PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Transparent transfer policy in schools

The previous Left Front run state government practiced a politically
motivated policy in transfer of teachers in the government primary
schools. During that regime all the transfers were done with mere
political motivation prior to the Assembly elections. They transferred
the teachers associated with opposition parties only. The Left Front
did it as they used the loyal teachers as polling personnel and to
campaign in favour of the Left Front parties.

But, such practices will not the tolerated anymore. In the recently
organised meeting of the chairmen of the District Primary School
Councils held in Kolkata, the Education Minister Bratya Basu made the
new transfer policy adopted by the state government clear to them.
Various organisations like the Trinamul Congress Education Cell
welcomed the minister's announcement.

The new Trinamul Congress dominated state government has adopted a new
transfer policy in the government primary schools. According to the
new policy transfers will be done following 30:1 formula. Transfers
will be made considering the ratio of the students and the teachers in
the concerned schools. There should be one teacher for thirty
students.

Depicting the new transfer policy and the arguments discussed at the
recent meeting convened by the Education Minister, the chairperson of
the Cooch Behar District Primary School Council Kalyani Poddar said
that they already initiated implementation of the policy in Cooch
Behar district. From now on all transfers will be done according to
the new transfer policy as instructed by the Education Minister, she
said.