Hiring of 1,733 Teachers Amid Staff Shortfall Shortly: Tripura CM
- By Thetripurapost Desk, Agartala
- Nov 24, 2025
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The Tripura Government has launched a major recruitment drive to fill 1,733 teaching positions across state-run schools, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha announced on Monday. The move comes as the education sector continues to struggle with persistent vacancies despite multiple rounds of appointments in recent years.
Speaking at a government event, Dr. Saha said the administration has been steadily rebuilding the teaching workforce to strengthen school-level education. He noted that since 2018, a total of 6,998 teachers and support staff have already been appointed. Responding to opposition criticism over limited job creation, the Chief Minister highlighted that 20,181 unemployed youths have secured government employment in various departments since 2018, while another 5,000 have been inducted on a contractual basis.
The recruitment of 1,733 new teachers is currently in progress.
Earlier, during the Budget Session in March, the Chief Minister presented data showing a substantial shortage in elementary education. Under revised norms, Tripura requires 10,391 Under Graduate Teachers (UGTs) and 8,546 Graduate Teachers (GTs). However, only 8,985 UGTs and 5,765 GTs were available at the time, leaving shortfalls of 1,406 and 2,781 respectively.
Past government figures also trace a longer recruitment path. A report from September quoted Dr. Saha as stating that more than 5,000 teachers had been appointed in the last seven years, a figure shared during the annual state-level Teachers’ Day programme.
He also underlined ongoing administrative reforms, including efforts to narrow the Dearness Allowance gap. While central government employees receive 55 per cent DA, Tripura government employees currently draw 33 per cent. Additionally, the government is pursuing plans to transform the state women’s college into a dedicated women’s university as part of a broader strategy to make Tripura a developing education hub.
Although the latest hiring effort is expected to provide some relief, the figures shared earlier indicate that the state’s education system is still far from reaching full sanctioned strength. Policy changes, training drives and repeated recruitment cycles signal a continuous push to stabilise the sector, but given the scale of vacancies, further interventions appear unavoidable.