Parliament Question: Recruitment of Teachers in Government English-Medium Schools

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: - 2486 ANSWERED ON-03/08/2026 Recruitment of Teachers in Government English-Medium Schools †2486. Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that due to the existing eligibility criteria fixed for teacher recruitment in Government English-medium schools in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, eligible candidates educated through the local language (Gujarati-medium) are unable to participate in the recruitment process, if so, the details of the reasons therefor, along with the details of the teacher recruitment notifications issued and the prescribed eligibility criteria during the last five years; (b) whether it is also a fact that the Government Gujarati-medium schools in Daman and Diu are being gradually converted into English-medium schools, if so, the details of the level-wise number of such schools during the last five years, including the policy basis for such conversion; and (c) the number of Government Gujarati-medium and English-medium schools presently functioning in Daman and Diu, region-wise along with the details of the Government's policy and action plan for promoting mother tongue-based education and preserving local languages in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP)? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHOUDHARY) (a) to (c): Education being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, the majority of schools in the country are under the administrative control of the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Accordingly, the recruitment of teachers, including the prescription of eligibility criteria for recruitment in Government Schools, falls within the administrative domain of the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. As reported by the UT, no Government Gujarati medium school in Daman and Diu has been converted into an English medium school during the last five years. As reported by the UT, there are 41 Government Gujarati medium schools and 16 Government English medium schools in the Daman and Diu region of the UT. The UT Administration implements the provisions of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, which emphasizes theuse of the mother tongue/local language as the medium of instruction, particularly at the foundational and preparatory stages, while promoting multilingualism and preservation of local languages. The district wise number of Government Gujarati-medium and English-Medium schools presently functioning in Daman and Diu are as follows. S.No. District No. of Government school Gujarati Medium English Medium 1 Daman 28 09 2 Diu 13 07 Total 41 16 Source: UDISE+ 2025-26 *****