U’khand govt accepts shortage of teachers in state-run schools

The state government on Monday admitted in the Uttarakhand high court that there was a shortage of teachers in government schools across the state

Published on: Aug 6, 2018, 22:36:32 IST

Hindustan Times, Nainital | By Neeraj Santoshi

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The state government on Monday admitted in the Uttarakhand high court that there was a shortage of teachers in government schools across the state.

There was a shortage of over 7,000 teachers in the state-run schools across the state. (HT File)

Devesh Upreti, counsel of the petitioner, said there was a shortage of over 7,000 teachers in the state-run schools across the state.

The advocate general told the division bench of justices Rajiv Sharma and Alok Singh that it would take nearly 18 months for recruiting the teachers and as such the government would like to extend the tenure of the guest teachers in the state till then, said Upreti.

Responding to a public interest litigation (PIL) regarding shortage of teachers in government schools in the state, the high court had directed the government to reply on the existing situation with regard to teachers in the government schools.

Upreti said the PIL was filed by Almora-based Gopal Dutt and Mahendra Giri, who alleged in their PIL that education of the children in the state was suffering due to shortage of teachers in the government schools across the state. The PIL seeks recruitment of permanent teachers in the schools.

Upreti said the advocate general told the court that the state public service commission subordinate service selection commission would take nearly 18 months for recruitment of teachers in the government schools.

“The HC also directed the state public service commission subordinate service selection commission to clear their position with regard to the recruitment of the teachers in the government schools of the state,” he said.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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