Lok Sabha Question No. 1243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: DIET in Lakshadweep
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 1243

ANSWERED ON-28/07/2025

## DIET in Lakshadweep

## 1243. SHRI MUHAMMED HAMDULLAH SAYEED:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  District  Institute  of  Education  and  Training  (DIET), Lakshadweep continues to function without a regular Principal and that additional charge is often assigned to ineligible officials;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  appoint  a  Qualified  Principal  with  appropriate  academic credentials and experience at DIET on regular basis;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the DIET Lecturers in Lakshadweep are receiving lower pay scale than their counterparts in other Union Territories;
- (f) if so, the details thereof; and

(g) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDARY)

(a)  & (b): The Union Territory administration of Lakshadweep has informed that the additional charge of  the  post  of  Principal,  DIET  Lakshadweep  has been  assigned  to  an  officer  possessing  the  requisite administrative experience to oversee the functioning of the institute.

(c) & (d): Education being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, an overwhelming majority of the educational institutions in the country comes under the administrative control of States/UTs. The recruitment and rational deployment of faculty members come under the purview of the respective State Governments/UT  Administrations.  The  UT  administration  of  Lakshadweep  has  informed  that  the recruitment rules for the said post are under consideration of the Department.

Further,  with  the  aim  of  re-envisioning  teacher  training  through  innovative  pedagogy,  continuous professional  development,  and  ICT  integration,  DIETs  are  to  be  developed  as  vibrant  Institutes  of Excellence under the integrated scheme of school education-Samagra Shiksha. Under the DIETs as Centres of Excellence (DIET CoE) initiative, States/UTs are expected to fill vacant posts and appoint regular faculty, including Principal, on a priority basis. The presence of a regular and qualified DIET Principal is a key parameter and qualifier for a DIET to be developed as CoE under the initiative.

(e) to (g): The UT administration of Lakshadweep has informed that the pay of Lecturers in the District Institute  of  Education  and  Training  (DIET),  Lakshadweep  has  been  revised  in  accordance  with  the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, as notified by the Ministry of Finance.

Accordingly, the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 9,300-34,800 with Grade Pay 4800 (as per 6 th CPC) has been upgraded to Level 8 of the Pay Matrix under the 7 th CPC, corresponding to a pay range of Rs. 47,600Rs. 1,51,100.

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