HP Education Minister Rohit Thakur announced a massive recruitment drive to fill over 3,100 teaching posts for upcoming CBSE-affiliated government schools launching in the 2027–28 session. The Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Ayog has been directed to fast-track these hirings, alongside filling 374 Assistant Professor and 19 instructor posts across higher education institutions to strengthen the state’s academic framework.
The department review highlighted several targeted welfare and infrastructure initiatives. The state is streamlining provisions under the Dr. Y.S. Parmar Vidyarthi Rin Yojana to expand low-interest loan access for students pursuing higher education, while continuing its digital push after distributing tablets to over 9,200 meritorious students. In remote tribal belts, the government is ensuring regular teacher recruitment, appointing Bhoti language teachers to preserve local heritage, and arranging advance salary payments and winter-heating measures for staff and students in high-altitude regions.
On the administrative and infrastructural front, land transfer processes are being accelerated for seven new Kendriya Vidyalayas across the state. Post-Disaster Needs Assessment funds are also being deployed immediately to rebuild educational institutions damaged by natural disasters. Furthermore, the department is addressing long-pending staff promotions, resolving computer teachers’ provident fund deposits, and reviewing legal management structures.
To protect students and parents, the state is actively exploring legislation to regulate exorbitant fees charged by private schools, on the lines of other progressive states. Additionally, the department is writing to the National Council for Teacher Education to introduce a two-year Nursery Teacher Training course at DIETs to formalize pre-primary education recruitment across Himachal Pradesh.
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