According to a senior authorities official, the acute scarcity of instructing workers in government-run colleges has triggered a ‘crisis-like’ state of affairs in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Mussarat Islam, district improvement commissioner, Ramban has red-flagged the difficulty of widening hole between sanctioned power and in-position instructing workers in a communication to the divisional commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar.
He requested for instant motion to place again the varsity schooling division on rails.
“The figures are disturbing,” Islam mentioned, quoting a press release of chief schooling officer, Ramban, on the mismatch between sanctioned power and positions vacant for principals, headmasters and different instructing workers in any respect ranges in authorities colleges throughout the district.
“The acute shortage has created a ‘crisis-like’ situation in the district with widespread protests by Panchayati Raj institutions, parents and the general public almost every day with demand for filling up of all vacant posts,” Islam added.
“Since the matter was last taken up with the school education department for filling up of vacant posts, there has been a steady procession of teaching staff, especially lecturers and masters, to the other districts without any replacements, thus rendering majority of the schools without adequate teaching staff,” the district commissioner mentioned in his letter.
He additional added, 168 posts (15 underneath orders of switch) of lecturers, out of 269 are presently mendacity vacant with a lot of increased secondary colleges left with out even a single lecturer.
“With 256 posts of masters against 437 and 43 out of 59 posts of headmasters also lying vacant, district Ramban is literally on the edge in the School Education sector,” Islam mentioned.
“If this widening gap between sanctioned strengths and in-position teaching staff in the district is not immediately addressed, there is every likelihood of a flare up in public resentment and possible law-and-order situation,” he added.
The deputy commissioner has requested the divisional commissioner to take up the matter at acceptable stage and fill vacancies with none additional delay.
With enter from PTI.
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