There was a lot of uproar over the vacant posts for teachers across Maharashtra. The school education department stated that 45,000 posts for teachers remain vacant, of which 30,000 will be filled once the recruitment process is over.
Maharashtra School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar told Afternoon Voice that “the recruitment process for teachers in government schools would be completed in the next two months. We have received many applications and soon the government will fill the vacancies.”
He further said that a survey by the education department revealed that 3,214 children were out of school in the state, of which 1,624 were boys and 1,590 were girls.
Of these students, 875 boys and 765 girls have been enrolled at nearby schools, Kesarkar said.
Kesarkar was responding to a query by NCP MLA Jayant Patil and Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar over the issue of teachers’ recruitment during the question hour in the legislative assembly. The minister said the recruitment process is underway and will be completed in the next two months. Meanwhile, an official from the finance department said the state spends around Rs 63,000 crore in salaries for teachers, and this sum will increase significantly once the 30,000 vacancies are filled.
