Ludhiana, Sept. 22 -- More than 100 government schools in the district are running with only one teacher shouldering every responsibility. From teaching multiple classes at once to managing midday meals and handling administrative duties, these teachers have been left to run entire schools single-handedly, often under extremely challenging conditions.

The crisis is in primary and middle schools, where the shortage of staff has directly affected the quality of education. Jagjit Singh Mann, district president of the Government Teachers Union, pointed out that in Mangat-3 block alone, 22 primary schools are operating with just one teacher each, while two schools have no regular teacher at all. "Some of these schools are being run with deput...