After dragging its feet for two years, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has at last initiated a recruitment drive to hire as many as 100 teachers for its 52 English medium primary schools. However, it looks like this much-needed and awaited decision could face yet another stumbling block, with the MNS alleging that the recruitment process is flouting the terms of the Right To Education (RTE) Act.

With as many as 53 schools falling short on teachers, thousands of students will suffer if the recruitment is pushed any longer. Representation pic/Thinkstock

Earlier in the year, mid-day had reported that though 3,000 new students had enrolled in PMC-run English medium, schools, the number of teachers had not risen in the past two years (3,000 new students, but PMC waits for approval to recruit 100 teachers, July 4). It was revealed that at least 100 additional teachers would have to be hired to provide adequate teaching services across the 52 schools.