More than 32,000 posts of teachers and principals vacant in state-run and grant-in-aid schools in Gujarat: Minister
Gandhinagar, Mar 29 (PTI) More than 32,000 posts of teachers and principals are lying vacant in various government as well as grant-in-aid primary, secondary and higher secondary schools in Gujarat, the Legislative Assembly was told on Wednesday.
Responding to a set of questions raised by Congress MLAs during question hour about the education scenario, Education Minister Kuber Dindor informed the Assembly that 29,122 posts of teachers and 3,552 posts of principals were lying vacant in the state-run as well as government-aided Gujarati and English medium schools across the state as on December 2022.
Further analysis of the data suggested that of these 32,674 vacant posts, 20,678 posts were not filled in government-run schools while 11,996 posts of teachers and principals are lying vacant in granted schools.
