Even as India celebrates sporting success on global stages, hundreds of qualified physical education (PE) teachers in Maharashtra say they remain unemployed, with recruitment for government schools stalled for over a decade. Members of the Maharashtra State Youth Physical Education Teachers’ Federation will assemble at Azad Maidan on April 27 to protest the delay, claiming that nearly 4000 posts remain vacant across the state.

Recruitment gap

According to protesting teachers:
>> Last recruitment for PE teachers was conducted in 2014
>> Nearly 4000 posts remain vacant
>> A January 2025 government resolution proposed fresh recruitment
>> Process has not begun yet, they claim
>> The resolution aimed to appoint physical education teachers in Zilla Parishad (ZP) schools, particularly in rural areas