Itanagar, Arunachal pradesh – The state’s Education Department has issued an urgent directive demanding immediate compliance with transfer orders for teachers across Arunachal Pradesh, a move impacting educators statewide. The order, released on September 14, 2025, seeks to resolve long-standing staffing imbalances and ensure equitable distribution of qualified instructors to schools throughout the region.
The directive comes amid ongoing concerns about teacher shortages in remote and underserved areas of Arunachal Pradesh, hindering educational quality and student outcomes. non-compliance with transfer orders has been cited as a key factor exacerbating these issues. The department’s action aims to streamline the teacher deployment process, with officials indicating further administrative measures will be taken against those failing to adhere to the directive.According to the official notification, all teachers currently posted against positions different from their allocated postings must relieve themselves and report to their new stations without delay. The department has emphasized the critical need for teachers to fulfill their assigned duties in the locations specified in their transfer orders, citing the importance of uninterrupted learning for students.
The Arunachal Pradesh Education Department has not specified a firm deadline beyond “immediate compliance,” but sources within the department suggest a review of compliance will be conducted within the next two weeks.This directive affects all teachers who received transfer orders during the recent rationalization exercise conducted to address disparities in teacher availability across the state’s diverse geographical terrain.