Lok Sabha Question No. 3579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Schools Without Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3579 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th   AUGUST, 2016

## Schools Without Teachers

## †3579. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  regarding  schools  functioning without teachers in the country especially in Madhya Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise and its impact during last few years; and
- (c)   the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a)  to  (c):    No  such  assessment  has  been  made.  However,  issues  related  to  teacher  recruitment, service  conditions  and  teacher  deployment  in  government  schools  are  in  the  domain  of  State Governments and UT  Administrations. Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the Central Government  supports  State  Governments  and  UTs  for  additional  teachers  to  maintain  the  PupilTeacher Ratio (PTR), as per the norms of  the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. A total of 19.48 lakh teacher posts have been sanctioned under SSA, out of which 15.74 lakh teacher posts have been filled up as on 31st March, 2016.

The average PTR for government primary schools in the country is 29:1 and that for Government Upper primary schools is 26:1, as per Unified District Information System of Education (UDISE) 2014-15.  Details of government schools functioning without teachers in States and UTs including Madhya Pradesh, are at Annexure.

The  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  scheme  provides  for  appointment  of  1 Head Teacher and 5 Teachers for every new/upgraded secondary school on regular basis.  So far 121307 teachers including headmasters have been sanctioned for government secondary schools for upgraded/new schools  and  additional  teachers  for  existing  government  secondary  schools.  Out  of these sanctioned teachers, 75935 teachers have been recruited by the States/UTs. At Secondary level, there is no Government school without teachers.

Further, the Central Government in various meetings, State Education Secretaries conference and Joint  Review  Missions  advises  States/UTs  on  timely  teacher  recruitment  and  deployment  of teachers.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3579 FOR ANSWER ON 08.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH  REGARDING 'SCHOOLS WITHOUT TEACHERS'.

|    | State/UT                 | Government Schools without Teachers (Elementary Section)   | Government Schools without Teachers (Elementary Section)   | Government Schools without Teachers (Elementary Section)   |
|----|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | State/UT                 | 2012-13                                                    | 2013-14                                                    | 2014-15                                                    |
| 1  | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh           | 3090                                                       | 1647                                                       | 1123                                                       |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh        | 4                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 4  | Assam                    | 29                                                         | 109                                                        | 2                                                          |
| 5  | Bihar                    | 289                                                        | 180                                                        | 65                                                         |
| 6  | Chandigarh               | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh             | 499                                                        | 310                                                        | 302                                                        |
| 8  | Dadra Nagar &Haveli      | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 9  | Daman &Diu               | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 10 | Delhi                    | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 11 | Goa                      | 4                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 12 | Gujarat                  | 48                                                         | 33                                                         | 43                                                         |
| 13 | Haryana                  | 141                                                        | 2                                                          | 116                                                        |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh         | 0                                                          | 2                                                          | 2                                                          |
| 15 | Jammu &Kashmir           | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 16 | Jharkhand                | 1                                                          | 4                                                          | 10                                                         |
| 17 | Karnataka                | 451                                                        | 439                                                        | 702                                                        |
| 18 | Kerala                   | 1                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 19 | Lakshadweep              | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh           | 3788                                                       | 4072                                                       | 4232                                                       |
| 21 | Maharashtra              | 64                                                         | 51                                                         | 136                                                        |
| 22 | Manipur                  | 6                                                          | 5                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 23 | Meghalaya                | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 24 | Mizoram                  | 1                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 25 | Nagaland                 | 89                                                         | 16                                                         | 11                                                         |
| 26 | Odisha                   | 50                                                         | 21                                                         | 2                                                          |
| 27 | Puducherry               | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 28 | Punjab                   | 5                                                          | 16                                                         | 4                                                          |
| 29 | Rajasthan                | 18                                                         | 16                                                         | 28                                                         |
| 30 | Sikkim                   | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu               | 6                                                          | 3                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 32 | Telangana                | NA                                                         | NA                                                         | 620                                                        |
| 33 | Tripura                  | 0                                                          | 12                                                         | 4                                                          |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh            | 1708                                                       | 1407                                                       | 496                                                        |
| 35 | Uttarakhand              | 47                                                         | 25                                                         | 17                                                         |
| 36 | West Bengal              | 6                                                          | 55                                                         | 51                                                         |

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