NGOs' demand immediate filling up of vacant posts of teachers in Education Department

The Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association has demanded immediate filling up of the vacant posts of teachers in the Education Department.  In a letter sent to the Secretary-cum-Director of Education,  Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary, Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association said that a large number of local candidates have cleared the mandatory Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) since its introduction two years back.  He further said that these teachers are waiting for a job of teacher under the Education Department as they are statutorily qualified for it.  

          Shri Ayyappan informed the Secretary-cum-Director of Education that the Association has been receiving reports from various parts of the union territory through its Branch Committees that due to shortage of teachers, existing teachers are forced to take more classes besides affecting the studies of students.  He further said that a large number of posts of various categories of teachers are lying vacant in the Education Department.  The Association is of the firm opinion that keeping such a large number of posts vacant will adversely affect the quality of education in the schools, he said.  

          General Secretary requested the Director of Education to take immediate steps to fill up all the vacant posts of teachers under the Education Department so that sufficient number of teachers can be posted to the schools to improve the studies of students.