Lok Sabha Question No. 5013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Appointment of Teachers in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Harish Chandra Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-5013

ANSWERED ON - 23/03/2026

## APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS IN TONK-SAWAI MADHOPUR

†5013. Shri Harish Chandra Meena:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  actual  number  of  teachers  appointed  in  many  schools  in  the  Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency in Rajasthan are less than the sanctioned posts and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  vacant  posts  along  with  the  timeline  fixed  for  filling  them district-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  availability  of  digital/smart  classes,  computer/ICT  laboratories  and internet connectivity in the said Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency along with the roadmap prepared to equip the remaining schools with these facilities, school-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government is considering any special package or targeted intervention for schools in the underdeveloped/tribal/remote areas of the said Parliamentary Constituency and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): Education being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, majority of the  schools  in  the  country  come  under  the  administrative  control  of  States/UTs.  The recruitment, service conditions and rational deployment of teachers come under the purview of the  respective  State  Governments/UT  Administrations.  The  details  of  the  vacancies  of  the teachers  in  schools  are  maintained  by  respective  States/Union  Territory  Administrations. 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.
- (c): As  per  UDISE  2024-25,  the  details  of  the  availability  of  digital/smart  classes, computer/ICT  laboratories  and  internet  connectivity  for  the  FY  2024-25  in  the  Lok  Sabha Parliamentary Constituency of Tonk and Sawai Madhopur is as under:

| Total Government Schools with Grade VI and above   | Percentage   | Percentage          | Percentage      |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------------|
| Total Government Schools with Grade VI and above   | Internet     | ICT or Computer Lab | Smart Classroom |
| 883                                                | 73.3         | 34.3                | 36.4            |
| 683                                                | 62.5         | 47.6                | 39.8            |

Department of School Education and Literacy supports ICT and Digital initiatives under Samagra  Shiksha  to  enhance  digital  learning  in  Government  schools  across  the  country, including rural areas. The initiatives aim to enhance the quality of education by integrating technology into teaching and learning processes.

A comprehensive initiative called PM eVidya was initiated as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access to education across the country. It is aligned towards enhancing digital literacy and include 200 DTH TV channels. Digital content has been made available  to  teachers  and  students  through  a  platform  called  Digital  Infrastructure  for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA).

(d) Samagra Shiksha scheme has been envisaged as an additional support to the State and UTs to improve quality of education. However, education being in the concurrent list with majority of the schools under the domain of the State and UTs, the primary responsibility of providing  accessible,  affordable,  equitable,  inclusive  and  quality  education  lies  with  the State/UT Governments. Preference in the interventions is given to Educationally  Backward Blocks (EBBs), LWE affected districts, Special Focus Districts (SFDs), Border areas and the Aspirational districts.

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha is implemented in partnership with all the States and UTs. Accordingly, the annual plans under Samagra Shiksha are prepared by the States and UTs based on their requirements and priority and this is reflected in their respective  Annual  Work  Plan  and  Budget  (AWP&B).  These  plans  are  then  appraised  and approved by Project Approval Board (PAB) in consultation with the States and UTs as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme and the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Finance from time to time.

Under Samagra Shiksha, financial assistance is provided to States and UTs for providing various facilities to the children which include free uniform to eligible children at elementary level, teaching learning materials, transport/escort facility up to secondary level, special training for age appropriate admission of out of school children and residential as well as non-residential training  for  older  children,  seasonal  hostels/residential  camps,  special  training  centres,  ageappropriate residential and non-residential training, support to Out of School Children (16 to 19 years) for completion of education through NIOS/SIOS, Holistic Progress Card, bilingual teaching material and books, support to Children with Special Needs (CWSN).

Also,  under  the  Scheme  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  States  and  UTs  for Universalization of School Education including opening/strengthening of new schools up to senior secondary level, construction of school buildings & additional classrooms, development/strengthening  of  school  infrastructure  in  northern  border  areas  under  Vibrant Village  Programme,  setting  up,  up-gradation  and  running  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika Vidyalayas,  construction  of  hostels  for  PVTGs  under  PM-JANMAN,  setting  up  of  Netaji Subhash  Chandra  Bose  Avasiya  Vidyalayas,  construction  of  hostels  under  Dharti  Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan for unsaturated ST population, reimbursement under RTE Act, various qualitative components, strengthening of teacher education and strengthening of DIETs/BRCs/CRCs, provision of ICT and digital interventions. . Under DA-JGUA ,3 hostels each of 50 capacities has been sanctioned for Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Constituency in 2024-25.