Gurgaon: Uneven distribution of primary teachers across Haryana’s govt schools has left hundreds of posts vacant in some districts while others have teachers in excess of their sanctioned requirement. A teachers’ association has urged the govt to bring primary teacher (PRT) and junior basic teacher (JBT) posts under a state cadre and introduce a transparent inter-district transfer system to address the imbalance.According to figures cited by the association, Palwal has the highest number of vacant primary teacher posts at 1,017, followed by Yamunanagar with 827, Gurgaon with 656, Faridabad with 579, Ambala with 550 and Sirsa with 474 vacancies. At the same time, some districts have more teachers than required. Mahendragarh has 250 surplus teachers, followed by Rewari with 225 and Charkhi Dadri with 149.Association representative Ashok Jain said the existing district-cadre system restricts teachers to their respective districts, making it difficult to deploy surplus staff in districts facing vacancies. “The govt needs to undertake inter-district adjustment based on the actual requirement of teachers and vacant posts rather than keeping deployment restricted to district boundaries,” Jain said.The association has demanded that PRT and JBT teachers be included in the state cadre, followed by an online and transparent inter-district transfer system. Under the proposed mechanism, teachers could be shifted to districts with vacancies based on school-wise requirements and available posts. Jain said the system would help rationalise deployment and ensure that govt schools have teachers according to their needs.The association said the shortage was particularly significant in rural and remote schools, where vacancies can disrupt classroom teaching and affect students’ learning. It urged the govt and education department to formulate a policy allowing surplus teachers in one district to be adjusted against vacancies in another. The association said this could help address some shortages through redistribution of the existing workforce rather than waiting for fresh recruitment.
