Section 8(2) in The U.P. Basic Education (Teachers) (Posting) Rules, 2008
(2)(a)The newly appointed male teachers shall initially be posted compulsorily in backward areas for a period of at least five years.(b)Newly appointed female teachers shall also be compulsorily posted in backward areas for a period of at least two years.(c)Mutual transfers within the district from general block of backward block and vice-versa would be permitted with the condition that the teacher on mutual transfer to a backward block shall have to serve in that block compulsorily for five years. Mutual transfers would be permitted only in case of those teachers who have more than remaining five year's service.(d)In normal circumstances the applications for inter-district transfers in respect of male and female teachers will not be entertained within five years of their posting. But under special circumstances, applications for inter-district transfers in respect of female teachers would be entertained to the place of residence of their husband or in law's district.(e)If by virtue of posting of newly appointed or promoted teachers the primary and upper primary schools of backward blocks get saturated i.e., no post of teacher is vacant in these schools, then handicapped and female teachers on their choice can be adjusted against the vacant posts of general blocks from these saturated blocks.(f)Mutual transfers of male/female teachers from one backward block to another can be considered.
