Jammu Tawi, March 18 -- Owing to the non-recruitment since 2019, the government Monday said that the School Education Department Monday was facing a dearth of teaching staff.
The government however further said that it was making all efforts to make proper rationalization to streamline the Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR).
The Education Minister, Sakina Itoo in a response to the concerned respondent in legislative assembly said, "Yes, it is a fact that there is shortage of teachers in the schools mainly due to non-recruitment of Teachers since 2019 in view of SAC decision where under the posts of General Line Teachers stand freezed for conversion of RETs in to Grade-II and Grade-III Teachers."
"However the department is making all out efforts ...