Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Transfer Policy 2023
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 211 ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN TRANSFER POLICY 2023

## *211.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether spouses of thousands of  Government  employees  have  been displaced/ transferred in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) under Transfer Policy 2023, if so, the number of spouses transferred;
- (b) whether the KVS Transfer Policy 2023 has been modified or is still pending for modification;
- (c) whether despite having clear vacancy at nearby schools, KVS has displaced/transferred  female  Government  employees  to  areas  more  than thousand kilometres away from work place of their spouses and also denied Travelling Allowance after modification in Transfer Policy;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  several  female  employees  have  been  forced  to  take  Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) due to displacement/transfer from their spouse's place of posting, if so, the details of VRS taken by the female employees during last three years;
- (f) whether Associations have represented KVS to add 'Spouse' in Part-I, Point 3Basic  Principles  (V)  of  Transfer  Policy  to  enable  them  to  apply  for  transfer without completion of tenure; and
- (g) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (g) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 211 RAISED BY SHRIMATI SANGEETA  KUMARI  SINGH  DEO  AND  SHRI  BHOLA  SINGH, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 18/12/2023 REGARDING  KENDRIYA  VIDYALAYA  SANGATHAN  TRANSFER POLICY 2023.

(a) & (b) The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) Transfer Policy 2023 is school-centric and supports the needs of all employees subject to the requirements  of  the  organization  and  availability  of  vacancy.  Transfer guidelines / policies of the institution are in place to ensure achievement of  the  objective  of  KVS,  with  regard  to  all  stakeholders.  KVS  Transfer Policy  2023  aims  to  give  better  stability  to  the  teaching  process  by prescribing a defined tenure for teaching and non-teaching staff. Further, the  policy  is  comprehensive  and  school-centric  in  order  to  ensure balanced availability of staff and a uniform standard of education for all students in 1251 functional KVs across the country.

There are specific provisions in Transfer Policy 2023 for consideration of spouse cases subject to availability of vacancies. The policy is aligned with the Central Government Rules and Regulations on transfer-posting. Weightage in terms of Transfer Counts and Displacement Counts is accorded to transfer requests on spouse ground. In addition, request for transfer on spouse ground is also considered in exceptional circumstances where both spouses are KV employees or one spouse is KV employee and the other is a Central Government / Defence employee  /  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  /  Central  Autonomous Bodies / State Government employee and the tenure of the KV employee has not been completed but stay at station is more than 3 years.

The details of spouse cases processed under KVS Transfer Policy 2023  was  based  on  data  filled  by  the  employees  and  verified  by controlling officers are as under:-

| Particular                                                              |   No. of Cases |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Total number of spouse cases                                            |           3080 |
| Number of employees transferred on Spouse Ground to their choice places |            284 |
| Number of employees who continued in same station on spouse ground      |           2736 |
| Number of Spouse cases displaced/ transferred on non-choice stations    |             60 |

- (c) & (d) The KVS Transfer Policy 2023 has provision which allows for employees  to  apply  for  transfer  during  the  normal  transfer  cycle. Travelling Allowance (TA) is accordingly given as per rules. In addition, certain transfer requests under spouse category were considered after the closure of transfer cycle subject to availability of vacancy. In such request transfer, TA is not admissible as per rules.
- (e) to (g) As per information received from KVS, no such case has been reported related to female employees forced to take Voluntary Retirement  Scheme  (VRS)  due  to  displacement  /  transfer.  VRS  is  an option which an employee can exercise as a personal choice. There is already a provision in KVS Transfer Policy 2023 to facilitate transfer of spouse cases even without completion of 5 years tenure. In such cases, KVS can transfer on spouse ground, on request, where employee has not completed tenure by giving relaxation in tenure from five years to three years subject to availability of vacancy, eligibility, station seniority and applicable parameters in the interest of the organization.

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