Chandigarh, Dec. 19 -- Haryana education minister Mahipal Dhanda on Thursday said in the assembly that out of 2,784 vocational teacher posts sanctioned by the government of India, 2,052 posts have been filled.

Replying to a calling attention notice of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLAs, Arjun Chautala and Aditya Devilal, regarding the "acute shortage of trained teachers and instructors" in schools and training institutions of the state, the education minister said that the Centre provides partial financial assistance of Rs.25,000 per month per vocational teacher towards remuneration, while the remaining amount pertaining to a total salary of Rs.35,075 per month, is borne by the state government.

Assuring that continuous efforts are bei...