The Teacher-on-Call programme has been introduced to appoint retired teachers to meet needs as per the RTE norm on a temporary basis and so far 339 such teachers have been posted in primary schools across the State, informed School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra in the Assembly on Thursday.
In response to a question of Congress MlA Chiranjib Biswal, the Minister stated that all District Education Officers (DEOs) have been asked to recruit teachers under the Teacher-on-Call programmes in high schools against vacancies.
The Minister said the State Government is considering to take educated, meritorious and unemployed youths against the vacant posts and the process would begin soon.
Employment process has been undertaken to fill up about 5,767 posts, the Minister said.