Severe teacher shortage in J&K, no school upgradation since 2023: Govt in Assembly

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, MARCH 17 (STC):
Jammu and Kashmir is facing a severe shortage of teachers due to the halt in recruitment since 2019, while no schools have been upgraded in the last two years, as the government currently has no policy for school upgradation.
Education Minister Sakina Masood Itoo in a written reply informed the assembly today in response to a question by Arjun Singh Raju. She stated that teacher recruitment has been stalled since 2019 following a State Administrative Council (SAC) decision. The conversion of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers to Grade-II and Grade-III posts has also been frozen, further affecting staff availability. Despite efforts through rationalization, engagement of Cluster Resource Coordinators (CRCs), and promotions, the shortage persists.
Official figures reveal that Jammu and Kashmir has 18,723 government schools, including 8,943 primary schools, 7,255 middle schools, 1,744 high schools, and 781 higher secondary schools. The total number of teachers, including Cluster Resource Coordinators (CRCs), is 78,271. Since 2023, 1,496 CRCs have been temporarily engaged with a monthly honorarium of ₹25,000, but no contractual teachers or lecturers have been hired after 2019.
“No schools have been upgraded in the last two years and that no policy exists for school upgradation at present,” the minister said. (STC)

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