Fill the 5,000+ vacant teacher posts on priority
“सभी स्तर के स्कूलों में पांच हजार से अधिक शिक्षकों के पद रिक्त हैं। इन्हें प्राथमिकता के आधार पर भरा जाएगा।”English: “More than five thousand teacher posts are vacant in schools at all levels. These will be filled on priority.”
The verdict
In May 2025 the Education Minister said 15,000 teacher posts had been sanctioned, 6,200 nursery teachers were being appointed and 700 school lecturers had been appointed. How many of the vacancies are now filled was not stated.
Rule applied: In progress: deadline not reached; rating is provisional and not counted in the final score
Evidence timeline
- News5 Nov 2022· Amar UjalacontextHimachal Election: Congress manifesto released, promises to youth, farmers, employees ↗
“सभी स्तर के स्कूलों में पांच हजार से अधिक शिक्षकों के पद रिक्त हैं। इन्हें प्राथमिकता के आधार पर भरा जाएगा।”
- News15 May 2025· Careers360 (PTI)supports1,200 schools shut down in Himachal in over two years due to zero or low enrolments: Minister ↗
“the government is also filling up the vacant posts and has sanctioned 15,000 posts of teachers, including 3,900 posts in the primary education department and an additional 3100 posts would soon be filled through Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog.”
More education promises from this manifesto
Open four English-medium schools in every constituency
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Rationalise schools with very few students to raise enrolment
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Regulate fees in private schools and colleges, with lower fees for BPL/EWS students
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Promise ID inc-hp-2022-018 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON