Delhi govt to appoint 17,000 teachers

Delhi government will soon appoint over 17,000 teachers in its schools in the city to fill up the vacant posts.

Listen to this article

00:00

1x 1.5x 1.8x

Delhi government will soon appoint over 17,000 teachers in its schools in the city to fill up the vacant posts.

Officials said 13,960 teachers will be appointed on contractual basis and they will get a consolidated salary of Rs 14,000 per month.

They said 3,536 teachers will be appointed permanently.

The decision was taken at a meeting Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely had with senior officials of the department.

The government has also decided to appoint 100 new Urdu teachers for the Urdu medium school. Government currently runs 20 Urdu medium schools and a new one will be set up in Seelampur.

Congress may agree to Tejashwi as CM face to get Bihar alliance back on track

Political Pulse4 hr ago

Tejashwi Yadav is set to be the chief ministerial candidate of the Mahagathbandhan alliance, as talks have resolved differences and reduced friendly fights. Though a seat-sharing deal has not been announced, a positive meeting with RJD's leadership has reassured the alliance's unity and focus on bringing change to Bihar.

View all shorts

Live Blog

PHOTOS