Lok Sabha Question No. 1202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Shortage of School Teachers in Jharkhand
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1202

ANSWERED ON 11 th  DECEMBER, 2023

## SHORTAGE OF SCHOOL TEACHERS IN JHARKHAND

1202. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware that there is a shortage of school teachers in Jharkhand; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  appointment  of  adequate number of teachers; (d) the timeline by which this will be achieved and also the reasons for delay; and (e) the total number of teachers at primary, secondary and higher secondary levels

- and the number of vacancies of teachers, State-wise especially in Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI) (a) to (e): The recruitment and service conditions of teachers, are in the domain of  the  respective  State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations.  The  recruitment  of teachers in schools is a continuous process and the vacancies keep arising due to retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of  enhanced students'  strength/new  schools.  The  Central  Government  has  been  consistently pursuing the matter of expeditious recruitment and redeployment of teachers with the States and UTs. Advisories to maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) have been  issued  to  States  and  UTs  from  time  to  time.  States  are  provided  financial assistance for the same under Centrally Sponsored Scheme, Samagra Shiksha. The status of school teachers at Elementary and Secondary Levels including

Head Teachers, state-wise including Jharkhand is at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  to  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2023 ASKED BY  HON'BLE  MP  SHRI  VISHNU  DAYAL  RAM  REGARDING  SHORTAGE  OF SCHOOL TEACHERS IN JHARKHAND

## State-wise status of school teachers at Elementary and Secondary Levels including Head Teachers

| Sl. No .   | States/UTs        | Elementary (Class 1 to 8)   | Elementary (Class 1 to 8)   | Elementary (Class 1 to 8)   | Secondary (Class 9 to 12)   | Secondary (Class 9 to 12)   | Secondary (Class 9 to 12)   |
|------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No .   | States/UTs        | Sanctione d                 | In- position                | Vacant                      | Sanctione d                 | In- position                | Vacant                      |
| 1          | A & N Islands     | 3084                        | 2127                        | 957                         | 620                         | 376                         | 244                         |
| 2          | Andhra Pradesh    | 156894                      | 124469                      | 32425                       | 93003                       | 86656                       | 6347                        |
| 3          | Arunachal Pradesh | 14274                       | 13782                       | 492                         | 2826                        | 2762                        | 64                          |
| 4          | Assam             | 171483                      | 158266                      | 13217                       | 48923                       | 48439                       | 484                         |
| 5          | Bihar             | 592541                      | 400444                      | 192097                      | 57238                       | 24309                       | 32929                       |
| 6          | Chandigarh        | 4246                        | 3322                        | 924                         | 1022                        | 739                         | 283                         |
| 7          | Chhattisgarh      | 168284                      | 129988                      | 38296                       | 11658                       | 8687                        | 2971                        |
| 8          | DNH & DD          | 2442                        | 1967                        | 475                         | 624                         | 543                         | 81                          |
| 9          | Delhi             | 51308                       | 46619                       | 4689                        | 14994                       | 14617                       | 377                         |
| 10         | Goa               | 1739                        | 1739                        | 0                           | 510                         | 317                         | 193                         |
| 11         | Gujarat           | 204245                      | 181524                      | 22721                       | 4892                        | 3865                        | 1027                        |
| 12         | Haryana           | 49686                       | 46181                       | 3505                        | 8604                        | 7654                        | 950                         |
| 13         | Himachal Pradesh  | 46164                       | 41943                       | 4221                        | 15137                       | 13634                       | 1503                        |
| 14         | Jammu & Kashmir   | 100647                      | 94968                       | 5679                        | 19895                       | 14901                       | 4994                        |
| 15         | Jharkhand         | 186865                      | 111139                      | 75726                       | 32840                       | 11123                       | 21717                       |
| 16         | Karnataka         | 180597                      | 155832                      | 24765                       | 49265                       | 42014                       | 7251                        |
| 17         | Kerala            | 30020                       | 30020                       | 0                           | 20104                       | 20104                       | 0                           |
| 18         | Ladakh            | 3877                        | 3379                        | 498                         | 919                         | 831                         | 88                          |
| 19         | Lakshadwee p      | 438                         | 354                         | 84                          | 214                         | 171                         | 43                          |
| 20         | Madhya Pradesh    | 321134                      | 268740                      | 52394                       | 98177                       | 83032                       | 15145                       |
| 21         | Maharashtra       | 256644                      | 256644                      | 0                           | 22237                       | 22237                       | 0                           |
| 22         | Manipur           | 15363                       | 15017                       | 346                         | 5132                        | 3117                        | 2015                        |
| 23         | Meghalaya         | 19402                       | 19402                       | 0                           | 1152                        | 1152                        | 0                           |
| 24         | Mizoram           | 8929                        | 8527                        | 402                         | 2246                        | 1935                        | 311                         |
| 25         | Nagaland          | 15761                       | 15761                       | 0                           | 2327                        | 2327                        | 0                           |
| 26         | Odisha            | 229006                      | 229006                      | 0                           | 50568                       | 50568                       | 0                           |

| Sl. No .   | States/UTs    | Elementary (Class 1 to 8)   | Elementary (Class 1 to 8)   | Elementary (Class 1 to 8)   | Secondary (Class 9 to 12)   | Secondary (Class 9 to 12)   | Secondary (Class 9 to 12)   |
|------------|---------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No .   | States/UTs    | Sanctione d                 | In- position                | Vacant                      | Sanctione d                 | In- position                | Vacant                      |
| 27         | Puducherry    | 2933                        | 2790                        | 155                         | 720                         | 590                         | 130                         |
| 28         | Punjab        | 92084                       | 91912                       | 172                         | 33121                       | 31946                       | 1175                        |
| 29         | Rajasthan     | 299387                      | 275460                      | 23927                       | 94004                       | 91551                       | 2453                        |
| 30         | Sikkim        | 4085                        | 4055                        | 30                          | 1070                        | 1070                        | 0                           |
| 31         | Tamil Nadu    | 144968                      | 143215                      | 1753                        | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 32         | Telangana     | 107065                      | 95428                       | 11637                       | 30851                       | 28045                       | 2806                        |
| 33         | Tripura       | 30100                       | 24460                       | 5640                        | 6822                        | 6097                        | 725                         |
| 34         | Uttar Pradesh | 723876                      | 580312                      | 143564                      | 20763                       | 13271                       | 7492                        |
| 35         | Uttarakhand   | 44610                       | 34400                       | 10210                       | 19709                       | 16623                       | 3086                        |
| 36         | West Bengal   | 520317                      | 467140                      | 53137                       | 147888                      | 140503                      | 7378                        |

Source: PRABANDH 2023-24