Of'FICn MEMORANDUM - Education.assam.gov.in

GOVERNMENTOF ASSAMEDUCATION DEP A\{l'MI NT, DlSPUIZ, UUW AliA l'J-2HDated Dispur the 22.t1dSQy20SFCONIJARYNo i\SE 4H I120 \6/17Of'FICnMEMORANDUMSubject Siksha J' hctra- a scheme for arualgunuuionThe Department!.is receivingand merger 01' differentvarious proposalsCor umulgamutionschool» located in the same C(lJllPlIS which are still pendingregards.Il has beenthat there arc many commonfoundschool viz I Iighcr Secondaryillthe same campus.these schoolsIunctioning.the teacherudmiuixtrutivcrightclasseswith optimumor education.linkagefrom01 the AssamMoreover,i/KUrw enrollmentsFurther,('ullC'gcsmoreit hasthan three hour s.orlite1.De clopmcnt.C0I111I11I11i.atiouhave statedthey!\ Itr-r ('mcrul cons: letand nndillHlly It ionthere is HigherThandthat theacademicschools.1)('d in the sumSe .ondarylow cnroll.ncntCIl::t etc.specificallyin .II'.JUllil)r ('ulkges1\)he1);IS Illslilllll'K11Ill,lIsuch derthenrcorlllliclus . V nnd Xiu includeIllerged'J he following criteriaschools subordinateSrvt( '/SMJ)('campusshall be mergedSchool ill a campus,th ,'C schools situatedwith l lighc: S coudaryotherwith the Omcomea shall he .unalgnmatcd/mcrgcdor dilfcrcnlAll III S ,hllOls situatnilAct 201 i somendmini .traliv«ilnstitutiousphitlolill(·olkgc.scrvi '1.''1 Ilr theSlfll:Ilcd illschllu] .;:,iJallbcI)ikslw ,.'hclru-u scheme lillshallbe consideredt',llslI:11ucrgcr:;11Iwl g,lInnlillllhors lvillgs illillunder the Wllhithavingof all aspects and with a view tu dcrivsillgk ndmiuistuuivcmergeror schoolsthsupport ofthe schouls, it has been decided tlmt lh school»nearbybytwo classes in a day, duration 01' which is IlOtl liuh School where only classes IX and X arc taught111I11I} lli iulo(I)to our:Jeadl'IIJicCl'OIlOIlIYalso providesof services)educationalSOllieto teach maximumresponsennd(Provincialisarionfully ancl there is need In take policy to expandemployees!:lIlIC lildIIItha: illindividualfacilitatehave been taken over. These schoolsnoticedrequiredreachers ur(ill':";ocial (,IHlllgeutilizedbeenLP school also existschool is not addressedwhichstandardrequire Illcr}.!. -r with another schools which may also facilitate2ornot shared lor the student ofupon provincialisutionInstitutioncategoriesprivate sector, the schools arc mostly compositeto XIIconsequentEducationalother(11)(.1or services or employeesutilizationVentureschools having veryI ,K(policy in thisin same campus or ill a nearby place(11 ieillorcategoriesor cleareVCl1 theor teachers or OIiC school arcthe shortage or teachers orresult,(lofdifferentwhere di llcrcntwith separate class routinethe servicesneed. Asillcampusesthese institutionsschool. On the other hand,0[' otherhavingsehoulI()Isuch systemIIIorlocationarc run individuallyschool evenanotherorschouls.to absenceclueSchool, l ligh School, ME School andlnspite\(JSchool.illthesaruLikewise.with the highest Schoolthen other l l igl: School or MI': Schoul or I l'CUlIlPlIS, allother schools shall beif tile highestschoolschool i.c. the Iligher SecondaryMI (UP) school as the case may be, shall continue(I):tlll dg lIIlHtcdis l ligh school,to thc Iligh school. shall be umalgamutcd01' the highesti.c. il'then allwith the I ligh school.School or J ligh school orand SM(,/SMI)Cof all others .'CiJllOI

shall stand withdrawn.two representativesHowever,the SMC/SMDCshall be reconstitutedwith inclusion orfrom Guardians and one from teachers of eaeh schools amalgamated.(2)The name of the highest school in which all the schools amalgamate,(3)The movableor immovableamalgamatedschool. If the ME School is amalgamatedpropertyshall stand.of the schools shall be vested in the nameortilewith one High School, then theproperty of both the Schools shall be vested in the flame or High School. Likewise, if theLP. ME and High School are amalgamatedwith the Higher SecondarySchool, then theproperty of all the Schools shall be vested in the name of llighcr Secondary school.(4)In case LP or ME school is amalgamatedwith a High School, the Assistantother stall or the LP or ME School shall be the employee0('teach rs andthe amalgamatedtheir services shall be placed at the disposal of the SecondaryEducationSehoul andDepartm nt. Thestaff pattern shall be fixed as per existing norms lor a High School and the excess teachingand non-teachingseniorityshall be posted elsewhereagainst tile vacant post with theirof the earlier school. There shall not be any financialemolument(5)employeesloss and whatevertbthey are getting shall continue after amalgamation.In case one or more LP and one or more ME school is amalgamated.of the LP School shall be the employee of the amalgamatedME school shall be the Headmasterfixed as per existingposted elsewhereof the amalgamatedthe Assistant teachersSchool and llcadmastcrSchool.cd· theThe staff patt rn shall benorms for a ME School and the excess teaching employeesshall beagainst the vacant post with their seniority of the earlier school. Thereshall not be any financial loss and whatever the emolumentThe J lead Tea her of the LP School shall continuethey arc gelling shall continue.to draw charge allowancetill hisretirement or till his posting elsewhere.(6)IIIcase a High School is amalgamatedother starr0["with the Junior College, the Assistant. teachers andthe l ligh School shall be the employeeor theamalgamatedThe starr pattern shall be fixed as per existing norms for a compositeSehoul and the excess teachingand non-leachingagainst the vacant post with their seniorityemployeesJuniorCollege.Higher Secondaryshall be posted elsewhereof the earlier schoolThe excess employeesshall be identified as per seniori ly and thej uniors shall be excess as Iar as possi blc.(7)In the event the highest school is High School, the I leadmastercoulinuc after anralgumat ion. The post of Headmasteras Assistan! l leadmasterwith samhe held by the existing Headmaster[or the post of AssistantAssistantHeadmaster,qualification(8)or MEof the I ligh School shal]School shall be re-designatedpay scale whatever they are drawing and the post shallof the ME School without requiringHeadmaster.However.after cessation0('the servicesthe vacancy shall be filled up Irorn the candidatesas per procedurethe qualificationofsuchhaving requisitestipulated in the Service Rules in force.In the event tbe highest school is .Junior College, the Principal of the Junior College shallcontinuedesignatedafter amalgamation.The post of Headmaster0('HighSchoolshall be rc-as Vice Principal with same pay scale whatever they are drawing and the post(2)

shallbe held by the existingqualificationViceof the Higbfor the post of Vice acancyas per procedureshallfilledbestipulatedIf twu or more l ligh SchoolsHowever,Schoolwithoutafter cessationfromthecandidatesrequiringtheof the services suchhavingrequisitein the Service Rules in force.are located withinthe radius or 2 Kills then these l lighSchools may be merged provided that nos of student do not exceed 40 in each class.(10)If a ME School has poor enrolmenti.e. less than 15 studentsill each class then the MI school may be merged with the nearby High School.(II)II' two or more UP (ME) SchoolsME schools may be merged provided(12)If two or more \,1' Schoolsorarc located within the radiusthat nosor studentthen theseI Kilometerdo not exceed 40 in each classare located within the radius of 112 Kilometerthen these U)Schools Illay be merged provided that nos of student do not exceed 100 in each school.(13)Similar criteriaSecondaryshall be consideredin case of ME Madrassa,l ligh Madrassaand l lighcrMadrassa.'I·.Fiu ther, the followingthe Employees alter merge:shall be conditionsof the school includingthe service conditionor(I)The school having good infrastru lure facilitiestogether with amiable academicatmosphere and good teachers in comparison to other schools shall be base school andother schoolrs) shall be merged with that school. The senior most Headmaster shall he theI lcadmaster 0(' the School after merge. If the date of joining happens to be SHill '. then th .seniority in age shall be taken in to consideration for determination of the seniority. Theother I lcadma tel' shall be the ex-officio Headmaster with the post personal to him and Ill'shall continue to get his pay in the existing status till retirement or till posting elsewhere .(2)The name ur'thc base school to which other schools merge, shall stand. l lowcvcr, (11 . jointsessions or all the School Managing Committees shall decide the name with the approvalof the District level Education Officer.(1)The movableorimmovablepropertyor the schools shall be vested in the name0(' thbaseschool after Jllcrgc.t .achcrs and other stair of the schools shall be the employee of the baseschool. The excess teaching and 11011 teaching employees shull be posted elsewhere againstthe vacant post with their seniority ofthe earlier school.('I)The Assistant(.)Aller .unulganuuioubelow:-tileteacheror the aruulgamarcdschool(a) Teachersor ex ist ing LP School in class I to V(b) Teachersof existing ME School in class I to VI1I(c)'J cachers of existing l Iigh School(d) Teachersof existingillclasshall take classesas slllf('dVl to XHSS/.It'. College Vlto XllThere shall be one committee at the Block level and District level to find out the schoolswhich are eligible for amalgamation/mergerin view of the provision of RTE Act and norms laiddown by RMSA as follows:5.(3 )

:(a) The Blocklevel Committee(ElementaryI. The Distri .( 1 lelllentary EducationI2. All Block fficer of the dist.Member3. Two educationistpreferably one retired Principal!Headmaster and one working Principal! Head Master tobe nominatedby the Inspector of Schools(b) The District level Committee:I. anchargeMember-2. Inspector of SchoolsJ. The . One educationist preferably retired 01 or BEEO tobe nominated by the District Elementary EducationMemberOfficer(c) Tile District level CommitteeI. The Principal'ecretary2.(for Six Schedule Area):or AutonomousDistrictCounci I.Inspector of Schools3. One educationistto be nominatedpreferably retired/workingPrincipalby the Inspector of SchoolsChairmanMember- SecretaryMember6. .For smooth implementationor the above scheme and lor obtainingthe following proc dures shall be adopted by authority concerned:Governmentapproval(I) Blocklevel Committee shall identify such schools which arc eligible for merger oramalgamationand shall send the list or such school with detail particular as pCI'Annexure-I and shall forward to the District level Committee for examination.(2) The District level Committee will examine the proposal as may be required and furnishtheir recommendationOil proposed amalgamation/mergerto the Director or SecondaryEducation, Assam if the highest school is under secondary education or the Director ofElementary Education, Assam i r the highest school is under elementary education.\3) The Directoror,'ccol\dary Education or the Director of l-lemcntary l.ducatiun as casemay be. shall luruisl: proposal to till' Govcrumcnl ill respective Dcpaiuu 'Ill with postdetails as pCI' Anncxurc-l l fur approval.(4) The Se .oudary Educatiou Departmentor the Elementary Education Dcparun 'ntCase may be. shall issue approval a Iter consultation with the Finance Department.(5) The entire process II)r such amalgamation/mergershall be completedand the proposal shall be retained in each stage not beyond J:,) days.(ISthewithin .)0 days7.Director concern will issue necessary order for umalgumation. For any disputes arising outof the order the aggrieved Institution/ I ublic may prefer appeal before the Governmentin theSecondary or Elementary Education Department as the case may be. iI (P.K.Borthakur,IAS)Principal Secretary to the GovernmentSecondary Education Department.(4 )or Assam