Uttarakhand: There is shortage of teachers in 292 primary schools of Pithoragarh, High Court sought report from Dhami government

The High Court has sought response from the Dhami government on the PIL filed regarding shortage of teachers in 292 primary schools of Pithoragarh. The court has asked how many such schools are there which have shortage of teachers. The court has asked the Dhami government to reply within four weeks.

High court asked for report from Dhami government
There is a shortage of teachers in 292 primary schools of Pithoragarh. While hearing the PIL filed on this, the High Court has asked the government to reply within four weeks. The court has asked how many schools are there in which there is shortage of teachers, in which there are no students and how many such schools are there whose buildings are in dilapidated condition. In this matter, the court has also asked the central government to submit a report.

Rajesh Pandey had filed a petition in the High Court
Pithoragarh resident Rajesh Pandey filed a PIL in the High Court regarding the shortage of teachers in the schools of Pithoragarh. He had said in the petition that there are 292 such primary schools in Pithoragarh district in which one teacher each is appointed. There are some schools in which the number of students is 11, 21, 24. But there are no teachers in these schools. Whereas in some schools the buildings are in a dilapidated condition and can collapse any time. The petition said that the government is playing with the future of their children. The government opened schools but did not appoint teachers.

Teachers should be appointed in schools
In the PIL, a request was made to the High Court that teachers should be appointed in schools. Along with this, school buildings should be improved. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Rakesh Thapliyal heard the case. During the hearing, the government said that the schools which do not have students and where the number of students is less, have been merged with other schools.