(a) whether a Centre-sponsored study on the demand and supply of teachers suggests that
Gujarat is facing severe shortage of subject specialist teachers for secondary schools in the
State and if so, the percentage of shortage in the said State; and
(b) the reasons for shortage of teachers and the intervention/ recommendation made/to be
made by the Government to ensure availability of subject specialist teachers in the State?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
(a) : As per the information received from Government of Gujarat, there exist 2907 vacancies
of subject specialist teachers in the Government and Government aided schools in Gujarat
State, as against a total sanctioned strength of 31837.
(b) : The main reason for shortage of subject specialist teachers is delay in recruitment
process due to litigations. However, ad-hoc teachers work in the secondary schools of the
State against vacant posts till appointment of regular subject teachers. The recruitment,
service conditions and deployment of teachers are primarily in the domain of the State
Governments/UT Administrations. The Central Government has been consistently pursuing
the matter of expeditious recruitment and redeployment of teachers with the States/ UTs at
various forums.
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