Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 19: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad today submitted a memorandum to Suresh Kumar Gupta, Administrative Secretary, School Education Department, highlighting the pressing concern of vacancies for Indian languages, including Hindi, Sanskrit, Dogri, and Punjabi, in posts of lecturer in the School Education Department.
The memorandum emphasizes that despite numerous students completing their postgraduate and doctoral studies in Hindi and Sanskrit from esteemed universities, the absence of vacancies for these subjects has left their future uncertain. “Specifically, the JKPSC notification does not include vacancies for Hindi, despite 47 contractual teachers working in higher secondary schools. Similarly, there are no vacancies for Sanskrit lecturers, despite 26 vacant positions in higher secondary schools,” reads the memorandum.
The ABVP demanded that the School Education Department must fill the vacant posts for Hindi, Sanskrit, Dogri, and Punjabi lecturers at the earliest, introduce these languages in higher secondary schools as envisioned by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and address the acute shortage of staff in higher secondary schools in far-flung areas.
ABVP State Secretary Akshi Billowria emphasized that addressing these concerns is imperative to ensure students have access to quality education and to promote Indian languages and cultural heritage.
“It is imperative that the School Education Department addresses the concerns regarding vacancies for Bhartiya languages, including Hindi, Sanskrit, Dogri, and Punjabi, in lecturer posts. The absence of vacancies for these subjects has left the future of numerous students uncertain, despite their completion of postgraduate and doctoral studies from esteemed universities. We demand that the department fill the vacant posts at the earliest, introduce these languages in higher secondary schools as envisioned by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and address the acute shortage of staff in higher secondary schools in far-flung areas. This is crucial to ensure students have access to quality education and to promote Indian languages and cultural heritage,” she added.
ABVP State Joint Secretary Sannak Shrivats, State Media Incharge Ramnik Sharma, State Office Secretary Sudershan Dogra, Punjabi Scholar Aman ,Hindi student Ravi were in the delegation.
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