Contractual teachers to teach Tamil in Kendriya Vidyalayas: Union Minister of State in Lok Sabha
The Minister was replying to a query by North Chennai MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy who sought to know 'whether it was a fact that there are zero permanent Tamil language teachers appointed in KVs in Tamil Nadu.' The MP said in those schools where there was no Tamil teacher, there were reportedly 86 permanent Hindi teachers and 65 permanent Sanskrit teachers.
KVs primarily catered to students who were wards of transferable Central government employees who came from diverse linguistic backgrounds and the medium of instruction in KVs was Hindi and English, Mr. Chaudhary said.
'However, as approved by the Board of Governors of KVS, all KVs have been directed to engage local/regional language teachers on contractual basis on a need-based requirement to support children at the foundational and preparatory stages, especially when they face difficulties in understanding concepts taught in Hindi or English.'
As per the information from KVS, 'Tamil is taught through the Tamil Virtual Academy, an autonomous organisation under the Tamil Nadu State government, in 40 out of 46 KVs of Tamil Nadu. In addition to this, contractual teachers are also engaged in 31 KVs to teach Tamil in physical mode,' the Minister said.
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