Summary:
The problem of shortage of qualified teachers is not confined to government schools alone. Similarly, the total number of sanctioned posts of teachers in high schools is 10,175 and 1,191 are vacant.Chikkodi district has the highest number of vacancies in primary schools as 2,508 posts are yet to be filled. Introducing English medium without appointing required number of qualified teachers won’t serve any purpose.SV Kulkarni | retired teacher He also clarified that Kannada won’t be neglected and all efforts are being made to strengthen Kannada-medium schools. Vijayapura has 1,546 vacancies, followed by Bagalkot (1,287), Haveri (614), Belagavi (593), Gadag (536), Dharwad (289), Sirsi (65) and Karwar (49).The region has 10,175 high school teachers posts and 1,191 are vacant..