MLA H D Revanna on Tuesday, demanded the state government to immediately release Rs 2,000 crore to the Higher Education department, for providing buildings and educational infrastructure.
Addressing media persons here, he said, there are 431 government first grade colleges, 85 government polytechnics, 14 engineering colleges under the Higher Education department. In all, there are 4.70 lakh students in 528 educational institutions. But, the institutions lack basic infrastructure like own building, classrooms, laboratories, toilets, libraries and computer labs.
Out of 525 principal posts sanctioned in the state, only 70 posts are filled. Out of 15,318 teaching posts, only 12,302 have been filled and out of 19,030 non-teaching posts only 7,572 have been filled, he said.
The government has allocated Rs 483 crore in the 2021-22 budget. As the lecturers have not been recruited, there are 14,682 guest faculties in the department of Collegiate Education, 1,209 lecturers in technical education, and 2,074 lecturers in universities as guest lecturers.
Under the New Education Policy 2020, the state government should give priority to higher education and provide infrastructure to government educational institutions and fill vacant posts, he said.
Published 30 March 2021, 17:02 IST