Friday, January 27, 2017

Suggestions invited on draft online transfer policy of HSDITD

CHANDIGARH, JAN 27  
The Haryana Skill Development and Industrial Training Department has prepared its draft online transfer policy and has uploaded it on its website www.itiharyana.gov.in to seek comments of all Head of Institutes under the Skill Development and Industrial Training Department by February 10,2017 so as to incorporate good and practical suggestions in this policy.
          While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Department said that comments and suggestions might be forwarded only through email at ID –itisharyana@gmail.com.He said that the objective of the policy is to  deploy available staff in an optimum manner so that the employees are evenly distributed across regions and institutions, with special regard to the interest of trainees.  Also, it aims at   maximizing the overall satisfaction level of the employees, subject to protect academic interests of trainees and the administrative efficiency of the department.
          The   Policy will be applicable with effect from  academic session 2017-18 to the teaching cadre as well as ministerial cadre posts of Industrial Training Institutes , Industrial Training Institutes (W), including Principals, Headmistress, Group Instructors, Superintendents, Deputy Superintendents, Store Keepers, Assistants, Accountants and Clerks. 
          He said that all employees would be liable to be transferred and posted anywhere in the State, anytime, and for any period, as per requirements either of the public service or of the department or both. Transfers and postings are a right of the department which it would endeavor to exercise in the best interest of the trainees with due regard to the principle of equity and transparency, he added.
He said that in the first  phase, trades cadre having 25 or above sanctioned posts would be covered under the Online Transfer Policy from 2017-18 session onwards. While effecting transfers, the academic interest of the trainees shall be supreme.   All transfers and postings shall be made through online procedure on the basis of the choices given by the employees. No TA/DA will be given if the transfer is done at the request of the employee himself or if he is being given a posting of his or her choice.   Transfers will be done preferably in the month of July that is close of Academic Session. No mid-term transfers shall be made except in the extra ordinary situations.   Normal tenure of an employee at any place of posting shall be of three years. He or she may be allowed to continue beyond three years, with maximum upto five years, on consideration of 100 per cent result. However, further an employee who has completed tenure of three years will be eligible to seek transfer against vacancy or on mutual transfer basis. The employees due for retirement within next one year will not normally be considered for transfer except administrative exigency or on their own request. 
He said that in case of posting with an employee spouse, including Central Government Employee, as far as practicable request for transfer to join an employee spouse, either at the same station or at nearby station would be considered. In the event of tie among the same category of employees spouses, lady employee shall be given preference over male employee.   Transfers of Trade or Craft Instructors will be made keeping in view their qualification based on DGT, Government of India, affiliation instructions that is the ratio of degree or diploma holders instructors and ITI plus CTI/TTC holder instructors would be 50:50 to facilitate affiliation of trade units with NCVT.
He said that an employee can be transferred at any point of time after seeking prior orders of the State Government on administrative grounds. However, specific administrative ground for which an employee is sought to be transferred shall be cited in the noting of the file. Usually, an administrative ground for transfer of an employee shall be  because of any specific written complaint received through MPs/MLAs/Chairman MC/Chairman Zila Parishad/Principal of ITI. In such cases, transfer would be implemented after preliminary enquiry and poor results that is pass  percentage being less than 75 per cent or whose teaching performance has been rated poor.  The other cause could be failure to comply with the directions issued by the Directorate regarding maintenance of record as per NCVT instructions or other important instructions from time to time. Also, it can be due to  Judicial or departmental proceedings in cases of graft, corruption or official misdemeanor or misconduct or being a proven case  of misbehavior or misconduct.
He said for transfer on compassionate grounds,   efforts will be made to adjust the employees in the same district or within a radius of around 30 km from the desired place of posting in the order of preference that is 100 per cent blind , differently abled persons, those suffering from serious ailments or chronic diseases like cancer or whose wards are suffering from any chronic disease like Thelesemia. In case of medical ground, the certificates issued by All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, PGIMER, Chandigarh and all Government Medical Colleges of Haryana will only be considered. In case of War Widows , including paramilitary and Central forces widows ,wives of the serving soldiers women having two or more unmarried minor daughters, an endeavor would be made to accord the lady instructor or  G.I. on the stations opted by her. In any case, if it is not possible, then she would be adjusted on the available nearest station.   If the husband and wife both are employed under State  or Central Government or public sectors, efforts will be made to adjust them as near as possible. The preference will be given to those, both of whom are serving in the ITI Department. 
While referring to the issue of transfer on request, he said that  request of employees for transfer of their preferred stations only be entertained subject to administrative exigencies and keeping in view the interest of training of candidates as per the following conditions, that the request shall be made online on department’s portal from   June 1 to 15    of the year. It would be mandatory to indicate five choices.   In case of clash of choice of more than one employee for a particular ITI, merit in case of new appointments and results and overall performance of one complete academic session   in case of old employee would be guiding criteria for allotment of ITIs. In case of Principals  or GI Incharge, merit criteria shall include new appointment, trade affiliation, placement, apprentices engaged and effective or efficient utilization of budget.   An NCC/NSS Training Instructor or Group Instructor (G.I.)  will be transferred from NCC/NSS wing ITI only when there is another such trained officer in the institute or the replacement instructor or G.I. is also such trained’ 
He said that   General transfers shall be made only once in a year. However, transfers can be effected   at any time during the year in cases of administrative exigency, sudden death of spouse, chronic disease or permanent disability of spouse, transfer of spouse of employees of departments or organizations of State Government and on compassionate grounds other than the special categories like women, widows, widowers, differently abled persons, serious ailment. The reasons for transfers under these grounds shall be recorded on file.
Notification of actual vacancies and deemed vacancies will be issued from   May 1 to 31. The eligible Instructors will submit their choice of Institutes online, from  June 1 to 15  every year.  Transfer orders will be issued online latest by   July 15 every year.   Decision of allotment to a vacancy shall be based on the total score of points earned by the employee. The employee earning highest points shall be entitled for transfer against a particular vacancy.   Age shall be the prime factor for deciding the claim of employee against a vacancy since it shall have weightage of 60 points . To take care of categories like women, widows, widowers, differently abled persons, serious ailment and Instructors showing improvement in result, a privilege of maximum 20 points can be availed by these categories. The division of points shall on the basis of age, , special category female employees  like war widows,widows or divorced or  Legally Separated or unmarried female employees more than 40 years of age or wife of serving military personal or  paramilitary personal working outside the state. Special category male employees included widower male employee who has lost his wife and his not remarried  and has one or more minor children or unmarried daughters.  Eligible male widowers shall be given five points only. In case of remarriage of self or children becoming major or daughter getting married, the employee will have to update his profile on the portal and will not be eligible for this advantage any more.   The differently abled persons will have  maximum 15 points for Vision. 40  to 60 per cent  disability will have  10 marks and above 60 to 80 per cent there would be 12 marks. Above 80 per cent, there would be maximum of 15 marks. Above 80 per cent  blind shall get maximum 20 marks.  For aspect of Locomotors  there will be maximum of  15 marks. In case of deaf and dumb there will be a maximum of 1`5 points.
In case of diseases of debilitating disorders  include  Chronic Heart disease and Chronic Artery diseases, Chronic Renal Failure,Brain Tumours and  Malignancy of different organs, Paraplegia or Cuadriplegia or            Hemiplegia, Multiple Sclerosis, Mysthenia Gravis, Parkinson’s Diseases, Thalassemia, Haemophillia, Aplastic Anaemis, Myelodisplasti  disorders ,  AIDS ,  Liver and Kidney transplant for self or spouse or unmarried children. They should have certificate issued by AIIMS (including its branches in Haryana), PGIMER, Chandigarh, and all Government Medical Colleges of Haryana. A certificate shall be considered valid for three years only and after three years new certificate shall be required to be submitted. Spouse or unmarried children . 
In case of major aspect of differently abled or mentally challenged children and sub aspect of employee having mentally challenged or differently abled child, there would be a maximum of  10 points. Certificate issued by AIIMS (including its branches in Haryana), PGI Chandigarh, and all Government Medical Colleges of Haryana would be required.  In case of well performing Instructors or  Group Instructors or  Vice Principals or Principals, but not for ministerial staff, the sub aspect will be Instructors giving good results (Average of last three sessions NCVT/ SCVT/NAC exams), maximum points would be five. For results the criteria will be 60  to 70 per cent =1, 70  to 80 per cent =2; 80  to 90 per cent =3; 90  to 95 per cent =4 and above 95 per cent =5. State  and   National Topper  will have five points.
He said that if husband and wife both are working in Industrial Training Department shall be transferred after five  years. Maximum points which can be scored other than age, shall be limited to 20 only.  There shall be two types of vacancies one is actual vacancy and the other is deemed vacancy. Within a view to transfer the instructional staff, the task of creating or shifting the sanctioned post shall be carried out before the general transfer.   Institute wise vacancies will be assessed before carrying out the transfer exercise. Unmarried female employees shall be given a chance to change options after their marriage, within two months, subject to the fulfillment of other conditions. Further married female employees shall also have an opportunity to change their option in case of the death of husband or in case of legal divorce from husband. A Male employee shall also be given the opportunity to change his option in case of death of his wife.   On fresh appointment and in case of promotion, the employees shall give five choices for preferred ITIs and the department will try to accommodate them in order of merit/seniority. However, they will have to serve at the allocated stations for at least three years. For this purpose, they will have to submit an undertaking alongwith the request that they will not make any request for transfer if they are accommodated in one of the five preferred ITIs. An option of ‘anywhere in the State’ may also be given while submitting the request for transfer.   Employees joining the department on repatriation from UT Administration or other States or other departments from the State Government, where they were on deputation, shall also be asked to give their option of Institutes as per the policy. Minimum stay for seeking transfer shall be three years  and maximum five years except for persons with disabilities.   On the basis of the re-distribution of sanctioned posts, the employees who are found surplus,   shall compulsorily be shifted from their place of posting even if they have not completed their tenure of three years in the Institute.   Transfer or posting to the opted institutes will not be claimed or treated as a matter of right.   The option once availed and confirmed shall be final and can be changed only under the provisions of the policy. The request for mutual transfer will also be submitted online. However, such request will not be entertained incase both the applicants are posted at the stations within 10 km of each other or in same campus.  
He said that every employee will be responsible for the accuracy and regular updation of data on the portal in respect of his or her credentials. In case he or she notices any discrepancy, he or she will get it rectified by adopting due procedure after producing the relevant evidence before the competent authority. He or she will be responsible for updation of profile as and when any status is changed.   All the options once exercised will be available for view to all concerned employees in their login.   On fresh appointment and in case of promotion, the employee shall be considered for appointment against vacancies not occupied by any incumbent across the State. However, allocation shall be made on the basis of their choice and in accordance with the score obtained by them.   The transfer exercise shall be carried out through online application software, however, five per cent  cases shall be checked manually on random basis.
He said that all transfers shall be implemented within fifteen days of their issuance. The aggrieved employees can represent to the competent authority within 15 days of issuance of orders, after joining at new place of posting. Their representation shall be considered in accordance with the Policy and appropriate decision shall be conveyed to him/her within 15 days. If an employee, who is not a resident or domicile of Mewat district either at the time of initial appointment or subsequently, opts for ‘Mewat District’ against a vacancy for which no employee has opted, he or she will be paid additional 10 per cent  of the Basic Pay plus D.A. during the said posting.  All employees are expected to observe the civil services conduct rules and the transfer guidelines. Employees will not bring any outside influence. If such an influence from any source is received it shall be presumed that the same has been brought by the Instructor. The request of such Instructors or Group Instructors shall not be considered. Any deviation in this regard will be viewed seriously and disciplinary action as warranted under rules shall be take.
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