Ludhiana, Feb. 11 -- The shortage of master cadre teachers in government schools has put school heads in a difficult situation as the new academic session is set to begin in less than two months.

Currently, around 4,150 master cadre teachers are working across 190 middle schools, 161 high schools and 183 senior secondary schools in the district. This number remains insufficient to meet the growing academic demands, say school heads. Principals are finding it increasingly challenging to maintain quality education due to the unavailability of teachers in key subjects.

Charanjeet Kaur Ahuja, principal of Government Senior Secondary School on Cemetery Road, highlighted the difficulties her school is facing due to the teacher shortage. "We h...