The Nepal Teachers' Federation has expressed its displeasure with the provisions of the Education Bill, which transfer teacher vacancies to the local level. In the bill submitted to the House of Representatives after several discussions by the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee, it is mentioned that teacher posts will be matched and transferred to the local level.

These are  Teacher Federation's demand

• 75 percent of temporary teachers should be made permanent from within
• The amount given under the golden handshake should be collected
• Permanent teachers should be promoted periodically
• Calculation of temporary service period when permanent
• Dissatisfaction with departmental action against teachers
• The position and salary of school employees should be guaranteed
• Arrangement of child teacher's position and service facilities
• Ensuring service facilities for private school teachers
• Pvt. Rights should be ensured
• Teaching Council should be arranged

In Schedule-8 of the Constitution, there is a single right up to secondary education at the local level. According to the same provision, it is said that the Ministry of Education will transfer the posts to the local level after analyzing the number of students, teacher-student ratio, geographical conditions, thematic and classroom needs. The federation has announced a protest, disagreeing on a dozen points including these. 

Federation president Laxmikishore Subedi alleged that teacher posts are being forcibly transferred to the local level. "Teachers are national cadets (activists), they don't go to local schools. It was given to choose when to adjust the civil servants at the local level. Those going to the local level were promoted one level. Can such an arrangement not be made for the teachers?', he said, 'Teachers choose such an offer. Professionals of the same country cannot have different/different arrangements. Should be in union. We are appointed by the national structure. It cannot be forced into another structure without his consent.

He claimed that even though the constitution states the right to secondary education at the local level, it is not implemented as a single right. The examination of class 10 and 12 is conducted by the National Examination Board from the state and union. Teacher's performance is evaluated through schools, municipalities and provinces through the Teachers Service Commission at the Centre,' Subedi added, 'Why can't the posts of teachers be shared where performance, examination rights, departmental action can be shared?' The teachers' leaders have been claiming that the local people's representatives are showing partiality and resistance on the basis of political belief in the appointment, transfer, promotion and performance of teachers. 

These are the teachers' federation's dissatisfaction with the school education bill

Teachers Federation has announced the first phase of protest from August 11, expressing dissatisfaction with various provisions of the bill. The demand of the federation is that 75 percent of the temporary teachers should be made permanent from within. In the bill, it is mentioned that 60% of temporary teachers, including relief, will be made permanent through internal competition. According to the prior agreement with the government, the federation has put forward the condition that 75 percent internal and 25 percent open method. 

There is provision in the bill to leave teachers who fail in internal competition with financial benefits. The Teachers Federation has taken the position that the amount given under the Golden Handshake should be deducted. Another demand is that permanent teachers should be promoted periodically. It is mentioned in the bill that there are 3 types of promotion of teachers. Provision has been made for promotion of teachers through internal competition, seniority performance evaluation and efficiency evaluation. At least 80 marks should be obtained in performance for promotion. The federation demands that the temporary service period should be counted when the

is permanent. Teachers are dissatisfied with the system of departmental action. The teachers object to the local level being empowered to take departmental action. There is a demand that the posts of school staff and child development center (ECD) facilitators, service facilities should be ensured. The bill stipulates that the remuneration of employees and ECD teachers shall be as prescribed by the local level but shall not be less than that prescribed by the Labor Act.

Ensuring service facilities for private school teachers is another condition of the teachers' federation. In the bill, there is a provision for the government to regulate the service facilities of private school teachers. The bill has made a special arrangement for the headmaster and has also provided that he cannot be a member of the teachers' federation. The federation demands that the trade union rights of the PRA should be ensured.

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The federation also demands that there should be an arrangement for teaching councils, and that they should be represented in the national examination board. The Federation of Teachers reminded that there was an agreement with the government on these issues in 2075, 2078, 2080 and 2081/082 and accordingly it should be mentioned in the bill. Nanumaya Parajuli, co-president of the Federation, said that although the bill includes some demands, the main concerns of teachers and employees and many issues that were agreed upon in the past have not been addressed. She said that if the bill is passed as decided by the committee, there is no other option but to protest. As part of the

movement program, in the first phase, they will inform the local level, political parties, the education minister and the prime minister about their demands, draw their attention, and if the demands are not met, they will hold a prohibitive decisive movement from August 21. The teachers had previously conducted an educational strike centered on Kathmandu for 29 days from last March 15.