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Haryana: Selja flags 4,834 regular faculty shortfall

Sirsa, Nov 14 (UNI) Congress MP Kumari Selja today raised serious concerns over the shortage of regular teachers and principals in Haryana's government colleges and universities, asking the BJP government to explain how many vacancies it had filled since March and demanding a time-bound recruitment plan to address the staffing crisis.
Citing figures presented by the state government in the Haryana Assembly in March 2026, the Sirsa MP said 95 of the 177 sanctioned principal posts in 185 government colleges were vacant, while only 3,303 regular assistant professors were working against 8,137 sanctioned posts, leaving a shortfall of 4,834 regular teachers.
Selja, a former union minister and Congress general secretary, said the government should prioritise filling existing vacancies and strengthening infrastructure rather than announcing new higher education institutions without ensuring adequate teaching staff.
"The BJP government must not play with the future of lakhs of young people in Haryana. Education cannot be strengthened merely by constructing buildings and making announcements. It requires qualified teachers, a better academic environment and adequate facilities for students," she said.
The March Assembly figures showed that the government had engaged 1,971 extension lecturers and 44 guest lecturers to maintain teaching activities, leaving 2,819 teaching positions unfilled even after accounting for these temporary arrangements.
Selja questioned what progress had been made in regular recruitment between March and November and demanded that the government publish updated subject-wise, district-wise and college-wise details of vacant teaching and principal posts.
She also expressed concern over faculty shortages in government universities, saying the absence of adequate regular teaching staff could affect classroom instruction, research, academic supervision and the overall quality of higher education.
The Congress leader said many highly qualified young people holding PhD degrees and having cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) were working as extension lecturers, guest faculty or part-time teachers without adequate employment security.
She demanded fair remuneration, service protection and transparent opportunities for regular appointment for such teachers.
Selja also questioned the progress of the state government's commitment to provide a women's college within a 20-km radius, saying reports of incomplete buildings and inadequate facilities at several institutions raised concerns about implementation.
She asked the government to disclose how many colleges were functioning from permanent buildings, how many construction projects remained incomplete and how many institutions had adequate regular teaching staff.
The MP demanded a time-bound recruitment calendar covering government colleges and universities, with transparent selection procedures and equal opportunities for qualified candidates.
During the March Assembly session, Higher Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda had said the government was addressing staffing shortages through temporary teaching arrangements and additional administrative responsibilities assigned to existing principals and senior faculty members.
The minister had also informed the House that 31 principal vacancies had been filled through promotions during 2025-26, another 19 promotions were under consideration, and amendments to service rules were being pursued to facilitate direct recruitment to 45 principal posts. Recruitment for 424 assistant professor posts was also underway at that time.
Selja said the government must now disclose the progress made on these measures and present a concrete action plan to address faculty shortages.
She maintained that improving access to higher education would have little meaning unless students were provided qualified teachers, adequate academic facilities and a stable learning environment. UNI KK SS
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