Teacher-Related Indicators - DISE

Teacher-Related Indicatorsteachers is 26.69 and in case offemale teachers 30.13. Thecorresponding figures in ruralareas are 40.38 percent for maleand 49.76 percent for femaleteachers. It is also interesting tonote that 22.02 percent male parateachersand 14.38 percent female para-teachersin Primary schools have B.Ed or equivalentdegrees. Percentage of such para-teachers is alittle higher in urban areas (33.93 percent maleand 31.13 percent female para-teachers) than in“About 22.02 percentmale para-teachers and14.38 percent femalepara-teachers in Primaryschools have B.Ed orequivalent degrees’’percent female teachers S.B.T orequivalent (Tables E 24 and E25).Distrdistributino ofTeachers by CasteThe caste distribution ofteachers (including parateachers)is presented state-wise and by averageof all districts (Table E26). This has also beenpresented in case of all government and privateteachers together. The data reveals thatgovernment is the main employer of both SC andFigure 5.14Percentage of SC & ST Teachers (All Schools) : All Districtsrural areas (21.76 percent male and 13.18 percentfemale para-teachers). In addition, about 1 percenteach male and female para-teachers in thePrimary schools have M.Ed or equivalent degrees.The percentage of para-teacherswith M.Ed degree is slightly higherin case of other school types.About 23 percent male and 22percent female para-teachersteaching in Primary schools areJ.B.T or equivalent and another12.88 percent male and 10.02“Data reveals thatgovernment is the mainemployer of both SC andST teachers as majorityof teachers are employedin schools run bygovernment managements’’ST teachers as majority of teachers (allcategories) are employed in schools run bygovernment managements. However, thepercentage of OBC teachers is comparativelylower than the same in case ofSC and ST teachers.About 83 percent SC and 79percent ST teachers areemployed respectively in thegovernment and privatemanaged schools. The share of219