Lok Sabha Question No. 2615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-09
Subject: Review of Shortage of Teachers in Government Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Mrs Ruchi Vira

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 2615

ANSWERED ON-09/03/2026

## Review of Shortage of Teachers in Government Schools

†2615. Mrs Ruchi Vira :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has reviewed the shortage of teachers, dilapidated infrastructure and falling academic results in Government Schools in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, particularly in rural blocks such as Kundarki and Dingarpur;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  teacher  recruitment  drives,  schools  upgradation,  digital  education support, remedial teaching programmes and academic monitoring measures taken in the said district; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Education  is  in  the  Concurrent  List  of  the  Constitution  and  an  overwhelming majority of schools are under the administrative control of the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.  The  Samagra Shiksha Scheme supports creation and strengthening of infrastructure and basic facilities in Government schools. The requirement of infrastructural facilities in schools is assessed annually by the respective States/UTs based on their needs and priorities and is reflected in their Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B). These  proposals  are  appraised  and  approved  by  the  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  in consultation with the States/UTs in accordance with the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme.

In  addition,  Samagra  Shiksha  also  provides  support  for  continuous  academic  support  to schools  and  teachers  through  Block  Resource  Centres  (BRCs),  Urban  Resource  Centres (URCs) and Cluster Resource Centres (CRCs).

As per the approvals under the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B) 2025-26 for the State of Uttar Pradesh under Samagra Shiksha, financial assistance has been approved for 557 dilapidated school buildings with a financial outlay of ₹10,595.06 lakh for repair, reconstruction or related interventions as per the norms of the scheme.

Further, under Samagra Shiksha, an amount of ₹70,924.70 lakh has been recommended for ICT and Digital Initiatives in Uttar Pradesh for the financial year 2025-26, including support for smart classrooms, ICT laboratories and digital hardware and software in schools.

Since  an  overwhelming  majority  of  schools  are  under  the  administrative  control  of  the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations, recruitment of teachers in Government schools is undertaken by the concerned States/UTs in accordance with their recruitment rules and procedures. The implementation of approvals under Samagra Shiksha in States/UTs, including Uttar Pradesh, is periodically reviewed by the Government through the  inbuilt  monitoring  and  evaluation  mechanisms  under  the  scheme.  These  mechanisms include analysis of data available on the Unified District Information System for Education Plus  (UDISE+),  appraisal  of  Annual  Work  Plans  and  Budgets,  monitoring  through  the PRABANDH  portal,  findings  of National Achievement  Surveys (now  conducted as PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan), audit and social audit processes, periodic review meetings with senior officers of States/UTs, third-party monitoring, etc.

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Education  has  issued  an  advisory  dated  7  August  2025  to  all States/UTs  to  ensure  structural  safety  of  school  buildings  by  conducting  safety  audits  to identify unsafe or dilapidated structures and to undertake repair, strengthening or demolition, as required. States/UTs have also been advised to prohibit the use of such buildings until they are  certified  safe,  make  temporary  schooling  arrangements  where  necessary,  and  ensure regular monitoring and compliance with structural safety norms. The directives are available on the link: https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/update/ss07008.pdf.

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