Question : Teaching Posts

(a) whether a large number of teaching posts are lying unfilled in KVs throughout the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of permanent faculty currently working and number of contract teachers, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether the Government proposes to take immediate steps to fill up vacancies of permanent faculty and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the contract teachers are paid out of Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi; and
(e) whether contract teachers are often laid off during academic year due to shortage of fund and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
(a) As on 1.11.2017,out of 47092 sanctioned posts of teachers (including Principals, Vice Principals and Headmasters) 7389 posts are lying vacant in various Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across the country.
(b) The State/UT-wise details of the permanent faculty currently working and the contractual teachers engaged by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) are annexed.
(c) Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and action is taken from time to time as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules. Teachers are also engaged on contractual basis for temporary durations by KVS to ensure that the teaching-learning process is not hampered. KVS has informed that6255 posts of teaching staff and 200 posts of Principal have been filled up through direct recruitment and Limited Departmental Examination respectively, during the year 2017.Offers of appointments have been issued by KVS to 1274 candidates for
various posts of teachers. Action has also been initiated by KVS for filling up 4293 teaching posts through Limited Departmental Examination and 546 vacancies of teaching posts in the North Eastern Zone.
(d) The remuneration to the contractual employees is generally to be booked to the budget allocation under Grants-in-Aid (General). However, in situations of inadequacy of funds, KVS has paid them out of Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi.
(e) The services of contractual teachers are liable to be discontinued when not required. However, KVS has not reported any case of contractual teachers having been discharged due to shortage of funds.
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