Govt recruits 16,009 junior teachers for elementary schools

BHUBANESWAR: State government has recruited 16,009 junior teachers who will be engaged in elementary (primary and upper primary) schools, School and Mass Education minister Nityananda Gond said here on Wednesday.

Orientation programme will be held for the new teachers this week.

The minister had earlier informed the State Assembly that there are 26,522 primary and 14,885 upper primary schools which have 1,35,656 sanctioned teacher posts. In these 41,407 schools, more than 17,000 teacher posts were lying vacant. Appointment of these teachers had earlier been stayed by the Orissa High Court.