Lok Sabha Question No. 1374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Teachers Vacancies
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bhola Singh, Sukanta Majumdar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1374 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Teachers Vacancies

## 1374.  SHRI BHOLA SINGH: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  constituted  a  high-level  committee  to  enquire  into  the  allegations regarding sale of fake degrees by certain universities;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

- (c)  whether  there  are  two  lakh  teachers  vacancies  in  secondary  and  higher secondary  schools across States including Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir, UT;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b): The University Grants Commission (UGC) had constituted a high-level committee under the  Chairmanship  of  Prof.  Yogesh  Singh,  Vice-Chancellor,  Delhi  Technological  University  to enquire  into  the  alleged  sale  of  degrees  by  certain  Universities.  The  Committee  submitted  its report and UGC has communicated appropriate action to the Universities and State Governments concerned.

(c) to (e): The state-wise vacancies of teachers for the year 2018-19 in respect of  Secondary and Senior Secondary Education are at Annexure.

The recruitment of teachers is a continuous process and the vacancies keep arising due to retirement and additional requirements on account of enhanced students' strength. Education is in the  concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution.  The  recruitment,  service  conditions  and  deployment  of teachers  come  under  the  purview  of  the  concerned  State/Union  Territory  (UT)  Government. However, Ministry of Human Resource Development has been requesting all the States and UT Governments for filling-up the vacant posts of teachers and their rational deployment, for which the Ministry issues advisories to all States and UTs from time to time.

Further,  the  Central  Government  through  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra Shiksha,  provides  assistance  to  the  States  and  UTs  for  deployment  of  additional  teachers  to maintain  appropriate  Pupil  Teacher  Ratio  as  per  the  prescribed  norms  for  various  levels  of schooling, and for induction and in-service training of teachers.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PARTS  (c)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1374 FOR 25.11.2019 ASKED BY SHRI BHOLA SINGH, DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR, SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, REGARDING TEACHER VACANCIES.

| S. No    | Name of Stat                | Secondary   | Secondary   | Secondary   | Higher Secondary   | Higher Secondary   | Higher Secondary   | Total Vacant (A+B)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|          |                             | Sanctioned  | In position | Vacant (A)  | Sanctioned         | In position        | Vacant (B)         | Total Vacant (A+B)   |
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 500         | 500         | 0           | 626                | 622                | 4                  | 4                    |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              | 2269        | 2269        | 0           | 1149               | 1107               | 42                 | 42                   |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 62862       | 41469       | 21393       | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 21393                |
| 4.       | Assam                       | 48475       | 45265       | 3210        | 5776               | 5060               | 716                | 3926                 |
| 5.       | Bihar                       | 48531       | 31365       | 17166       | 28160              | 11418              | 16742              | 33908                |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                  | 954         | 778         | 176         | 776                | 550                | 226                | 402                  |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                | 28127       | 19849       | 8278        | 19215              | 12190              | 7025               | 15303                |
| 8.       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        | 360         | 347         | 13          | 171                | 169                | 2                  | 15                   |
| 9.       | Daman & Diu                 | 220         | 116         | 104         | 83                 | 50                 | 33                 | 137                  |
| 10.      | Delhi                       | NA          | NA          | NA          | 26290              | 19458              | 6832               | 6832                 |
| 11.      | Goa                         | 527         | 527         | 0           | 145                | 106                | 39                 | 39                   |
| 12.      | Gujarat                     | 2795        | 1980        | 815         | 1606               | 1407               | 199                | 1014                 |
| 13.      | Haryana                     | 18135       | 17190       | 945         | 21228              | 11680              | 9548               | 10493                |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh            | 9923        | 9265        | 658         | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 658                  |
| 15.      | Jammu & Kashmir             | 19327       | 4214        | 18346       | 8844               | 1391               | 7453               | 25799                |
| 16.      | Jharkhand                   | 22560       | 15375       | 3952        | 9037               | 6711               | 2326               | 6278                 |
| 17.      | Karnataka                   | 42337       | 36727       | 5610        | 11162              | 8466               | 2696               | 8306                 |
| 18.      | Kerala                      | 18855       | 17305       | 1550        | 15846              | 13305              | 2541               | 4091                 |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep                 | NA          | NA          | NA          | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 0                    |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh              | 28716       | 19504       | 9212        | 47762              | 37519              | 10243              | 19455                |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                 | 4694        | 4694        | 0           | 612                | 612                | 0                  | 0                    |
| 22.      | Manipur                     | 1226        | 537         | 2           | 590                | 553                | 37                 | 39                   |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                   | 539         | 1070        | 156         | 1402               | 1402               | 0                  | 156                  |
| 24.      | Mizoram                     | 1664        | 1664        | 0           | 453                | 453                | 0                  | 0                    |
| 25.      | Nagaland                    | 2104        | 1840        | 264         | 445                | 445                | 0                  | 264                  |
| 26.      | Odisha                      | 32406       | 27977       | 4429        | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 4429                 |
| 27.      | Puducherry                  | 2275        | 1792        | 483         | 658                | 591                | 67                 | 550                  |
| 28.      | Punjab                      | 18461       | 16910       | 1551        | 17254              | 13192              | 4062               | 5613                 |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                   | 66643       | 55307       | 11336       | 33407              | 32119              | 1288               | 12624                |
| 30.      | Sikkim                      | 1106        | 756         | 350         | 290                | 290                | 0                  | 350                  |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                  | 49380       | 47157       | 2223        | 32010              | 29975              | 2035               | 4258                 |
| 32.      | Telangana                   | 22604       | 19892       | 2712        | 5984               | 5984               | 0                  | 2712                 |
| 33.      | Tripura                     | 5099        | 4721        | 378         | 5201               | 4806               | 395                | 773                  |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh               | 15434       | 5334        | 10100       | 8958               | 2971               | 5987               | 16087                |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                 | 18798       | 14844       | 3954        | 11725              | 8021               | 3704               | 7658                 |
| 36. West |                             | NA          | NA          | NA          | NA                 | NA                 | NA                 | 0                    |
|          | Bengal                      |             | 468540      |             |                    |                    |                    | 213608               |
| Total    | Total                       | 597906      |             | 129366      | 316865             | 232623             | 84242              |                      |

*NA: Not available.

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