School Education – Norms for re-apportionment of teaching staff under
various managements viz., Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandal Praja
Parishad Schools – Orders – Issued
SCHOOL EDUCATION (SER.II) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No. 53 Dated: 12-10-2020.
Read the following:-
1. Right to Education Act 2009 read with Rules issued in 2010.
2. G.O.Ms.No.55 Education (Ser.III) Department, dated:23.04.2011.
3. G.O.Ms.No.61 Education (SE-SER-III) Department, dated: 16.05.2011.
4. G.O.Ms.No.29 School Education (SER.II) Department, dt.22.05.2017.
5. G.O.Ms.No.33 School Education (SER.II) Department, dt.04.06.2017.
6. G.O.Ms.No.42 School Education (SER.II) Department, dt.30.06.2017.
7. From the CSE, A.P., Lrs.Rc.No.36/Estt.III/2019, Dt: 08.06.2020.
ORDER:- Government of India have enacted the Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Act 2009 and Government of Andhra Pradesh have issued
Rules in 2010. As per Section 19 read with the Schedule of the Act, Government
have set the norms of number of teachers to be positioned from Class I to
Class VIII based on the student strength.
2. Government vide G.Os 2nd and 3rd read above have issued norms for
rationalization of schools, posts and staff under various managements. During
the year, 2016, a Committee was constituted to study and revision of rules
issued in G.Os at 2nd and 3rd read above. Based on the report, Government have
issued detailed guidelines vide reference 4th read above.
3. The D.S.E., A.P., has brought to the notice of Government that the norms
issued for positioning of teachers vide G.O. 4th read above were found to be
in violation of RTE norms. He further informed that in the State, the schools
are functioning as Primary ( Class I to V) , Upper Primary ( Class I to VII)
and High schools ( Class VI to X) but not as Elementary ( I to VIII ) and
Secondary Schools ( Class IX to XII). The Government have framed certain norms
for Primary, Upper Primary and High Schools based on the recommendation made
by the Committee and that there is inconsistency between the norms of RTE and
the norms framed by Government vide GO 4th read above.
4. He further informed that during the year 2019-2020, the enrollment in the
Government schools increased due to implementation of Ammavodi program and
further because of the thrust given by the Government for improvement of the
infrastructure facilities in the Government Schools by implementation of
Nadu-Nedu Program, the enrollment is further going to increase in 2020-21.
