Suggestions on Draft Guidelines for transfer policy by AINVSA

Ref. No- AINVSA/ 2010/ P-001 Date- 15/01/2010
To
The Commissioner
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
A-28, Kailash Colony
New Delhi- 48.

Sub : Suggestions on Draft Guidelines for transfer policy.

Sir,

After careful perusal of the Draft Guidelines for transfer of employees in Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti vide letter no.F.3/2009-NVS (Est.II) dated 18th December, 2009 which is issued as an attempt to update the transfer policy of 1999 as a service organization under NVS representing the largest chunk of members All India Navodaya Vidyalaya Staff Association would like to offer the following suggestions for your consideration:

1. The most disturbing aspect of the draft transfer policy is a clause that a waiver may be given in the 7 years tenure at one station for meritorious staff. As such there are no defined norms to assess the excellence among staff and if so they may be properly rewarded by giving away awards, annual special increment as suggested by the 6CPC and not a waiver from transfer. But this will only create disparity among staff and discriminatory attitude on the part of the administration in choosing such staff.

2. There is lack of transparency in the matters of transfer as it does not conform to a seniority list posted in the website for the same for viewing by public and employees to ensure the prospects of transfer.


3. The transfer policy has been framed without the consultation with the representatives of service Associations which is normally anticipated so as to have better liaison with the employees and their democratic participation in decision making as is required in a democratic country. Hence we consider the policy does not possess the basic elements of democracy. NVS is an organization which is registered as a Society Act and is receiving 100% grant in aid from the democratic Government and so is liable to keep obeisance with the basic tenets of democracy.

4. When opportunity is given to those seeking request transfer to another Vidyalaya so as to facilitate unification of spouses, while those who work singly under NVS with their spouse either working in native district or unemployed and destined to be in the native district due to circumstantial difficulties such as looking after senile ailing parents are given a rude shock by not permitting to seek transfer to their native district. Normally such employees are more. No humanitarian consideration is given in this issue. Hence this is painful and unacceptable. Children and spouse of such employees are normally looked down upon by NVS is the saddest part of the transfer policy. It is hence pertinent to seek a transfer to one’s one native district after completing one tenure at one station as posted by NVS.


5. Implementation of transfer on the basis of completion of 7 years in one go would put the system in disarray and bring hardships to many by taking them unawares Hence this may be done in a phased out manner with 10 years initially then reducing to 9 years 8 years and finally 7 years.

6. Moreover it is not mentioned in the draft policy that whether an employee who completes one tenure at one station will be liable for transfer benefits. This is one vital issue that needs to be addressed to .All departments who transfer their staff after a fixed tenure at one station are given transfer benefits.


7. It may be noted that a transfer policy is generally welcome by all staff, but a policy with a hidden agenda, lacking transparency , no uniformity in rules, with full of powers to the administration to override any clause wherever it feels so, unmindful of the genuine rights and necessities of all staff of NVS can never be accepted by all.

We hope that NVS would give due consideration to the above points as they reflect the sentiments of the employees who have enough to be discontented. It is also requested that the NVS may invite the service associations to have discussions so as to implement a transfer policy in right perspective.

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,


T. P. Mani J.K. SINGH
National President National General Secretary
AINVSA, CEC AINVSA, CEC


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