One in Four Kendriya Vidyalayas Lack Full-Time Principals

India has a big network of central schools called Kendriya Vidyalayas.

Right now, about one out of every four of these schools does not have a permanent principal.

This is a problem because principals help run the school.

The Ministry of Education says they are filling the gaps by letting vice-principals or senior teachers act as principals and by hiring temporary teachers.

Even though they have hired many new teachers and principals in recent years, the number of schools without a full-time principal has still gone up.

The Ministry says the schools still do well in exams, so the lack of principals is not hurting learning right now.