BY TC News Desk
Agartala, 23rd March 2026: The absence of a proper transfer policy has left schools across Tripura in dire condition, with education in many rural and hill areas virtually collapsing. While a section of teachers continue to serve for years in urban schools, villages are facing an acute shortage of staff.
At Khawai Government Higher Secondary School, more than 580 students are being taught by only five teachers. The situation has persisted for nearly seven years, particularly affecting the primary section. With one teacher currently engaged in election duty, the burden falls on just four teachers to manage nearly 600 children. Any absence due to illness or personal reasons brings classes to a standstill.
School sources confirmed that this crisis is not new. Since the inception of the primary section, the shortage has remained unresolved. Principal Mithu Debnath admitted that repeated appeals to higher authorities have failed to yield results, citing a statewide scarcity of teachers. As a result, students cannot be divided into proper classrooms, and lessons are often disrupted.
Observers point out that government indifference and lack of a fair transfer policy are worsening the crisis. If decisions continue to be guided by vote-bank politics, rural and hill schools will remain neglected, deepening the educational divide between urban and rural Tripura.
