Appointment of Officers:- (1) The State Government shall constitute as

1. (1) The State Government shall constitute as many departments as it deems necessary to deal with the various aspects of education and appoint Director or Commissioner for cach department or group of departments. (2) The State Government may also appoint such number of officers as may be necessary, designated as Additional Director, Joint Director, Deputy Director or otherwise, for each department or group of departments to assist each such Director in the exercise of the powers conferred on and the performance of the functions entrusted to him by or under this Act. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the general or special orders of the State Government made in this behalf, the Director or |, Commissioner appointed under sub-section (1) shall be the Chief Controlling authority in all matters connected with the administration of such part of education in the State as may be allotted by the State Government by an order in this behalf to the department or group of departments, of which he is the Director or Commissioner. (4) (a) The Director or the Commissioner as specified in sub-section 3) shall regulate the matters with regards to transfer and posting of teachers in and from “hard belt- or rural’, ‘middle belt or semi-rural or semi-urban’ or ‘soft belt or urban’ or by whatever name called within or outside the districts/unit in an accountable and transparent manner depending upon the requirement of teachers or availability of vacancy in respect of educational institutions established, managed, administered and maintained by the State Government as may be prescribed. Explanation : For the purpose of this sub-section :- (i) hard or rural belt means school locations requiring foot march of not less than one day or one stage ; (ii) middle or semi-rural or semi-urban means school locations with minimum available ~~ motorable road connectivity ; (ii) soft or urban means school locations with all weather road connectivity and other amenities such as education and health facilities etc. 497 i (a) They may by notification specify the Uniform Education Code with regards to the institutional planning. school discipline, admission and examination procedures, maintenance of school records and accounts, hostel administration, classification and conduct of co-curricular activities, educational code of ethics, pupil's fee. school uniform, common working hours etc. in respect of educational institutions established, managed, administered and maintained by the State Government as may be prescribed. (b) They may frame appropriate service/recruitment rules for direct recruitment, absorption, transfer on deputation, promotion thereby streamlining the hierarchy of various teaching and non- teaching posts of the education department by taking into account the fulfillment of required educational qualification or such other consideration as may be prescribed. (c) They shall initiate steps to create a separate cadre of Teacher Educators under School Education and frame appropriate service/recruitment rules for direct recruitment, absorption, . transfer on deputation and promotion. thereby streamlining the hierarchy of various teaching and non-teaching posts under “Teacher Education within the Department of Education by taking into account the fulfillment of required educational qualification or such other consideration as prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education. (d) The post of teachers at elementary, secondary and higher secondary stage of education shall be classified by considering their professional qualification and teaching responsibility. (¢) Depending upon the fulfillment of requisite qualification and length of service with other norms, primary teachers who possess such professional qualification as Diploma in Elementary Education (D.ELEd.) shall be considered for promotion and career mobility to the next higher level teaching post. () Ifthe State Government is of the opinion that any employment and officiating contract appointment be made on administrative exigencies in relation to the educational institution managed and administered by the State Government may, by giving to the employee one month's notice in writ 7 olery or wages for one month in lieu thereof, terminat: such contract employment and officiating services. JE NR 498 (5) The State Government may constitute such number of Vigilance Cells at the State, Division and District levels as it thinks fit with such number of officers as it deems necessary in each cell for each department to perform such duties and functions as may be prescribed for the proper observance of the provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder. (6) All persons employed in the administration of this Act shall be subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the State Government and the officer or officers to whom each officer shall be subordinate shall be determined by the State Government.

many departments as it deems necessary to deal with the various aspects of education and appoint Director or Commissioner for cach department

or group of departments.

1. (2) The State Government may also appoint such number of officers as may be necessary, designated as Additional Director, Joint Director, Deputy Director or otherwise, for each department or group of departments to assist each such Director in the exercise of the powers conferred on and the performance of the functions entrusted to him by or under this Act.
2. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the general or special orders of the State Government made in this behalf, the Director or |, Commissioner appointed under sub-section (1) shall be the Chief Controlling authority in all matters connected with the administration of such part of education in the State as may be allotted by the State Government by an order in this behalf to the department or group of departments, of which he is the Director or Commissioner.
3. (4) (a) The Director or the Commissioner as specified in sub-section 3) shall regulate the matters with regards to transfer and posting of teachers in and from “hard belt- or rural’, ‘middle belt or semi-rural or semi-urban’ or ‘soft belt or urban’ or by whatever name called within or outside the districts/unit in an accountable and transparent manner depending upon the requirement of teachers or availability of vacancy in respect of educational institutions established, managed, administered and maintained by the State Government as may be prescribed. Explanation : For the purpose of this sub-section :-
   • (i) hard or rural belt means school locations requiring foot march of not less than one day or one stage ;
   • (ii) middle or semi-rural or semi-urban means school locations with minimum available ~~ motorable road connectivity ;
   • (ii) soft or urban means school locations with all weather road connectivity and other amenities such as education and health facilities etc. 497 i
   • (a) They may by notification specify the Uniform Education Code with regards to the institutional planning. school discipline, admission and examination procedures, maintenance of school records and accounts, hostel administration, classification and conduct of co-curricular activities, educational code of ethics, pupil's fee. school uniform, common working hours etc. in respect of educational institutions established, managed, administered and maintained by the State Government as may be prescribed.
   • (b) They may frame appropriate service/recruitment rules for direct recruitment, absorption, transfer on deputation, promotion thereby streamlining the hierarchy of various teaching and non- teaching posts of the education department by taking into account the fulfillment of required educational qualification or such other consideration as may be prescribed.
   • (c) They shall initiate steps to create a separate cadre of Teacher Educators under School Education and frame appropriate service/recruitment rules for direct recruitment, absorption, . transfer on deputation and promotion. thereby streamlining the hierarchy of various teaching and non-teaching posts under “Teacher Education within the Department of Education by taking into account the fulfillment of required educational qualification or such other consideration as prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education.
   • (d) The post of teachers at elementary, secondary and higher secondary stage of education shall be classified by considering their professional qualification and teaching responsibility. (¢) Depending upon the fulfillment of requisite qualification and length of service with other norms, primary teachers who possess such professional qualification as Diploma in Elementary Education (D.ELEd.) shall be considered for promotion and career mobility to the next higher level teaching post. () Ifthe State Government is of the opinion that any employment and officiating contract appointment be made on administrative exigencies in relation to the educational institution managed and administered by the State Government may, by giving to the employee one month's notice in writ 7 olery or wages for one month in lieu thereof, terminat: such contract employment and officiating services. JE NR 498
4. (5) The State Government may constitute such number of Vigilance Cells at the State, Division and District levels as it thinks fit with such number of officers as it deems necessary in each cell for each department to perform such duties and functions as may be prescribed for the proper observance of the provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder.
5. (6) All persons employed in the administration of this Act shall be subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the State Government and the officer or officers to whom each officer shall be subordinate shall be determined by the State Government.