TFP Bureau, Raipur, May 21, 2025: The Chhattisgarh Education Department has firmly rebutted claims suggesting that 4,000 schools will be closed and thousands of teaching posts will be scrapped under the state’s ongoing school rationalization process. In an official statement, the department termed such reports as “completely misleading and factually incorrect.”
The clarification comes in response to widespread concerns raised by certain educational organizations regarding the implications of the rationalization policy. The department emphasized that the initiative is being carried out strictly under the provisions of the Right to Education Act and the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, with the primary objective of ensuring fair and need-based distribution of teachers across the state.
“Neither any school is being shut, nor is a single teaching post being abolished,” the statement read. “This is a structural realignment, not a downsizing exercise.”
Refuting the claim that 5,000 lecturers have been declared surplus due to a shift from subject-based to period-based calculations, the department clarified that posts in high schools and higher secondary schools continue to be sanctioned based on subject requirements. “A lone lecturer in any subject will not be deemed surplus,” officials said. Only where there are multiple lecturers in a single subject with no corresponding student enrollment, such as in the commerce stream, will reallocation take place.
The department also rejected allegations that 43,849 teaching posts were being eliminated. “This figure is false and baseless. In reality, only 5,370 teachers—including 3,608 assistant teachers at the primary level and 1,762 pre-secondary teachers—have been found surplus in proportion to student numbers,” the department clarified. These teachers are being reassigned to other schools where their services are needed. No sanctioned post is being eliminated, and all positions will remain active for future scaling based on student enrollment trends.
Addressing concerns over the creation of cluster schools, the department explained that no school will be closed as part of the process. Instead, administrative restructuring is being undertaken by integrating primary, pre-secondary, and higher secondary schools operating on the same campus under a single management unit, as envisioned in NEP 2020. There will be no loss of principal posts or reduction in school infrastructure.
Reiterating the state government’s commitment to inclusive and quality education, the Education Department stated:
“Rationalization is not just an administrative move—it is a strategic initiative to improve learning outcomes, enhance resource utilization, and provide equitable access to quality education for all children in Chhattisgarh.”
The department assured the public that the process is being implemented with full transparency and in consultation with stakeholders, aiming to build a stronger and more student-centric educational framework across the state. Here is the factsheet
