Minister Sunil Kumar, Education Minister, announced a new policy for transfer and posting of government school teachers in the state, giving priority to those with serious illnesses and disabilities.
The minister said the number of female teachers in any school should not exceed 70, and that the new transfer policy will not only provide relief but improve the quality of education.
The policy provides the teachers who are seriously ill, widowed, divorced, living alone or handicapped with preference during transfers.
The transfer should take place every five years with 10 options provided by the department for preferable posting locations.
The new policy has also cleared the way for the transfer and posting of more than 1.80 lakh teachers who passed competency tests across the state.
The competency test is an exam for educators employed by local bodies in Bihar who want to get recruited as government school teachers.
It is applicable only to the teachers who have passed and have been selected through Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC).
A panel has been formed to address complaints over transfer at the district level, he said.
