Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday listed the achievements of his government in the education sector.

Addressing the concerns raised by SP MLAs Manoj Kumar Paras, Pooja, and Pankaj Patel, the chief minister acknowledged the importance and sensitivity of their issues but urged members to present facts while maintaining the decorum of the House.

The chief minister outlined the significant progress, stating, “Our government has successfully carried out more than 1.60 lakh recruitments in the education sector.”

Yogi said that a new selection board, the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission, has been formed to streamline recruitment across all education sectors, including basic, secondary, higher, technical, vocational, and medical education.

“The commission is advancing the recruitment process by obtaining requisitions from various departments. Our government has successfully made over 1.60 lakh recruitments in the Education department alone—positions that remained unfilled due to the mismanagement and ill intentions of the previous government,” the CM said.

Addressing the challenge of unemployment faced by the country, the world, and Uttar Pradesh, the chief minister stated, “Uttar Pradesh is the youngest state globally. With a population of 25 crore, 56 to 60 per cent of the state’s population comprises working-age youth. Our government has implemented several initiatives with a focus on the youth of the state.”

He added, “In the last session, our government passed the Public Examination and Prevention of Unfair Means Act-2024 to effectively curb incidents of paper leaks. The youth of the state are now securing government jobs with honesty and transparency, with strict adherence to reservation rules.”

He pointed out that the figures presented by some members were inaccurate. He stated, “As for recruitment of teachers for the Basic Education and Secondary Education Councils in Uttar Pradesh, appointment letters have been issued to 69,000 teachers, all of whom have been teaching in schools for the past four years. Previously, a recruitment process for 68,500 teachers was undertaken, but at that time, the NCTE did not recognise BEd candidates as eligible for the exam, and there were insufficient BTC-qualified candidates. As a result, only 42,000 teachers were recruited, and they are currently teaching in Basic Education Council schools. Appointment letters were issued to all of them.”

Criticising previous governments for compromising the quality of education, Yogi said, “Shiksha Mitras were recruited as assistant teachers. The Hon'ble Supreme Court had ordered their dismissal and termination of services, yet the state government retained them on fixed honorariums. These Shiksha Mitras continue to work as before and were integrated into the recruitment process by providing them with weightage, in line with the intentions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court.”

He further added that the Secondary Education Selection Commission Board and the Higher Education Selection Commission Board have successfully completed the recruitment process for more than 44,000 teachers.

The CM stated that in the recruitment of 69,000 teachers, against 18,000 posts reserved under the 27% quota for backward castes, more than 32,200 youth from backward castes were appointed.
Similarly, under the 21% reservation for Scheduled Castes, against 12,000 reserved posts, over 14,000 candidates were appointed. “This demonstrates that candidates who have excelled based on their ability and merit have also been considered under the general category. Out of the 34,500 posts reserved for the general category, only 20,000 candidates were recruited. These facts should serve as an eye-opener for those who attempt to create divisions in society for political gain,” CM added.