Steps will be taken to fill the 2.5 lakh vacancies in government departments, including the 15,000 vacancies in the Higher Education Department, M.C. Sudhakar, Higher Education Minister, said in Belagavi on Friday.
“There are around 2.5 lakh vacancies in various departments. We will fill all these vacancies in stages. There are already part- time teachers or guest lecturers working in the Higher Education Department. All these posts will be filled with regular, full- time teachers,” he said.
He was speaking at the unveiling of the Sangolli Rayanna statue in front of the Sangolli Rayanna Government First-grade College. The statue was sponsored by the former Minister H.M. Revanna.