Bhubaneswar, Sept. 19 -- As many as 1,404 out of 2,073 sanctioned lecturer posts across various departments are lying vacant in 17 government universities of Odisha, Higher Education Minister Suryavansi Suraj informed the state today.
In a written reply to a question from BJD MLA Arun Kumar Sahu, the Minister said 2,286 non-teaching staff posts out of 3,174 sanctioned posts are also lying vacant in these universities.
He said steps are being taken by the universities to fill up the lecturer posts, while the State Selection Board (SSB) has been requested to initiate recruitment for the vacant non-teaching positions.
The Minister further informed that 760 lecturer posts out of 2,407 sanctioned in various government colleges under the Highe...