant Service Rules for the time being in force;
4. (iv) “Ban Period” means the period during which transfers of Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher not to effect, as specified by the Government from time to time;
5. (v) “Cluster” means a group of Primary, Upper Primary and High Schools within the Mandal;
6. (vi) “Competent authority” means in case of Headmaster Gr.II, Regional Joint Director of School Education and whereas for teachers, District Educational Officer or any officer notified by the Government from time to time;
7. (vii) “Headmaster Gr.II “ means Headmaster of High school working against the sanctioned post;
8. (viii) “Teacher” means a person appointed to a category of post as a teacher, in a Primary or Upper Primary or High School and such other posts as specified in the Schedule;
9. (ix) “Maximum Period” means,-

1. (a) Continuous service of Five academic years for Headmaster Gr.II from the date of joining in their respective School.
2. (b) Continuous service of Eight academic years for Teachers from the date of joining in their respective School.
   • (x) “Minimum Period” means continuous service of two academic years in the cadre of Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher from the date of joining in their respective school;
   • (xi) “Needy Schools” means schools in which Headmaster Gr.II/ Teacher are required as per Pupil Teacher Ratio
3. (PTR) under RTE Act or the norms defined by the Government for Re-apportionment;
   • (xii) “Urban Area” means the areas,-
4. (a) Category I - All the areas within the limits of a district headquarters, the limits of a City Corporation and the area notified by the State Government from time to time as meriting the existing House Rent Allowance(HRA);
5. (b) Category - II - All Habitations/Municipalities or Nagar Panchayats and the area notified by the State Government from time to time as meriting the existing House Rent Allowance (HRA);
6. (c) As per norms defined by the Government from time-to-time.
   • (xiii) “Rural Area” means,-
7. (a) The areas of all Habitations where 12%(RPS-2015), 10%(RPS-2020) House Rent Allowance
8. (HRA) as per the orders issued by the Government from time to time is admissible;
9. (b) Category III - All Mandal headquarters not covered in Category I & II and all Habitations/Villages are having the all-weather road connectivity;
10. (c) Category IV - Habitations/villages which do not cover in Category III including Hilltop area schools;
11. (d) As per norms defined by the Government from time-to-time.
    • (xiv) Re-apportionment means the process of reallocating surplus teacher posts to the needy schools based on the Pupil-Teacher Ratio
12. (PTR) prescribed under the Right To Education Act, 2009 and accordingly, determined by the State Government;
    • (xv) “Transfer” means the posting of a Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher from one school to another school;
    • (xvi) Teacher Adjustment means any orders issued by the competent authority adjusting the surplus teachers to that of needy schools on administrative grounds as per section 14 of this Act;
    • (xvii) “School” means Primary, Upper Primary and High School under the management of Government/ Mandal Parishad/ Zilla Parishad/ Municipal/ Municipal Corporation as the case may be; (xviii)“Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;
    • (xix) “Surplus” means Headmaster Gr-II/ Teacher has been identified by competent authority to be more than the required teachers at the respective school as per RTE Act/ Re-apportionment norms;
    • (xx) “Unit of Seniority” means,-
13. (a) Zone: Headmaster Gr.II (Govt.Schools) whose initial appointment in Government Schools;
14. (b) District (erstwhile): Headmaster Gr.II (MP/ZP), School Assistant, Secondary Grade Teacher and equivalent cadres in Government/Mandal Parishad/ Zilla Parishad management of Primary, Upper Primary and High Schools;
15. (c) District (erstwhile): Headmaster Gr.II, School Assistant, Secondary Grade Teacher and equivalent cadres in Municipal Management Schools in Municipalities/ Municipal Corporations/Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation /Vijayawada Municipal Corporation of Primary, Upper Primary and High Schools.