Lok Sabha Question No. 1224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Teachers in Government Schools Running under Central and State Governments
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 1224

ANSWERED ON-11/12/2023

## Teachers in Government Schools Running under Central and State Governments

## † 1224. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

## SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the required number of teachers are available in all the Government schools of the country running under the Union Government and the State Governments;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the shortage of teachers in Government run schools;
- (c) if so, the status of teachers in the schools of Maharashtra;
- (d) whether any specific scheme is being implemented/likely to be implemented by the Government to ensure adequate teacher-student ratio to streamline education in such schools; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b): The recruitment of teachers in schools is a continuous process as vacancies keep arising due to factors like retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of enhanced students' strength/new schools. The Department of School Education and Literacy, from time to time, through review meetings and advisories, requests the State and UT Governments for filling up of vacant posts of teachers and their rational deployment. The number of teachers in position in Government Schools, during the academic year 2021-22, is:-

|       | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   | Number of Teachers in Government Schools   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|       | Total                                      | Primary                                    | Upper Primary                              | Upper Primary                              | Secondary                                  | Secondary                                  | Secondary                                  | Higher Secondary                           | Higher Secondary                           | Higher Secondary                           | Higher Secondary                           |
|       | Total                                      | (1-5)                                      | (1-8)                                      | (6-8)                                      | (1-10)                                     | (6-10)                                     | (9-10)                                     | (1-12)                                     | (6-12)                                     | (9-12)                                     | (11-12)                                    |
| India | 4882446                                    |                                            | 17696881280573                             | 227723                                     | 225132                                     | 283946                                     | 71495                                      | 353471                                     | 509522                                     | 129711                                     | 31185                                      |

Source: UDISE+

## (c): The status of teachers in the schools of Maharashtra for the academic year 2021-22 is:

|             | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   | Number of Teachers - all types of management   |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|             | Total                                          | Primary                                        | Upper Primary                                  | Upper Primary                                  | Secondary                                      | Secondary                                      | Secondary                                      | Higher Secondary                               | Higher Secondary                               | Higher Secondary                               | Higher Secondary                               |
|             |                                                | (1-5)                                          | (1-8)                                          | (6-8)                                          | (1-10)                                         | (6-10)                                         | (9-10)                                         | (1-12)                                         | (6-12)                                         | (9-12)                                         | (11-12)                                        |
| Maharashtra | 748589                                         | 149318                                         | 212069                                         | 383                                            | 145451                                         | 31864                                          | 4731                                           | 160907                                         | 14478                                          | 1499                                           | 27889                                          |

Source: UDISE+

(d) & (e): The Central Government, through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha, provides financial assistance to the States and UTs to maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) for various levels of schooling, as per norms prescribed in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, as amended from time to time. Further, Education is a subject in the concurrent list of the Constitution an overwhelming majority of schools are under the administrative control of respective State and Union Territory Governments. Recruitment of teachers in these schools is the responsibility of the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration. They may ensure that the entire recruitment process is transparent and completed in a time-bound manner.

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