More than 13,000 teaching posts are vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas across India, the government informed the Lok Sabha. The Education Ministry said vacancies arise due to retirements, transfers, promotions and new school openings
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the posts of Post Graduate Teacher (PGT), Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT), and Primary Teacher (PRT)
In a strong counter to Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's statement criticising the coalition government for neglecting the education sector, Lokesh told him that his inefficient government could not implement the promise of total fee reimbursement.