Overview
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath handed appointment letters to 3,567 selected principals, headmasters, PGTs and TGTs at a Lucknow ceremony on Tuesday.
- The government named Prashant Kumar to lead efforts against what it called the 'cheating mafia' and directed the education commission to ensure smooth joining for the new hires.
- Adityanath warned that anyone who extorts money from newly appointed teachers would face strict action and jail, and he ordered officials to prevent post-appointment harassment.
- The chief minister framed the hires as part of a drive to boost teaching capacity and asked recruits to prepare students for an 'Atmanirbhar' and 'Viksit Bharat', while stressing the need for specialised teacher training.
- Officials said the state has issued about 9.3–9.5 lakh appointment letters over nine years and announced a target of roughly 100,000 more recruits in the next six months, a move that addresses teacher shortages and carries clear political messaging against the opposition's past rule.