The Government on Tuesday informed Parliament that 12,576 posts were vacant in agricultural universities till July this year against the sanctioned positions of 33,686.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, said as agriculture, including agricultural education, is a state subject, filling up of the vacant positions in State Agriculture Universities (SAUs) fall under the purview of respective state governments.
However, time-to-time accreditation is carried out by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) through National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board, wherein it is stressed upon to fill the vacant positions for the award of accreditation, he said.
For the filling up of vacancies related to Mumbai-based Central Institute of Fisheries Education, which is a deemed university of ICAR, the central government has already taken necessary steps, he added.