Govt to release over 3,000 posts for Sanskrit teachers

The state government will soon release large number of vacancies of Sanskrit teachers. Sanskrit education minister Kiran Maheshwari informed that a requisition for 3,200  teachers and lecturers has been sent to Rajasthan State Public Service Commission.

She made the announcement while addressing a gathering at foundation laying ceremony of state Sanskrit college at Lohagal, Ajmer.

“Chief minister Vasundhara Raje is concerned about betterment of Sanskrit education in the state and it is on her insistence that such large number of vacancies have been released,” said the minister.

Recruitments of Sanskrit teachers had been on hold for almost a decade, the announcement has come as a big relief for the aspiring teachers.

“Sanskrit education in the state had been deteriorating in the absence of qualified teachers, we welcome the decision however the government now needs to see that the proposal is considered with priority by RPSC,” says Upen Yadav who is qualified Sanskrit Shastri and leads organisation of unemployed youth in the state.

According to department sources, among the proposed vacancies 2,400 are of third grade teachers, 690 of grade two and remaining of lecturers.

However, despite the mass recruitment, the infrastructure of Sanskrit schools also needs to be improved. It is for this purpose a fund of Rs 200 crore has been proposed for 100 Sanskrit schools. In addition to the government efforts, Kiran Maheshwari speaking at the ceremony on Thursday also invited public support for the betterment of Sanskrit education.

Also present at the ceremony, state minister for school education Vasudev Devnani highlighted the importance of the ancient language. “Sanskrit has even inspired scientists at American space agency NASA, it is for us to make it from being a language of deities to a language of common people,” Devnani said.