Lucknow, May 17 -- : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the state government is moving ahead with the recruitment process for 20,000 new teachers and instructors to further strengthen the transformation journey of the Basic Education Council.

He announced that 10,000 teachers of basic shiksha parishad will be appointed through the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) for urban areas, and an additional number of contractual (part time) instructors will be appointed in upper primary schools.

The chief minister made the announcement at Lok Bhavan during the 'Instructor felicitation ceremony and cheque distribution programme' organised by the department of basic education. This event marked the enhancemen...