(a) whether the Government is aware of the falling standard of education in various States of
the country on account of shortage of trained cum qualified teachers;
(b) if so, whether the Government is aware of the school teachers’ deficiency in training,
across the country if so, the details thereof;
(c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this
regard; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ''NISHANK'')
(a) to (d): Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. The recruitment, service
conditions and redeployment of teachers are primarily in the domain of the respective State
Government and UT Administration. The recruitment of teachers is a continuous process and
the vacancies keep arising due to retirement and additional requirements on account of
enhanced students’ strength.
As per Section 23(1) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education
(RTE) Act, 2009, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has been notified as an
academic authority to lay down minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for
appointment as a teacher in schools, and accordingly, the NCTE has notified the minimum
qualifications vide notification dated 25th August, 2010 as amended from time to time,
wherein passing Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory.
Section 23(2) of The Right of Children to free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
was amended to ensure all untrained in-service elementary teachers are trained. Accordingly,
958513 teachers have successfully completed the online D.El.Ed. course conducted by the
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).
Ministry of Human Resource Development has been requesting all the States and UT
Governments for filling-up the vacant posts of teachers and their rational deployment, for
which the Ministry issues advisories to all States and UTs from time to time. Further, the
Central Government through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha, provides
assistance to the States and UTs for deployment of additional teachers to maintain
appropriate Pupil Teacher Ratio as per the prescribed norms for various levels of schooling
and for in-service training of teachers, school Heads, subject teachers, resource persons,
master trainers, Education Administrators, Teachers Educators, key resource persons,
induction training of newly recruited teachers at elementary and secondary levels. Training
of teachers is also provided through digital medium on SWAYAM and DIKSHA platform.
Further, this Department has launched a National Initiative for School Heads'' and
Teachers'' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA)- a capacity building programme for
"Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training". It aims to
build competencies of all the teachers and school principals at the elementary stage.
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