Haryana to Eliminate 5,000 Non-Teaching Positions in Education Department

After reorganizing teaching positions across state schools, Haryana's government is now turning its attention to administrative staff. The Chief Minister's Office has asked the Education Department for comprehensive information about all non-teaching employees currently working in the system. 

This move signals the next phase in the government's workforce rationalization efforts and might result in eliminating more than 5,000 positions. District Education Officers throughout Haryana have been told to provide complete details about administrative staff in their areas.

Ten Positions Under Review  

The Education Directorate sent instructions to SCERT Gurugram and all District Education Officers, explaining that the CMO wants a complete list of all officers and employees within the Education Department. 

Officials must provide specific information about employees in the HRME-1 and HRME-2 branches, including superintendents, deputy superintendents, senior scale stenographers, junior scale stenographers, steno typists, assistants, statistical verifiers, drivers, lab attendants, and clerks.

How Rationalization Works in Haryana

For Haryana's education system, rationalization means redistributing staff positions across schools to maintain proper employee-to-student ratios while trying to improve educational quality. The main goal is making sure every school has enough staff to run effectively.

The government recently began reorganizing positions across departments, starting with education. This process involved adjusting positions for JBT teachers, PRTs, and head teachers based on how many schools there are and how many students are enrolled.

Teacher-Student Ratio Target 

Through this rationalization effort, the government aims to keep a teacher-student ratio of 1:25. Sometimes, they make exceptions that allow head teachers to be appointed even in schools with fewer than 150 students so the school can be properly managed. 

The non-teaching staff review seems to follow a similar approach, looking at whether administrative positions are spread efficiently across schools and finding areas where jobs might be combined or eliminated.

Education officials expect the review to finish in the coming weeks. After that, the government will announce any changes they plan to make to how schools are run administratively across the state.