Lok Sabha Question No. 2733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Shortage of Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, P.R. SUNDARAM, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, C.S. PUTTARAJU, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2733 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.3.2018

## SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS

## 2733. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

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

- (a) whether there is acute shortage of teachers in primary, upper primary and secondary levels in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  student-teacher  ratio  in  Kendriya Vidyalayas and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  up  vacant  posts  of  teachers  in Kendriya Vidyalayas and improve the teacher-student ratio in schools; and
- (e) whether lack of trained teachers has also affected students getting quality education in Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and  if  so,  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Some vacancies of teachers always exist due to time lag between occurrence of vacancies and completion of recruitment. Filling up of  vacancies is a continuous process. However, while the process of regular recruitment is undertaken from time to time, in the interim, with a view to ensuring that the academic interests of the students are not adversely affected,  contractual  teachers  are  engaged  as  per  requirement.  As  on  1.2.2018,  out  of 43460 sanctioned posts of teachers, 7024 posts are lying vacant. The details are annexed.

- (c) At present, the student-teacher ratio in the KVS is 27:1.
- (d) As  part  of  the  continuous  recruitment  process,  KVS  has  appointed  6170  teachers and 85 Principals in 2017 through Direct Recruitment.
- (e) KVS recruits only trained teachers as per its recruitment policy. Quality of education is well maintained in the KVs as is evident from the following table:-.

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| YEAR   | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS   | CBSE SCHOOLS   | KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS   |   CBSE SCHOOLS |
|--------|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
| 99.90% | 98.76%                | 94.82%         | 82.10%                |           2013 |
| 99.59% | 98.87%                | 97.39%         | 82.66%                |           2014 |
| 99.39% | 97.32%                | 94.75%         | 82.00%                |           2015 |
| 98.92% | 96.21%                | 95.43%         | 83.05%                |           2016 |
| 99.73% | 90.95%                | 95.86%         | 82.02%                |           2017 |

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2733 FOR 12 TH   MARCH, 2018 RAISED BY DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK, SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM, SHRI SATAV RAJEEV,  SHRI  C.S.  PUTTA  RAJU  &  DR.  J.  JAYAVARDHAN,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS

| S. No.   | NAME OF POST                     | SANCTIONED STRENGTH   | IN POSITION   | VACANT   |
|----------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|----------|
|          | PGTs                             |                       |               |          |
| 1        | HINDI                            | 1056                  | 835           | 221      |
| 2        | ENGLISH                          | 1214                  | 982           | 232      |
| 3        | HISTORY                          | 408                   | 310           | 98       |
| 4        | ECONOMICS                        | 809                   | 597           | 212      |
| 5        | GEOGRAPHY                        | 413                   | 329           | 84       |
| 6        | PHYSICS                          | 1319                  | 1064          | 255      |
| 7        | CHEMISTRY                        | 1320                  | 1062          | 258      |
| 8        | MATHS                            | 1237                  | 1024          | 213      |
| 9        | BIOLOGY                          | 1026                  | 825           | 201      |
| 10       | COMMERCE                         | 729                   | 672           | 57       |
| 11       | COMPUTER SCIENCE                 | 1099                  | 1022          | 77       |
| 12       | BIO TECHNOLOGY                   | 30                    | 28            | 2        |
|          | TGTs                             |                       |               |          |
| 13       | HINDI                            | 2165                  | 1524          | 641      |
| 14       | ENGLISH                          | 2597                  | 1967          | 630      |
| 15       | SANSKRIT                         | 1358                  | 979           | 379      |
| 16       | SOCIAL STUDIES                   | 2184                  | 1575          | 609      |
| 17       | MATHS                            | 2602                  | 1991          | 611      |
| 18       | BIOLOGY                          | 1729                  | 1223          | 506      |
| 19       | TGT(PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION) | 1174                  | 1106          | 68       |
| 20       | TGT(ART EDUCATION)               | 1144                  | 1095          | 49       |
| 21       | TGT(WORK EXPERIENCE)             | 1168                  | 1088          | 80       |
| 22       | YOGA TEACHER                     | 109                   | 83            | 26       |
| 23       | LIBRARIAN                        | 1211                  | 990           | 221      |
| 24       | PRIMARY TEACHERS                 | 15359                 | 14065         | 1294     |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                            | 43460                 | 36436         | 7024     |

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