Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): Various schools in Odisha, as many as 1600 science teacher posts are lying vacant, informed the Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash, on Wednesday.
On a reply to a question asked by BJP Chief Whip Mohan Charan Majhi, the Minister said in Assembly that, Centre has sanctioned Rs 520 crore between 2015-16 and 2018-19 for setting up science laboratories and Rs 351 crore towards science equipment for schools.
So far, 2562 science laboratories have been constructed in high schools. The plan has been made to set up another 429 science labs under Mo School scheme in the State.
Moreover, 100 Adarsh Schools have science laboratories. Efforts are on to set up another 429 science labs under Mo School scheme in Odisha.
The science laboratories are being constructed in 819 schools. While the science labs are being built in 100 high schools under School Adoption Programme, the labs will be set up in 100 Utkarsh schools, Dash said.
