Patna, July 16 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday directed the Education Department to promptly assess vacancies for teachers in government schools and initiate the process for conducting the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE) 4.

The Chief Minister said that the government is committed to filling teaching positions without delay, and has asked officials to expedite the recruitment process.

He also reiterated the government's policy on women's reservation in the recruitment process, stating that the 35 per cent quota for women will apply only to those who are residents of Bihar.

In a social media post on X, Kumar said, "We have instructed the Education Department to immediately calculate the vacancies for teachers in g...