Anbumani criticises DMK over teacher recruitment, flags staffing gaps in schools and colleges

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) person Anbumani Ramadoss connected Friday (February 21, 2026) criticised the ruling DMK authorities implicit teachers’ recruitment, alleging that the medication had weakened the State’s acquisition assemblage portion projecting constricted appointments arsenic an achievement.

In a statement, Dr. Anbumani said the government’s assertion of appointing 11,688 teachers implicit the past 5 years was inadequate, fixed that much than 1 lakh classrooms reportedly relation without teachers. 

He argued that with astir 15,000 teachers retiring annually successful Tamil Nadu, the State should enlistee a akin fig each year, but the mean yearly assignment nether the DMK stood astatine lone astir 2,337.

The PMK person besides alleged that astir 8,000 of the appointed teachers were recruited successful the past six months, and that this determination was driven by electoral considerations, arsenic less than 3,000 teachers were appointed successful the preceding four-and-a-half years.

Highlighting unit shortages, Dr. Anbumani said implicit 3,800 superior schools run with a azygous teacher and that authorities and aided schools unneurotic person lone astir 1.08 lakh teachers crossed 31,336 institutions, averaging 3.46 teachers per school. He linked the shortage to declining enrolment.

Dr. Anbumani further claimed that vacancies and infrastructure gaps person contributed to rising enrolment successful backstage schools and reduced admissions successful authorities colleges.