India, Aug. 11 -- While the Maharashtra government has launched a recruitment drive to hire over 30,000 teachers, 4,860 posts of sports teachers have been left out of the process. The posts were sanctioned by the government, but they have not been listed on its Pavitra Portal through which teachers are hired.

The decision has upset candidates with a degree in physical education (BPEd) who have been waiting for the recruitment process. The last major recruitment for these posts was conducted in 2014. In April this year, BPEd-qualified candidates had even held a protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, demanding that the current vacancies be filled.

The 4,860 vacant sports teacher posts were sanctioned through a Government Resolution issued by t...