Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, Jan 23 : The government school in Jammu and Kashmir despite having 244 percent extra institutions in comparison to private schools, the Teacher School Ratio (TSR) in public schools is very low.
According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), in only 5452 private schools, more than 12 Lakh students were enrolled in comparison to the 18,785 government schools wherein only over 14 Lakh students were enrolled—thus raising a question on claims of the authorities with regard to the influx in student enrolment in government-run-schools.
The official figures reveal that there are a total of 5452 private schools in Jammu and Kashmir wherein at least 70,234 teachers are posted to teach over 12,03,064 students.
However, in a shocking revelation, the official figures reveal that there were a total of 14,21,643 students in 18,785 government schools wherein at least 96,380 teachers were posted.
According to the updated official figures, the Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) in government schools as of now is 14:75 while the PTR in private schools remains 1:17.
The figures further reveal that the Teacher School Ratio (TSR) is 1:5 in government schools and 1:13 in private schools.
It also states that there are a total of 1,67,046 teachers in Jammu and Kashmir with at least 29,616teachers posted or deployed at Primary level, 61,045 at Upper Primary level,43,789 at Secondary level and 32,596 teachers were posted or deployed at Higher Secondary level—(KNO)
