PRAYAGRAJ, May 9 -- The promotion process for 4,461 assistant teachers working in 2,635 government-run secondary schools across Uttar Pradesh has been stalled for the past four years, reportedly because of administrative negligence and the state machinery's preoccupation with conducting recruitment examinations.

The Uttar Pradesh secondary education department has already sent requisitions to the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) for promotions to 1,821 lecturer posts in the girls' wing and 2,640 posts in the boys' wing. However, affected teachers alleged that despite repeated efforts since 2022, the department has failed to finalise the eligibility list of assistant teachers qualified for promotion.

Teachers claim the del...