327 teaching, non-teaching staff members of KVs, JNVs, CBSE died due to COVID-19: Govt to Rajya Sabha
Highlights
- None of these teachers died during Covid duty
- Union Minister of State for Education gave the information in response to a question in Rajya Sabha
A total of 327 teaching and non-teaching staff members of Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and Central Board of Secondary Education expired due to COVID-19 but none of them died during Covid duty, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar gave the information in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha. "As per available data 327 teaching/non-teaching staff of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and Central Board of Secondary Education expired due to COVID-19.
None of these teachers died during Covid duty," he said.
"Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and schools, other than those owned and funded by the Central government, are under the jurisdiction of the state governments," he added.
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