Kendriya Vidyalayas: State/UT-wise details vacancy of teaching posts including Principal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

ANSWERED ON: 24.06.2019

(a) whether there is shortage of teachers in Kendriya Vidyalayas situated in various parts of the country and many of the said vidyalayas are being run without Principals;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise especially in regard to Chatra and Latehar districts in Jharkhand;

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps to fill the said vacancies so that the education of the students is not affected in the new session; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)

(a) & (b) As on 1.6.2019, there are 9037 teaching posts (including 105 posts of Principals)lying vacant in different Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in the country.State/UT-wise details are annexed.

(c)& (d) 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 for filling up of the posts. Teachers are also engaged on contractual basis for temporary duration by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to ensure that the teaching-learning process is not hampered.