JAMMU: Minister for School Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday said that 2154 teacher vacancies have been referred under the Direct Recruitment Quota to J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) to fill these on fast-track basis.
“To overcome the shortage of teachers in the schools, the education department has identified more vacancies, which shall be referred to the JKSSB soon,” the Minister said while speaking in the Legislative Assembly.
“The shortage of teachers has been addressed in majority of schools by undertaking massive rationalization exercise by the Department across the State and fresh recruitments will help to address the problem further,” he added. (AGENCIES)