Many teachers refuse to work at government schools in remote areas of Malnad taluks with hardly any transport facilities, leaving hundreds of students with no permanent faculty in Shivamogga district. The Department of School Education and Literacy is finding it difficult to accommodate teachers for 132 primary schools located in hilly terrains in Sagar, Sorab, Tirthahalli, and Hosanagar taluks.
During a review meeting on June 3, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Madhu Bangarappa directed the officers to somehow ensure teachers are posted to these schools. The officers are hoping that at least a few teachers will choose to work in such schools during the counselling being held for excess teachers.
C.R. Parameshwarappa, Deputy Director of Public Instructions in Shivamogga, is optimistic that during the counselling, at least a few such schools will get teachers. “The counselling for 243 excess teachers is on as of now. We have made a list of excess teachers considering the student-teacher ratio. We have called them for counselling. I hope at least a few schools in remote villages get teachers,” he said.
