(a) & (b) There is an estimated shortage of 7.34 lakh teachers under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) as on 30.09.2012. A state-wise statement on the total number of teachers in SSA schools is at Annexure-I.

The Centrally sponsored scheme Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), inter-alia provides for appointment of additional teachers in existing Government secondary schools to improve the Pupil Teacher Ratio. Under RMSA, 40018 teachers posts for existing secondary schools and 55974 teachers posts for new secondary schools have been sanctioned so far. The State-wise details are at Annexure-II.

(c) The recruitment of teachers at elementary level is undertaken by the State Governments / UT Administrations. States / UTs have been advised to expedite the recruitment of teacher posts sanctioned under SSA, as well as teacher vacancies under the State sector. The issue has been discussed with the States in meetings with State Education Ministers, State Education Secretaries, State Project Directors and in the SSA Project Approval Board Meetings.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b)
OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 38 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2012 ASKED BY
SHRI D.P. TRIPATHI REGARDING VACANT POSTS OF TEACHERS

Statement showing the number of teachers in SSA schools

SI.No.	States /UTs	Teacher posts Sanctioned till 2012-13	Teacher Recruitment till 2012-13 (30.9.2012)	Vacancies under SSA (30.9.2012)	Vacancies reported under State Budget as on 31st March 2012
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Andhra Pradesh	39189	38319	870	15379
2	Arunachal Pradesh	7262	5226	2036	0
3	Assam	48808	38364	10444	13757
4	Bihar	403413	191983	211430	55464
5	Chhattisgarh	67507	54985	12522	50766
6	Goa	169	149	20	86
7	Gujarat	58688	31336	27352	0
8	Haryana	13435	6345	7090	13906
9	Himachal Pradesh	5856	3553	2303	1009
10	Jammu &Kashmir	43471	39739	3732	5438
11	Jharkhand	120396	84672	35724	23656
12	Karnataka	29055	24278	4777	15336
13	Kerala	2925	0	2925	88
14	Madhya Pradesh	173855	98287	75568	16244
15	Maharashtra	42091	8522	33569	6729
16	Manipur	2871	1544	1327	0
17	Meghalaya	13262	14020	-758	0
18	Mizoram	2485	1303	1182	0
19	Nagaland	3147	590	2557	7
20	Orissa	89901	88442	1459	23679
21	Punjab	14090	7432	6658	19161
22	Rajasthan	114132	94201	19931	32622
23	Sikkim	724	223	501	0
24	Tamil Nadu	33214	22497	10717	14495
25	Tripura	6980	5694	1286	0
25	Uttar Pradesh	423553	258924	164629	147593
27	Uttarakhand	14316	5998	8318	7746
28	West Bengal	198253	115797	82456	98473
29	Andaman Nicobar	210	162	48	125
30	Chandigarh	1390	785	605	109
31	D & Nagar Haveli	937	526	411	294
32	Daman Diu	119	95	24	145
33	Delhi	7104	4342	2762	3006
34	Lakshadweep	38	16	22	40
35	Pondicherry	48	36	12	552
	Total SSA	1982894	1248385	734509	565905

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 38 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2012 ASKED BY SHRI D.P. TRIPATHI REGARDING VACANT POSTS OF TEACHERS

Progress on Teacher Recruitment in New Schools (2009-10, 2010-11 & 2011-12)
S. No.	No of State	2009-10, 2010-11 & 2011-12
S. No.	No of State	Cumulative Total of Teachers posts Sanctioned in New Schools
1	Arunachal Pradesh	209
2	Andhra Pradesh	0
3	Bihar	5579
4	Chhattisgarh	9482
5	Daman & Diu	12
6	Gujarat	1968
7	Haryana	348
8	Himachal Pradesh	544
9	J&K	3682
10	Jharkhand	1782
11	Karnataka	2055
12	Kerala	672
13	Lakshwadeep	31
14	Madhya Pradesh	5664
15	Meghalaya	175
16	Manipur	830
17	Mizoram	532
18	Nagaland	1086
19	Orissa	5654
20	Pondichery	54
21	Punjab	1192
22	Tamil Nadu	7902
23	Tripura	415
24	Uttar Pradesh	4576
25	Uttrakhand	1530
	Total	55974

Additonal Teachers sanctioned since inception of the scheme
S. No.	States	Total No. of Additional teachers posts sanctioned	Approval year
1	Madhya Pradesh	9665	2011-12
2	Maharashtra	949	do
3	Rajasthan	8098	do	originally it was 14602
4	Andhra Pradesh	9569	do	Originally it was 19011
5	Karanataka	1373	do
6	Tamil Nadu	6752	do
7	Haryana	3612	2012-13
	Total	40018

The above information was submitted with reference to undermentioned Rajya Sabha Starred Question:

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

RAJYA SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO-38

ANSWERED ON-23.11.2012

Vacant posts in teachers

38 . SHRI D.P. TRIPATHI

(a) whether it is a fact that there are a large number of vacant posts of teachers in the country;

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

(c) the steps Government is taking to fill up these vacant posts?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI M.M. PALLAM RAJU)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 38 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2012 ASKED BY SHRI D.P. TRIPATHI REGARDING VACANT POSTS OF TEACHERS

–See above–

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-250

ANSWERED ON-23.11.2012

Vacant posts of teachers

250 . SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV

(a) whether it is a fact that there are vacancies of more than 11 lakh teachers all over the country as reported in newspapers recently;

(b) if so, the action taken by Government to fill up these posts;

(c) whether Government has any data about the vacancies in each State and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether Government is aware that without filling these vacancies the objectives of Right to Education (RTE) can not be achieved; and

(e) the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a) to (e) Under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), a total of 19.82 lakh teacher posts have been sanctioned till 2012-13 since inception of the programme, against which 12.48 lakh teachers have been recruited by States / UTs, leaving 7.34 lakh vacancies. In addition, the States / UTs have reported 5,65,905 vacancies upto end of March 2012 against teacher posts borne on the State budget. A State-wise statement of teacher vacancies reported by State Governments / UT administrations is at Annexure. The Central Government has laid emphasis with State Governments & UT administrations to expedite recruitment of teachers and to carry out redeployment of teachers to ensure that all schools have pupil teacher ratios as laid down in the Schedule of the RTE Act 2009. 25 States have conducted the mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test for recruitment of teachers.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF RAJYA
SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 250 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2012 ASKED by SHRI RAM
KRIPAL YADAV regarding Vacant posts of teachers

Statement showing teacher vacancies in States / UTs

SI.No.	States /UTs	Vacancies against posts sanctioned under SSA	Vacancies reported against teacher posts borne on the State Budget as on 31st March 2012
1	Andhra Pradesh	870	15379
2	Arunachal Pradesh	2036	0
3	Assam	10444	13757
4	Bihar	211430	55464
5	Chhattisgarh	12522	50766
6	Goa	20	86
7	Gujarat	27352	0
8	Haryana	7090	13906
9	Himachal Pradesh	2303	1009
10	Jammu &Kashmir	3732	5438
11	Jharkhand	35724	23656
12	Karnataka	4777	15336
13	Kerala	2925	88
14	Madhya Pradesh	75568	16244
15	Maharashtra	33569	6729
16	Manipur	1327	0
17	Meghalaya	-758	0
18	Mizoram	1182	0
19	Nagaland	2557	7
20	Orissa	1459	23679
21	Punjab	6658	19161
22	Rajasthan	19931	32622
23	Sikkim	501	0
24	Tamil Nadu	10717	14495
25	Tripura	1286	0
25	Uttar Pradesh	164629	147593
27	Uttarakhand	8318	7746
28	West Bengal	82456	98473
29	Andaman Nicobar	48	125
30	Chandigarh	605	109
31	D & Nagar Haveli	411	294
32	Daman Diu	24	145
33	Delhi	2762	3006
34	Lakshadweep	22	40
35	Pondicherry	12	552
	Total SSA	734509	565905

Source: Rajya Sabha Q&A

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