Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to eliminate 8000 teaching positions in the primary education division, said an official.
The school education department in a letter to the state Accountant General (AG), Assam stated that the government has chosen to eliminate 8000 sanctioned empty regular teacher positions within the Assam Directorate of Elementary Education.
“I am directed to convey the approval of the Government in the Department of School Education for abolishing of 8000 (Eight Thousand) sanctioned vacant posts of regular teacher (4265 pots of Lower Primary Schools and 3715 posts of Upper Primary Schools) under the Directorate of Elementary Education, Assam…that were kept vacant to maintain financial neutrality regarding providing of additional service benefits to the State Pool Teachers under SSA, Assam as per Decision of Honorable Cabinet meeting held on 26.05. 2020,” the letter written by Bijoya Choudhury, secretary to Assam school education department to AG, read.
The Assam government decided to appoint guest teachers in July of this year to address the teacher deficit.
Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said that the state cabinet of Assam approved the idea to employ guest teachers.
Pegu added that the state had about 8,000 open positions.