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After the Education, Science and Technology Minister Raghuji Pant asked for time, the discussion on the School Education Bill has been postponed by the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee for a week.
During the discussion on the report prepared by the sub-committee on Sunday, Education Minister Pant said that informal talks are being held with the teachers. He asked for 7 days time to negotiate with the teachers and include their demands in the bill. Chairman Ammar Bahadur Thapa said that the committee decided to give the time requested by the government. The Nepal Teachers' Federation expressed dissatisfaction with the report prepared by the sub-committee. The federation demands that the consent bill in the past should be addressed.
Education Minister Pant said informal talks with teachers are continuing on the issues agreed upon by the previous government. This government is forced to implement old agreements. I am committed to include the 9-point decision in the bill by the current government from the Council of Ministers. It can only be reached if the previous agreements are discussed," he said.
The government agreed with teachers in 2075, 2078 and 2080. Minister Pant made it clear that the current government will not be forced to follow those agreements. He said that the Ministry of Education disagreed with the issues agreed by the sub-committee, and said that the bill should be discussed several times from the preamble. "Only matters that can be supported by the economy can be put in the bill," he said. The parliamentarians have been demanding the government's opinion on the implementation of the agreement with the teachers. Most of the parliamentarians, including Chairman Thapa, have said that the issue that could not be agreed upon should be settled first, while the parliamentarians close to the UML, including the Education Minister, have said that it should be discussed several times right from the preamble. President Thapa said that even if the matters decided by the sub-committee are to be discussed again and again, it will take years. We have assured the teachers that we will submit the bill to the House of Representatives by June 15. If the bill is not finalized by that time, the movement against the government may be against the parliament," he said.
Thapa, along with the Congress and UML whips, made a promise to the teachers to submit the bill by June 15th. He also ruled to the Minister of Education to make it clear how much the financial burden can be borne when the government passes the School Education Bill. "We have ruined and ruined education. It has not been regulated. So far, the vote has only become political," he said, "now the government should clearly state how much it can invest in improving public education. Do not drag your legs. What kind of education law will be made? The government should tell the parliament.'
If education is to be improved, more investment is needed, he asked the ministry to come up with a blueprint for it. It seems that the government will continue as it is now. If there is to be reform, the current arrangements must be changed. According to the law, the government will get it," said Thapa.
MPs had different views on the issue of private schools and ECD classes. Some parliamentarians said that private schools should be taken to Guthi in a non-profit model by specifying a certain year. Some MPs argued that it should not be taken to Guthi. Parliamentarians had different views on keeping ECD within the school structure, recognizing teachers who teach there like other teachers and making it 2 years.
