Lok Sabha Question No. 2376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Vacancies of Teachers
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Agatha K. Sangma, Pradyut Bordoloi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2376 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## Vacancies of Teachers

## 2376.   KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA: SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the most recent available data on the number of vacancies for teaching positions in centrallyrun institutions across the country in schools, colleges and Universities, State-wise, particularly in North Eastern region;
- (b) whether the Government is taking any steps to address the shortfall in the teaching workforce in the country and if so, details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any specific steps to address the teacher shortage in early childhood education, special education, physical education, music, arts and curricular streams of vocational education, if so details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the gap in the availability and deployment of qualified teachers  in  the  North  Eastern  States  and  whether  any  steps  are  being  taken  to  address  the same; and
- (e) whether  any  measures  have  been  taken  to  improve  working  conditions  of  teachers  in  the North Eastern region to improve ICT infrastructure and provisioning of libraries and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) A  detailed  statement  of  vacant  teaching  posts  in  various  Central  Universities  including  9 Central Universities located in North Eastern Region in the country under the purview of UGC as on  01.10.2021  is  enclosed  at  Annexure  -I.The  number  of  vacancies  for  teaching  positions  for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and Kendriya Vidyalaya are attached as Annexure II and III.

(b)  to  (d)    Occurring  of  vacancies  and  filling  up  is  a  continuous  process.  UGC  continuously monitors it with Universities. However, the onus of filling up the teaching posts lies on Central Universities which are autonomous bodies created under Acts of Parliament. Also, for KVS and NVS filling up of vacancies in schools is a continuous process and action is taken from time to time as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules. The process of filling up of vacancies involves  various  methods  of  recruitment  such  as  promotion,  limited  departmental  examination, direct recruitment etc.

(e) In  order  to  improve  working  conditions  of  teachers  in  the  Universities  located  in  North Eastern  Region  to  improve  ICT  infrastructure  and  provisioning  of  libraries,  UGC  has  provided funds to North Eastern Region Central Universities as per details enclosed at Annexure - IV.

ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2376 FOR REPLY ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA AND SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI REGRADING VACANCIES OF TEACHERS:

## Statement of Teaching position as on 01.10.2021 (State-wise) indicating vacant positions in Central Universities(CUs)

| Sl. No.                             | Name of the State                   | Number of Vacant Posts       |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Non-NER Central Universities        | Non-NER Central Universities        | Non-NER Central Universities |
| 1.                                  | Andhra Pradesh                      | 3                            |
| 2.                                  | Bihar                               | 81                           |
| 3.                                  | Chhattisgarh                        | 124                          |
| 4.                                  | Delhi                               | 1438                         |
| 5.                                  | Gujarat                             | 68                           |
| 6.                                  | Haryana                             | 129                          |
| 7.                                  | Himachal Pradesh                    | 97                           |
| 8.                                  | Jammu &Kashmir                      | 173                          |
| 9.                                  | Jharkhand                           | 61                           |
| 10.                                 | Karnataka                           | 91                           |
| 11.                                 | Kerala                              | 81                           |
| 12.                                 | Madhya Pradesh                      | 310                          |
| 13.                                 | Maharashtra                         | 18                           |
| 14.                                 | Odisha                              | 137                          |
| 15.                                 | Punjab                              | 89                           |
| 16.                                 | Puducherry                          | 199                          |
| 17.                                 | Rajasthan                           | 100                          |
| 18.                                 | Tamil Nadu                          | 50                           |
| 19.                                 | Telangana                           | 297                          |
| 20.                                 | Uttarakhand                         | 230                          |
| 21.                                 | Uttar Pradesh                       | 1500                         |
| 22.                                 | West Bengal                         | 191                          |
| Total (Non NER CUs) 5467            | Total (Non NER CUs) 5467            | Total (Non NER CUs) 5467     |
| 23.                                 | Assam                               | 129                          |
| 24.                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 89                           |
| 25.                                 | Manipur                             | 119                          |
| 26.                                 | Meghalaya                           | 175                          |
| 27.                                 | Mizoram                             | 58                           |
| 28.                                 | Nagaland                            | 80                           |
| 29.                                 | Sikkim                              | 73                           |
| 30.                                 | Tripura                             | 143                          |
| Total (NER                          | Total (NER                          | 866                          |
| Grand Total (Non NER CUs + NER CUs) | Grand Total (Non NER CUs + NER CUs) | 6333                         |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2376 FOR REPLY ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA AND SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI REGRADING VACANCIES OF TEACHERS:

## The State-wise Vacancies of Teaching Posts (including Principal and Vice Principal) in JNVs as on 30.09.2021

| S. No.      | State/UT            |   Vacancy as on 30.09.2021 |
|-------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.          | A.N.Islands (UT)    |                         34 |
| 2.          | Andhra Pradesh      |                        106 |
| 3.          | Arunachal Pradesh   |                        215 |
| 4.          | Assam               |                        215 |
| 5.          | Bihar               |                        225 |
| 6.          | Chandigarh (UT)     |                          1 |
| 7.          | Chhattisgarh        |                        225 |
| 8.          | Delhi (UT)          |                          4 |
| 9.          | DNH &Daman Diu (UT) |                         32 |
| 10.         | Goa                 |                         11 |
| 11.         | Gujarat             |                        256 |
| 12.         | Haryana             |                         36 |
| 13.         | Himachal Pradesh    |                         37 |
| 14.         | Jammu &Kashmir (UT) |                        210 |
| 15.         | Jharkhand           |                        160 |
| 16.         | Karnataka           |                        230 |
| 17.         | Kerala              |                         59 |
| 18.         | Ladakh (UT)         |                         24 |
| 19.         | Lakshadweep (UT)    |                          8 |
| 20.         | Madhya Pradesh      |                        294 |
| 21.         | Maharashtra         |                        181 |
| 22.         | Manipur             |                         59 |
| 23.         | Meghalaya           |                        122 |
| 24.         | Mizoram             |                        104 |
| 25.         | Nagaland            |                        124 |
| 26.         | Odisha              |                        258 |
| 27.         | Puducherry (UT)     |                         26 |
| 28.         | Punjab              |                         90 |
| 29.         | Rajasthan           |                        110 |
| 30.         | Sikkim              |                         25 |
| 31.         | Telangana           |                         69 |
| 32.         | Tripura             |                         82 |
| 33.         | Uttar Pradesh       |                        202 |
| 34.         | Uttarakhand         |                         67 |
| 35.         | West Bengal         |                         77 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         |                       3978 |

ANNEXURE-III REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY  TO PART (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2376 FOR REPLY ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA AND SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI REGRADING VACANCIES OF TEACHERS:

## The region-wise Vacancies of Teaching Posts (including Principal and Vice Principal) in KVs as on 16.11.2021

| S. No.   | Name of the Region   |   Vacancy as on 16.11.2021 |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.       | AGRA                 |                         84 |
| 2.       | AHMEDABAD            |                        259 |
| 3.       | BANGALORE            |                        927 |
| 4.       | BHOPAL               |                        489 |
| 5.       | BHUBANESWAR          |                        781 |
| 6.       | CHENNAI              |                       1227 |
| 7.       | CHANDIGARH           |                        198 |
| 8.       | DELHI                |                         47 |
| 9.       | DEHRADUN             |                         73 |
| 10.      | ERNAKULAM            |                        648 |
| 11.      | GURGAON              |                         66 |
| 12.      | GUWAHATI             |                        156 |
| 13.      | HYDERABAD            |                       1182 |
| 14.      | JAMMU                |                        331 |
| 15.      | JAIPUR               |                        100 |
| 16.      | JABALPUR             |                        451 |
| 17.      | KOLKATA              |                        888 |
| 18.      | LUCKNOW              |                        124 |
| 19.      | MUMBAI               |                        713 |
| 20.      | PATNA                |                        431 |
| 21.      | RANCHI               |                        348 |
| 22.      | RAIPUR               |                        300 |
| 23.      | SILCHAR              |                        175 |
| 24.      | TINSUKIA             |                        248 |
| 25.      | VARANASI             |                        122 |
|          | Total                |                      10368 |

ANNEXURE-IV  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2376 FOR REPLY ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA AND SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI REGRADING VACANCIES OF TEACHERS:

Allocation under Capital Assets of North Eastern RegionCentral Universities during 2021-22

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of Central University    | Out of the total Allocation, grant earmarked for Books/Journal E-resource (perpetual) and ICT enabled infrastructure for online learning   | Out of the total Allocation, grant earmarked for Books/Journal E-resource (perpetual) and ICT enabled infrastructure for online learning   | Out of the total Allocation, grant earmarked for Books/Journal E-resource (perpetual) and ICT enabled infrastructure for online learning   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                               | Total Allocation under Capital Assets                                                                                                      | Books / Journal E-resource (perpetual)                                                                                                     | ICT enabled infrastructure for online learning                                                                                             |
| 1.        | ASSAM UNIVERSITY              | 1475.00                                                                                                                                    | 175.00                                                                                                                                     | 275.00                                                                                                                                     |
| 2.        | TEZPUR UNIVERSITY             | 1750.00                                                                                                                                    | 175.00                                                                                                                                     | 275.00                                                                                                                                     |
| 3.        | RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY       | 1875.00                                                                                                                                    | 175.00                                                                                                                                     | 275.00                                                                                                                                     |
| 4.        | MANIPUR UNIVERSITY            | 775.00                                                                                                                                     | 175.00                                                                                                                                     | 225.00                                                                                                                                     |
| 5.        | NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY | 1100.00                                                                                                                                    | 225.00                                                                                                                                     | 300.00                                                                                                                                     |
| 6.        | MIZORAM UNIVERSITY            | 2000.00                                                                                                                                    | 175.00                                                                                                                                     | 275.00                                                                                                                                     |
| 7.        | NAGALAND UNIVERSITY           | 875.00                                                                                                                                     | 175.00                                                                                                                                     | 225.00                                                                                                                                     |
| 8.        | SIKKIM UNIVERSITY             | 1750.00                                                                                                                                    | 150.00                                                                                                                                     | 275.00                                                                                                                                     |
| 9.        | TRIPURA UNIVERSITY            | 800.00                                                                                                                                     | 175.00                                                                                                                                     | 225.00                                                                                                                                     |
|           | Total                         | 12400.00                                                                                                                                   | 1600.00                                                                                                                                    | 2350.00                                                                                                                                    |