Demand of English Teachers in South East Asia

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1321

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

Demand of English Teachers in South East Asia

1321. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

SHRI J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to send English teachers to the countries in South East Asia region, especially Malaysia, to cater to massive demand from the region and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has signed any memorandum of understanding with any country in this regard and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is considering to appoint any agency to select teachers for foreign assignment and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that this move is not likely to affect students in the country as there is already shortage of the teachers and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government to rectify the situation?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani)

(a) to (e): A Memorandum of Understanding between Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed.CIL), a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and Government of Malaysia, containing a proposal for sending of English Teachers to Malaysia under the English Language Teachers from India (ELTI) Programme is under discussion. In the context of any such agreement, if signed, the Government of India would ensure that the interest of students in India are not adversely affected. Signing of MoU with foreign countries aims at strengthening of bilateral relations and is intended to be mutually beneficial to the students/faculty of both the countries.

Source : https://164.100.47.190/loksabhaquestions/annex/6/AU1321.pdf