Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: Nearly 12,977 teacher posts are currently lying vacant across Jammu and Kashmir, with the Jammu division accounting for the larger share, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday.
In a written reply, Education Minister Sakina Itoo said that of the total vacancies, 7,985 posts are unfilled in the Jammu division, while 4,992 vacancies exist in the Kashmir division.
Within the Kashmir division, Anantnag tops the list with 1,016 vacant posts, followed by Budgam (797), Pulwama (764) and Kupwara (621). Srinagar has 535 vacancies, Bandipora 310, Baramulla 284, Shopian 256, Ganderbal 244 and Kulgam 165, taking the divisional total to 4,992.
In the Jammu division, Rajouri has the highest number of vacancies at 1,416, followed by Kathua (1,332) and Jammu district (1,234). Udhampur has 912 vacancies, Poonch 946, Doda 866, Reasi 479, Samba 345, Kishtwar 312 and Ramban 143, bringing the total for the division to 7,985.
The minister informed the House that all available and anticipated vacancies of teachers are being utilised to facilitate the transition of Teacher Grade-II and Teacher Grade-III posts.
Additionally, 1,946 promotional vacancies of Masters are under process, of which 1,722 pertain to the Kashmir division and 224 to the Jammu division. In Kashmir, Kupwara has the highest number of promotional vacancies at 352, followed by Anantnag (316) and Budgam (198). In the Jammu division, Jammu district accounts for 44 such vacancies, Rajouri 32, Kathua 29, Udhampur 24 and Poonch 22, among others.
The government stated that all promotional vacancies of Masters are being filled through Divisional Level Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) in accordance with prescribed rules. |
