Odisha: 648 teachers seek transfer from Undivided Koraput under terminal illness quota

Odisha: 648 teachers seek transfer from Undivided Koraput under terminal illness quota

Koraput: Concerns over an already strained teaching workforce in southern Odisha have intensified after as many as 648 teachers from the undivided Koraput region applied for transfers outside their districts under the Terminal Illness quota. The applicants are from the four tribal-dominated districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Rayagada, where schools have long struggled with teacher vacancies and staffing shortages. Education stakeh…

648 Teachers In Odisha Seek Transfers; Medical Board To Verify ‘Terminal Illness’ Claims

Bhubaneswar: A massive wave of transfer applications from schoolteachers in southern Odisha has sparked serious concerns over a looming staff crunch in the state’s most educationally underprivileged and tribal-dominated regions. As many as 648 teachers from the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, and Nabarangpur have applied for transfers under the “Terminal Illness” category. The district-wise figures include 219 from Koraput, 179 from …