Member of Parliament Requests Hon’ble Lt. Governor to determine and notify the number of vacant posts of GTT reserved for ST among 160 vacant posts

Port Blair, Aug 01: In context to the instant Vacancy Notice dated 11.07.2023 of the Deputy Director Education (Perl.), the Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has appraised Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands that for 160 vacant posts of Graduate Trained Teachers to be filled by Direct Recruitment, 84 posts are placed under Unreserved category, 60(38%) posts are reserved for Other Backward Class category and 16(10%) posts for Economic Weaker whereas for the Schedule Tribes ‘NIL’ vacancy is mentioned.

Since, 8% reservation in public/government appointment for the posts belonging to Andaman and Nicobar Administration is prescribed for Schedule Tribes of our Islands, the Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor to look into the matter and bring justice to the Schedule Tribes of our Islands by determining and notifying the number of vacant posts of Graduate Trained Teachers reserved for Schedule Tribes of our Islands in the aforementioned Vacancy Notice.