JK govt constitutes UT level transfer review panel for school education dept

Srinagar: Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday constituted a Union Territory Level Transfer Review Committee for the School Education Department.

According to Government Order, a copy of which lies with GNS, the committee has been constituted in terms of clause 11 of Transfer Policy-2026 of the School Education Department.

As per the order, Special Secretary to the Government, School Education Department (MAB) shall be the Chairperson of the Committee, while Additional Secretary/Secretaries, Deputy Secretary (DNK) and Under Secretary/Secretaries dealing with Gazetted/Non-Gazetted matters shall be Members and Member Secretary respectively. Any other officer or official dealing with the subject can be co-opted as Member as may be considered necessary by the Chairperson.

The Committee has been mandated to consider grievances referred to the UT level under the three-tier grievance redressal mechanism prescribed by Transfer Policy-2026, examine the grievances in light of applicable policy provisions and grounds urged by the aggrieved employee, and ascertain whether the impugned action is consistent with the prescribed transfer policy and established administrative procedure before placing its recommendations before the Competent Authority for appropriate orders.

The order has been issued by Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, School Education Department.