Mumbai, Aug. 7 -- A day after eligible teacher candidates warned of protests over delays in the recruitment process, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday started the recruitment process for more than 30,000 teacher and shikshan sevak (teaching assistant) posts through the Pavitra portal. School education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh said recruitment for 30,209 vacant posts in government, local body and private schools across the state would be carried out through the Pavitra portal in a transparent manner on the basis of merit. Among the vacancies, 19,881 posts will be filled without interviews, while 10,328 posts in private institutions will be filled after interviews. On Thursday, the education department launched an online facility for candidates to fill and lock their preference of schools and posts, which must be completed by August 11. After the deadline expires, the merit list for posts that do not require interviews will be published, officials said....