KATHMANDU: The Community School Management Committee Federation of Nepal (CSMCFN) has drawn the attention of the government that the program of opening schools only for the children of civil servants is not based on the principle of equality.
The government brought the policy of opening schools only for the children of civil servants through its budget statement for the fiscal year 2021/22. As per the policy, the government would, in coordination with all the provinces, open separate schools for the children of civil servants in each province, with the objective of providing quality education to their children.
The Federation submitted a memorandum in this connection to the Minister for Education, Science and Technology Krishna Gopal Shrestha, calling for the implementation of the constitutionally guaranteed right of all to get education in all kinds of schools on an equal footing.
The government had mentioned in the budget statement for the next year that a school meant for the children of the civil servants would be opened at Dhankuta and Dipayal.
Federation President Krishna Thapa and General Secretary Gunaraj Moktan issued a press release Saturday, saying the government’s program was in contravention of the vision of the National Education Policy, 2019.
The press release states that it would not be appropriate to make special provision only meant for the civil servants when what is required is to improve the quality of education at the community schools where the children of the general public study by increasing investment in such schools.
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