Himachal Pradesh Teacher Shortage Leaves 150 Schools Without Teachers And 3,500 With Just One
Shimla: The issue of schools operating without teachers or with only a single teacher resonated in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. During the Zero Hour, BJP MLA Reena Kashyap raised the matter of the teacher shortage in her constituency Pachhad and highlighted that schools were running without any teacher, urging the government to appoint teachers in her area. Also Watch:…
Himachal Pradesh faces a significant teacher shortage, leaving 150 schools without teachers and 3,500 schools with only one teacher, according to a discussion in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. BJP MLA Reena Kashyap highlighted the issue in her constituency Pachhad, where schools are operating with no teachers or just a single teacher, with some schools having more than 40 students per teacher.
Education Minister Rohit Thakur acknowledged the state's best Pupil-Teacher Ratio of 1:10 but emphasized that the government is addressing the shortage through a rationalization process, having already filled 9,000 teaching posts and planning to recruit an additional 6,500 before the current term ends. Despite these efforts, 2,500 schools have fewer than 15 students, and in several cases, parents are supplementing funding to hire teachers.
The Chief Minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, announced plans to formulate a policy for appointing teachers in schools with only one teacher, noting that Sirmaur district, designated as an Aspirational District, has students excelling in written recruitment exams.
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