Question : SHORTAGE OF TRAINED TEACHERS

(a) whether there is a shortage of trained teachers in the States; 

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of untrained teachers engaged in teaching at present, State-wise;

(d) the measures taken to provide proper training to them;

(e) whether there is a proposal to increase funding and central assistance to States that have large pools of unqualified teachers, especially Uttar Pradesh; and

(f) if so, the details thereof including the funds and resources that are being provided?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a) & (b): According to an analysis based on information provided by the State Governments, the States of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal have an inadequate number of persons with the prescribed professional teacher qualifications in relation to teacher demand.

(c): There are 8.74 lakh teachers without requisite professional qualifications in elementary schools as per the District Information System for Education (DISE) - 2011-12. The state-wise status of untrained teachers at the elementary level is at Annexure.

(d): Through the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme special training programmes for training of untrained elementary school teachers employed by the State Governments, are conducted.

(e): Under the SSA programme, `27.94 crore and `29.56 crore have been allocated to Uttar Pradesh in 2011-12 & 2012-13 respectively, for the training of untrained teachers.

(f): During 2012-13, an amount of `156.56 crore has been sanctioned for the training of untrained teachers under SSA across the country.