Lok Sabha Question No. 2021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Schools Without Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2021 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  NOVEMBER, 2016

## Schools Without Teachers

## †2021. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  evaluated  the  schools  running  without  teachers  in  the  Country including in Madhya Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  whether the Government has assessed its impact on children over the years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the details of the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a)  to  (c):    No  such  assessment  has  been  made.  However,  issues  related  to  teacher recruitment,  service  conditions  and  teacher  deployment  in  government  schools  are  in  the domain of State Governments and UT Administrations. Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the  Central  Government  supports  State  Governments  and  UTs  for  additional  teachers  to maintain the Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR), as per the norms of  the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. A total of 19.48 lakh teacher posts have been sanctioned under SSA, out of which 15.74 lakh teacher posts have been filled up as on 31st March, 2016.

The  average  PTR  for  government  primary  schools  in  the  country  is  29:1  and  that  for Government Upper primary schools is 26:1, as per Unified District Information System of Education (UDISE) 2014-15.  Details of government schools functioning without teachers in States and UTs including Madhya Pradesh, are at Annexure.

The Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) scheme provides for appointment of 1 Head Teacher and 5 Teachers for every new/upgraded secondary school on regular basis. So  far  121284  teachers  including  headmasters  have  been  sanctioned  for  government secondary schools for upgraded/new schools and additional teachers for existing government secondary schools. Out of these sanctioned teachers, 76297 teachers have been recruited by the States/UTs. At Secondary level, there is no Government school without teachers.

Further,  the  Central  Government  in  various  meetings,  State  Education  Secretaries conferences and Joint Review Missions advises States/UTs on timely teacher recruitment and deployment of teachers.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2021 FOR ANSWER ON 28.11.2016 ASKED BY SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH REGARDING 'SCHOOLS WITHOUT TEACHERS'.

|    | State/UT                  | Government Schools without Teachers (Elementary Section)   | Government Schools without Teachers (Elementary Section)   | Government Schools without Teachers (Elementary Section)   | Government Schools without Teachers (Elementary Section)   |
|----|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|    |                           | 2012 - 13                                                  | 2013 - 14                                                  | 2014 - 15                                                  | 2015 - 16                                                  |
| 1  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh            | 3090                                                       | 1647                                                       | 1123                                                       | 1339                                                       |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh         | 4                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 108                                                        |
| 4  | Assam                     | 29                                                         | 109                                                        | 2                                                          | 228                                                        |
| 5  | Bihar                     | 289                                                        | 180                                                        | 65                                                         | 41                                                         |
| 6  | Chandigarh                | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh              | 499                                                        | 310                                                        | 302                                                        | 385                                                        |
| 8  | Dadra Nagar &Haveli       | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 9  | Daman &Diu                | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 10 | Delhi                     | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 11 | Goa                       | 4                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 12 | Gujarat                   | 48                                                         | 33                                                         | 43                                                         | 50                                                         |
| 13 | Haryana                   | 141                                                        | 2                                                          | 116                                                        | 182                                                        |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh          | 0                                                          | 2                                                          | 2                                                          | 4                                                          |
| 15 | Jammu &Kashmir            | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 29                                                         |
| 16 | Jharkhand                 | 1                                                          | 4                                                          | 10                                                         | 99                                                         |
| 17 | Karnataka                 | 451                                                        | 439                                                        | 702                                                        | 1148                                                       |
| 18 | Kerala                    | 1                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 3                                                          |
| 19 | Lakshadweep               | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh            | 3788                                                       | 4072                                                       | 4232                                                       | 4837                                                       |
| 21 | Maharashtra               | 64                                                         | 51                                                         | 136                                                        | 126                                                        |
| 22 | Manipur                   | 6                                                          | 5                                                          | 0                                                          | 1                                                          |
| 23 | Meghalaya                 | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 1                                                          |
| 24 | Mizoram                   | 1                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 25 | Nagaland                  | 89                                                         | 16                                                         | 11                                                         | 9                                                          |
| 26 | Odisha                    | 50                                                         | 21                                                         | 2                                                          | 2                                                          |
| 27 | Puducherry                | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 28 | Punjab                    | 5                                                          | 16                                                         | 4                                                          | 39                                                         |
| 29 | Rajasthan                 | 18                                                         | 16                                                         | 28                                                         | 63                                                         |
| 30 | Sikkim                    | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu                | 6                                                          | 3                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 32 | Telangana                 | NA                                                         | NA                                                         | 620                                                        | 1944                                                       |
| 33 | Tripura                   | 0                                                          | 12                                                         | 4                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh             | 1708                                                       | 1407                                                       | 496                                                        | 393                                                        |
| 35 | Uttarakhand               | 47                                                         | 25                                                         | 17                                                         | 192                                                        |
| 36 | West Bengal               | 6                                                          | 55                                                         | 51                                                         | 155                                                        |

SOURCE	UDISE