Compulsory appointment of a teacher to rural areas

(1) Every appointing authority while making initial appointment of a teacher to a school or Pre-University college shall ensure that vacancies in Zone-C shall be filled in the first instance: Provided that the provisions relating to compulsory appointment of a teacher to the rural area shall not apply to a teacher who has been appointed to a unit of seniority which does not comprise any rural area. (2) If no vacancy is available for initial appointment or transfer in any particular Zone, a vacancy may be created by transfer of a teacher who has completed minimum number of years of service to another Zone in the order of priority from Zone-C to Zone-B, Zone-B to Zone-A or Zone-A to any other urban area within the same unit of seniority: Provided that in case any teacher who is serving in Zone-C, is eligible to be transferred to Zone -B and similarly in case a teacher who is serving in Zone-B is eligible to be transferred to Zone-A, but if he desires to continue to serve in zone-C or zone-B, as the case may be, he may be allowed to continue to serve in these respective zones. Explanation: Order of priority shall be calculated interalia, on the basis of the total number of years of service, of a teacher in a zone in different cadres and on the basis of any other criteria as may be prescribed. 1[XXX] 1. Omitted by Act 23 of 2017 w.e.f. 18.04.2017.

1. (2) If no vacancy is available for initial appointment or transfer in any particular Zone, a vacancy may be created by transfer of a teacher who has completed minimum number of years of service to another Zone in the order

of priority from Zone-C to Zone-B, Zone-B to Zone-A or Zone-A to any other urban area within the same unit of seniority: Provided that in case any teacher who is serving in Zone-C, is eligible to be transferred to Zone -B and similarly in case a teacher who is serving in Zone-B is eligible to be transferred to Zone-A, but if he desires to continue to serve in zone-C or zone-B, as the case may be, he may be allowed to continue to serve in these respective zones. Explanation: Order of priority shall be calculated interalia, on the basis of the total number of years of service, of a teacher in a zone in different cadres and on the basis of any other criteria as may be prescribed.

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¹ Omitted by Act 23 of 2017 w.e.f. 18.04.2017.