Lok Sabha Question No. 317 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Vacant Posts of Teachers
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  AUGUST, 2022

## Vacant Posts of Teachers

## † *317. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to all States and Union Territories to fill the vacant posts of teachers at primary, secondary and higher education levels with a view to improve the quality of education in the country and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has taken several steps for comprehensive reforms in the field of education including at the levels of primary, secondary and higher education and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of other comprehensive steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to improve the quality of education and make it more qualitative during the last three years?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 317 FOR REPLY ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2022 ASKED BY HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  SHRI  NIHAL  CHAND  REGRADING 'VACANT POSTS OF TEACHERS':

(a) : Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and the recruitment, service  conditions  and  deployment  of  teachers  come  under  the  purview  of  the  concerned State/Union Territory (UT) Government. The recruitment of teachers is a continuous process. The vacancies keep arising due to a number of factors including retirement, resignation of teachers  and  additional  requirements  on  account  of  enhanced  students'  strength.  Also,  the Ministry of Education requests Educational  Institutions/State Governments/Union Territory Governments  to  fill  up  vacancies  on  a  mission  mode  from  time  to  time  as  a  majority  of Educational Institutions  come  under  the  functional  domain  of  respective  State/Union Territory Governments.

(b) &(c):  The  following  comprehensive  initiatives  have  been  taken  by  the  Ministry  of Education to improve the quality of education at the levels of Primary, Secondary and Higher Education:

1. The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  and  PM  Poshan  have  been aligned to  the  recommendations of NEP 2020. Samagra Shiksha is an Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for school education extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education. Samagra Shiksha focuses on improvement in quality of education by providing support for different interventions like in-service training of teachers and school heads, conduct of achievement surveys,  composite  school  grant  to  every  school  for  providing  a  conductive  learning environment,  grants  for  library,  sports  and  physical  activities,  etc.  Under  the  scheme, financial assistance is also provided to States and UTs for undertaking various activities to ensure  universal  access  to  education  including  opening/strengthening  of  new  schools  upto senior  secondary  level,  construction  of  school  buildings  &  additional  classrooms,  upgradation  and  running  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas,  setting  up  of  residential schools/hostels.

2. National  Initiative  for  Proficiency  in  Reading  with  Understanding  and  Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) has been launched under Samagra Shiksha for ensuring that every child in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) by the end of Grade 3, and e-content for the same has been released on DIKSHA platform.

3. NISHTHA  Integrated  Training  Programme  versions  1.0,  2.0,  and  3.0  have  been introduced  for  different  stages  of  school  education  for  Teachers,  Head  Teachers/Principals and other stakeholders in Educational Management.

4. National  Achievement  Survey  (NAS)  2021  has  been  conducted  on  12 th November, 2021 by the Ministry of Education to evaluate children's progress and learning competencies as  an  indicator  of  the  health  of  the  education  system,  and  to  take  appropriate  steps  for remedial actions at different levels.

5. A 70 indicator-based matrix Performance Grading Index (PGI) has been developed to grade the States/UTs. District level Performance Grading Indices (PGI) have been prepared and a Web application for compilation of PGI-District has been developed.

6. The Structured Assessment for Analyzing Learning levels (SAFAL) framework has been developed by CBSE and launched on 29 th  July 2021 for Competency-based assessment in  CBSE schools for grades  3,  5  and  8  focusing  on  testing  for  core  concepts,  applicationbased questions and higher-order thinking skills.

7. VIDYA  PRAVESH-Guidelines  for  Three-month  Play-based  School  Preparation Module for Grade-I Children have been released on 29th July 2021 to ensure that all children are exposed to a warm and welcoming environment when they enter Grade-I.

8. Introduction  of  Indian  Sign  Language  as  a  subject  at  secondary  level  by  National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).

9. Academic  Bank  of  Credit  Scheme  has  been  launched  on  29.07.2021  to  promote flexibility of curriculum framework and interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary academic mobility of students across the Higher Education Institutions in the country with appropriate 'Credit Transfer' mechanism.

10. Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active  Learning  for  Young  Aspiring  Minds)  Regulations,  2021  have  been  notified  on  25 th March, 2021 to allow up to 40% of the total courses being offered in a particular programme in a semester through the online learning courses offered through SWAYAM platform. With this, the students studying in conventional Institutes/Colleges can transfer the credits earned through the SWAYAM Courses into their academic records.

11. Shodh  Shuddhi  Programme  has  been  initiated  by  the Ministry of Education, Government of India for providing access to Plagiarism detection software to all Universities/ Institutions in India.

12. Repository  of  over  1000  virtual  lab  experiments  to  provide  a  complete  learning system around the virtual lab where the students/teachers can avail themselves of the various tools for learning, including additional web resources, video lectures, animated demonstrations and self-evaluation.

13. National Digital Library is a digital repository of a vast amount of academic content in  different  format  and  provides  interface  support  for  leading  Indian  languages  for  all academic levels including researchers and lifelong learners, all disciplines, all popular forms of access devices and differently-able learners.

14. Life Skills (Jeevan Kaushal) for students- a curriculum has been prepared to empower graduates with the vital skills required for global employment.

15. Faculty  Induction  Programme  (FIP),  has  been  developed  to  familiarise  the  teachers with the structure, functioning, rules, regulations, etc; to understand  their roles  and responsibilities; explore pedagogical  processes and  recognise the importance  of  selfdevelopment and nurturing ethics and values in higher education.

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