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College run by the Delhi Administration, in view of the acute shortage of trained teachers. Training
Some witnesses suggested that the other Basic Training School run by the Jamia Millia reserved only 20 per cent of seats for Urdu knowing students. The percentage needed an upward revision. It was also proposed that the Jamia Millia Islamia and the 4.253
University should increase the percentage of Urdu students in B.Ed. classes. Delhi
was strong opposition to the appointment of non-Urdu knowing teachers in the Urdu medium schools. It was demanded that the Urdu medium teachers should be recruited separately. There
The Director of Education confirmed the dearth of Urdu knowing teachers, as also the fact that some non-Urdu knowing teachers were giving instruction in Urdu medium schools. He, however, gave an assurance that every effort would be made to appoint 4.254
knowing teachers in Urdu medium schools. 4.255 Haryana : There were complaints about dearth of trained Urdu teachers in Urdu
also and witnesses demanded the setting up of teachers' training institutes for Urdu teachers. The Director of Edu- cation denied the shortage and said that Urdu teachers were available in requisite number, although he conceded that there was no Haryana
arrangement for the training of Urdu teachers, nor were any seats re- served for specific
or Punjabi pupil-teachers in the existing training institutions. When the attention of the Chief Minister was drawn to the problem, he promised to make arrangements for training one and a half times the number of the actual requirement of Urdu teachers. Urdu
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4.256 Himachal Pradesh : This State which has made the teaching of Urdu compulsory from VI to VIII classes, was also faced with a serious shortage of trained Urdu teachers. The live or six training institutions there had no reservation of seats for Urdu teachers. Even if there were any reservation, it could not, cope with the size of the demand. Witnesses suggested that the State Government should establish one or two teachers'
on Urdu