School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap on Tuesday informed the Chhattisgarh Assembly that as many as 2,112 posts of principals and 11,658 posts of lecturers are lying vacant in high/higher secondary schools operational in the State.
In a written reply to BJP member Santosh Bafna, Kashyap informed that a total of 3,966 high schools and higher secondary schools are operational across Chhattisgarh.
Out of 3,966 sanctioned posts of principals, 2112 posts are still vacant. Similarly, of 36,220 posts of lecturers in schools, around 11,658 posts are presently lying vacant. Efforts are underway to fill vacant posts in schools, he said. As per the minister’s reply, as many as 175 posts of principals are still vacant in schools of Balodabazar district, followed by Rajnandgaon (145), Kanker (144), Bastar (125), Bemetara (123), Kabirdham (122), Kondagaon(114), Mahasamund (111), Raigarh (97), Koriya (93), Surajpur (89) and 88 each in Jashpur and Dhamtari.
likewise, 1038 posts of lecturers are vacant in Rajnandgaon, followed by Bastar (859), Kondagaon (826), Balodabazar(797), Jashpur (684), Koriya (677), Bilaspur(483), Kanker (589), Sakti (494), Mahasamund (480), Balrampur (455) and Mungeli (415).