Srinagar, Apr 08 (KNO): North Kashmir's Kupwara district is facing a major shortage of teaching staff, with over 1,400 posts of lecturers, masters and teachers lying vacant across government schools, official data reveals.
Figures from the School Education Department, accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reveal that 421 lecturer posts are vacant out of 675 sanctioned. In the Masters category, 365 posts remain unfilled against 866 sanctioned, while 629 teacher posts are vacant out of a total strength of 3,500.
The combined shortfall of 1,415 teaching posts has put pressure on the education system, affecting classroom teaching and subject coverage, particularly in remote and far-flung areas of the district.
The minister incharge, recently said the department is addressing the shortage through rationalisation of available staff in line with norms. Cluster Resource Coordinators are also being deployed where required to ensure continuity of academic activities, the minister said—(KNO)