Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, Sep 26: In Jammu and Kashmir, over 32,000 school students are being taught by single teachers in 1371 educational institutes—thus raising a question on quality of education and availability of staff.
According to the official figures, Jammu and Kashmir has at least 1371 schools wherein single teachers have been posted or deployed.
On the contrary, the government as well as the management of private schools claim that they have a sufficient availability of human resources and infrastructure but the official figures reveal a different story.
The figures reveal that there is an enrolment of 32,303 students enrolled in those schools where only single teachers are posted or deployed.
Pertinently, in previous report, the official figures have revealed that in Jammu and Kashmir more than 31,054 students were enrolled in those schools that were functioning with a single teacher.
In the previous report, there were only 1330 schools that were functioning with only a single teacher. However, the recent report suggests that the numbers have increased by at least 41 schools.
