Lok Sabha Question No. 510 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Vacancies of Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 510 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## Vacancies of Teachers

## †*510. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH :

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  teachers  have  been  teaching  in  colleges  in  various universities in the country including Delhi University on ad-hoc basis for a number of years;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has decided to fill up the vacancies of such teachers on permanent basis;

(d) if so, the number of teachers who are working on ad-hoc basis in the country, State/UT-wise including Bihar; and

(e)  the  total  number  of  posts  proposed  to  be  filled  up  on  permanent  basis  which  are  presently occupied on ad-hoc basis?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  510  FOR  10.04.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SUSHIL  KUMAR SINGH REGARDING VACANCIES OF TEACHERS

(a)  to  (e):  In  order  to  address  faculty  shortages    and  to  ensure  that  studies  of  students  are  not affected,    the  Central  Universities  (CUs)    including  University  of  Delhi  are  adopting  different methods/process  of    engaging  ad-hoc  faculty,  Guest  Faculty,  Contract  Faculty  and  Re-employed. There  are  2712  ad-hoc/Guest/Contract/Re-employed  faculties  employed  in  various  CUs  as  on 01.01.2017  and  their  University-wise  details    are  given  at  Annexure-I.  In  53  Delhi  Colleges affiliated to the University of Delhi, there are 2829 teachers working on ad-hoc/Guest basis as on 28.12.2016 and their College-wise details are given at Annexure-II.  The process of recruitment is on.  Instructions  have  been  issued  to  the  University  of  Delhi  by  the  Govt.  and  UGC  to  fill  the vacancies by launching a drive. Hon'ble High Court of Delhi has also ordered to fill the vacancies and  the  University  of  Delhi  has  to  send  progress  report  to  Hon'ble  High  Court  on  every  date  of hearing.

As per information provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC), out of the total teaching posts of 17006 in various UGC funded CUs, 6141 teaching posts are lying vacant as on 01.01.2017. Vacancies  in  CUs  at  various  levels  are  caused  by  dynamic  process  attributed,  inter-alia,  to retirements, resignations, deaths, deputations, expansion and opening of new institutions and filling up  them  is  an  ongoing  and  continuous  process.  The  Central  Universities  are  autonomous  bodies created under the Acts of Parliament and the onus of filling up of posts, lies on them.

Ideally,  all  the  vacancies  should  be  filled  up  with  regular  appointments.  Ministry  of  Human Resource Development (MHRD) and University Grants Commission (UGC) continuously monitor the filling up of the vacancies with CUs.   This issue has also been discussed in meetings with Vice Chancellors of CUs on 18 th February, 2016 and 6 th October, 2016 which were chaired by Minister of Human Resource Development and also in the Conference of Vice-Chancellors of the CUs held on 4th - 5 th February, 2015, Visitor's Conferences on 4 th -6 th November, 2015 and 16 th -18 th November, 2016 which were chaired by the Hon'ble President. All Vice Chancellors of CUs have agreed to fill up the vacant teaching posts on priority basis.

The  State  Universities  come  under  the  domain  of  the  State  Governments  and  the  UGC  does  not create and maintain centrally the data on posts in the State Universities including Bihar State.

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