The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action-taken report (ATR) from the Chief-Secretary over vacant posts in various schools, colleges and universities in the State within eight weeks.
According to complainant Sangita Swain, around 55,000 teacher, lecturer and professor posts are lying vacant in various schools, colleges and universities in the State for which students are being deprived of quality education.
“Not only in the backward districts but also in Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Brahmapur and Sambalpur districts the posts of different category are lying vacant for which the students and teacher ratio is very low and students are not availing any entrances under UPSC, OPSC, Banking, Defence, etc, violating their human rights violation and Right to Education as well,” alleged Swain. The complainant urged the commission to direct the Government to take immediate measures in this regard.