Bose expressed concern over the fate of thousands of students who have certificates from the Primary Teachers Training Institute (PTTI), but cannot get jobs due to legal problems. Of the 131 PTTIs in the state, only 20 are recognised by the National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE). The state government has granted permission to many private institutions for conducting primary teacher’s training.

Currently, representatives of the West Bengal Primary Teachers Training Students Union (WBPTTSU) are struggling against the embargo imposed on the PTTI.

Bose said about 45,000 teaching posts are vacant in the state and about 2,000 schools do not have any teachers. “I don’t know how these schools will function in the new academic year,” he said.