Pending 5,014 teaching post row: MHRD says over 5,000 teaching posts lying vacant in JK School Edu Deptt, JKSSB refute claims

Srinagar: A day after the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) claimed that over 5000 posts were vacant, the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) today refuted the claims stating that the figures were either concocted or incorrect.

On Wednesday, the news agency—Kashmir News Observer reported about the vacant 5014 teaching posts that according to the PAB documents were lying vacant in the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department and have been referred to SSRB.

However, the JKSSB issued a clarification regarding the issue saying, “At present there are no posts of teachers lying pending with the Board as no fresh indent for the mentioned or any other posts of Teachers have been received from the indenting department, till date.”

It said the Department of School Education referred 2154 posts in the year 2017 vide letter no.EDU-I/322/2009 dated 15-12-2017 with 2154 posts of General Line Teacher, Science, Math Teacher and Urdu Teacher for 14 districts (Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Kupwara, Pulwama, Shopian, Srinagar, Samba, Udhampur, Reasi and Rajouri) to the JKSSB for recruitment in accordance with rules.

Subsequently, the said posts of Teachers were advertised item wise by JKSSB vide Advertisement notice no. 06 of 2017 (Item no. 1-42) for the above-mentioned District cadres. The JKSSB conducted examination of the eligible candidates and finalized the selection list in respect of 2154 posts which was published on the official website of JKSSB.

Thereafter, after completion of the formalities, the recommendation was forwarded to the indenting Department (School Education Department) in the month of March, 2019.

“At present there are no posts of teachers lying pending with the JKSSB. Moreover, no fresh indent for the above mentioned or any other posts of Teachers have been received from the indenting department, till date” the Board informed.

According to the PAB documents, “There is a total vacancy of 5014 teachers in Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir and the posts have been referred to SSRB.”

“PAB asked the UT to expedite the process and recruit teachers as early as possible, latest by December 2020,” it reads.

Chairman of JKSSB Khalid Jahangir told KNO that the Board has already issued the clarification with regard to the issue. Meanwhile the top officials of the Samagra Shiksha said that it will write to MHRD to make corrections in the given figures—(KNO)