Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Shortage of Qualified Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 93 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## Shortage of Qualified Teachers

93. SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H.: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the falling standard of education in various States of the country on account of shortage of trained cum qualified teachers; (b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  school teachers' deficiency  in training, across the country if so, the details thereof; (c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this
2. regard; and
3. (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d): Education is  in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. The recruitment, service conditions and redeployment of teachers are primarily in the domain of the respective State Government and UT Administration. 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.

As  per  Section  23(1)  of  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education (RTE) Act, 2009, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has been notified as an academic  authority  to  lay  down  minimum  qualifications  for  a  person  to  be  eligible  for appointment as a teacher in schools, and accordingly, the NCTE has notified the minimum qualifications  vide  notification  dated  25th  August,  2010  as  amended  from  time  to  time, wherein passing Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory.

Section 23(2) of The Right of Children to free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 was amended to ensure all untrained in-service elementary teachers are trained. Accordingly,

958513 teachers  have  successfully  completed the online D.El.Ed. course conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).

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  in-service  training  of  teachers,  school  Heads,  subject  teachers,   resource  persons, master trainers, Education Administrators,  Teachers  Educators, key resource persons, induction training of newly recruited teachers at elementary and secondary levels.  Training of teachers is also provided through digital medium on SWAYAM and DIKSHA platform.

Further,  this  Department  has  launched  a  National  Initiative  for  School  Heads'  and Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA)a capacity building programme for "Improving  Quality  of  School  Education  through  Integrated  Teacher  Training".  It  aims  to build competencies of all the teachers and school principals at the elementary stage.

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