10,091 posts of teachers are lying vacant in primary education

GUWAHATI: Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday informed the Assam Assembly that altogether 10,091 posts of teachers are lying vacant in primary education (5,799 in lower primary & 4,292 in upper primary). While 62 posts of teachers in provincialized colleges are vacant, there are 5,746 vacant posts of graduate teachers in secondary education. Sama gave written reply in response to a question on the issue by AIUDF MLA Rafiqul Islam.

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