BHUBANESWAR: The reservation policy of the State for SC, ST and OBC is becoming a huge roadblock in appointment of teachers in the schools in the State. Most of the vacancies in teaching posts are caused due to lack of qualified SC, ST persons. According to the reservation policy of the State, 16 per cent seats is reserved for SC, 23 per cent for ST and another 27 per cent for the OBCs. Because of this, numerous teaching posts are left vacant as there are not enough qualified candidates to fill up the vacancies. The stringent reservation policy, approved after consultation with the SC and ST Development Department, disallows candidates from other castes to take up the reserved seats, worsening the problem. “An estimated 50 per cent of the teaching posts are lying vacant due to this problem,” said School and Mass Education Additional Secretary Bhaskar Chandra Patnaik. Even if the training qualifications are relaxed, we still have a problem meeting our requirements, explained Patnaik. He added that one has to wait for a SC candidate to complete his B.Ed to fill up the vacancies. “An amendment of the Act is necessary to tackle this problem,” said Patnaik. There is also a huge gap in meeting the computer teachers’ requirements in most of the schools. The dearth can be met only when the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programme is implemented in the State, stated Patnaik. “The scheme should have been in action by now but dearth of funds from the Central Government has delayed the scheme,” said Patnaik. He added that the accounts will be hopefully in place by December. By the next academic session, students can expect computer teacher posts to be filled up. This will be done on a contractual basis by the School and Mass Education Department, announced Patnaik.
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