Gyan Sahayak Scheme: Protest Across Gujarat Why Is It Being Opposed?

Zaheer Hussain
October 20, 2023
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As Gujarat Saw The Announcement Of The Gyan Sahayak Scheme By The State Government In July, It Also Witnessed Opposition From Student Groups, Political Parties Including The AAP And Congress, Among Others.

Gyan Sahayak Scheme

Why In The News?

As Gujarat Saw The Announcement Of The Gyan Sahayak Scheme By The State Government In July, It Also Witnessed Opposition From Student Groups, Political Parties Including The AAP And Congress, Among Others.
The Scheme Aims To Fill Vacancies In Government Schools With The Appointment Of Teachers On Contractual Basis Till The Process Of Regular Appointments Is Complete. Even The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), The BJP Backed Student Wing, Has Sought Cancellation Of The Scheme.

Gyan Sahayak Scheme

The Education Department Had Announced The Scheme In July, Stressing That Gyan Sahayaks Would Be Appointed In The Interim Period Till The Vacant Posts Of Teachers In Primary, Secondary And Higher Secondary Government Schools Are Filled Through Regular Appointments.
The Aim, The Government Said, Was That Education Was Not Affected. The Appointments Were To Be Filled On A Contractual Basis. The Order Cites The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 As The Premise For Implementing This Scheme.
The NEP 2020, It Said, Suggests That 21^st Century Students Should Have Communication, Critical And Creative Thinking And Problem-Solving Skills. For This, It Is Important That Teachers Too Are Equipped With These Skills.

Only For Government Schools

Gyan Sahayak Scheme Is For Government And Grant-In-Aid Schools, Especially For Mission Schools Of Excellence. The Government Had Declared Hiring On Contract 15,000 Gyan Sahayaks In Primary Schools And 11,500 In Secondary And Higher Secondary Schools.
A Primary School Gyan Sahayak Is Eligible For A Salary Of Rs 21,000, Secondary School Gyan Sahayak For Rs 24,000 And Higher Secondary School Gyan Sahayak For Rs 26,000 Per Month.

An Estimated 32,000 Vacancies Around 20,000 In Primary And 12,000 In Secondary Schools Are Reported In Government And Grant-in-aid Schools In The State. Most Of These Posts Are Lying Vacant In Schools.
The Last Regular Appointments Done In These Schools Were For 320 Teachers In Government Primary Schools Where The State Government Hired Teachers Just Before State Assembly Elections Last Year And Over 6,000 In January 2021 In Secondary Schools.

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Zaheer Hussain

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