It has been found that the religious schools of Karnali are operating in a lack. In the study conducted by the task force formed by the Ministry of Social Development of the Karnali government, it was found that the physical infrastructure of the religious schools was dilapidated, the teachers could not be managed, and the existing teachers could not be paid.

A seven-member working group formed under the coordination of the Director of Education Development Directorate, Deepa Hamal, spent about four months studying Gurukul, Madrasa and Gumba across the province.

The task force has submitted the report to Social Development Minister Ghanshyam Bhandari. According to the task force, such schools do not have toilets, drinking water, playgrounds, educational materials, libraries and laboratories. Those schools are not included in the government's policies and programs and budget.

It has been found that some religious schools have been closed due to financial crisis. Religious schools have no support from all three levels of government. Due to the lack of resources, skilled and subject-oriented teachers have not been managed," said Dahal, the coordinator of the working group, "We suggest that the government should include religious schools through policy programs and budgets." 90 teachers have been teaching 965 students in these schools operating in Surkhet, Dolpa, Jajarkot, Dailekh, Calikot, Salyan and Jumla. Due to financial shortage, the Gurukul at Lower Dungeshwar of Dailekh has been closed, the working group has informed.