Rs 163 billion allocated for education

KATHMANDU: The government has allocated Rs Rs 163 billion budget for education and science and technology under new budget for the fiscal year 2019-20. The new budget has established President Educational Fund. The budget has unveiled ‘ One School, One Game Teacher’ campaign and has allocated Rs 5 billion for the campaign. The new budget has allocated Rs 8 billion to construct 300 school buildings and allocated Rs 3.89 billion for scholarship.