Lok Sabha Question No. 1368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Teachers in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR, LALLU SINGH, RAJESH VERMA, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, NEELAM SONKER, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, G. HARI, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, P. KUMAR, SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## TEACHERS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

† 1368. SHRI ALOK SANJAR: SHRI LALLU SINGH: SHRI RAJESH VERMA: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL: SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.: SHRI G. HARI: SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER: SHRI P. KUMAR: SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  a  large  number  of  vacancies  of  teachers  are  lying vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country; (b) if so, whether it is not affecting the studies of the students and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government is aware that the standard of teachers is continuously declining  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  /proposed  to  be taken  by  the  Government  to  attract  experienced  and  qualified  human  resources  in education sector; (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  criteria  for  implementing uniform educational system and bringing uniformity in qualifications of teachers in all the States including Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; (e) whether it is a fact that the teaching staff in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country are forced to work away from their hometowns and if so, the details thereof; and (f) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  a  number  of  transfer  requests  of  teachers  are pending  with  the  Government  and  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  any mechanism  so  that  most  of  the  teachers  of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  can  work  in  their

- hometown or nearby areas, especially female teachers?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) As  on  1 st July  2016,  9895  teaching  posts  (including  Principal  and  VicePrincipal) are lying vacant in the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs).
- (b) Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and action is taken from time to time  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  Recruitment  Rules  for  each  category  of  posts. Teachers  are  also  engaged  on  contractual  basis  for  temporary  duration  by  the respective KVs as per the policy of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) so that the studies do not suffer.
- (c) KVS has informed that analysis of the performance of the students in the Board examinations  and  the  internal  examinations  at  school  level  does  not  indicate  any decline in the standard of the teachers of KVS.
- (d) National  Council  for  Teacher  Education  (NCTE)  has  laid  down  the  minimum qualification for a person to be eligible to become a teacher and the States/UTs have to comply with these qualifications.
- (e)  & (f):  The teaching staff of KVS have All India service liability and their postings and transfers are decided keeping in view the functional requirements of various KVs as  also  the  provisions  of  the  transfer  policy  in  vogue.  The  requests  of  teachers  for transfer are also processed using a software programme to ensure full transparency and  fairness.  The  Government  does  not  have  any  role  in  the  transfer  process  of teachers of KVs.

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