The Nepal Teachers' Federation has expressed dissatisfaction with the report prepared by the sub-committee under the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee of the Parliament on the School Education Bill. Federation president Laxmikishore Subedi alleged that the report prepared by the sub-committee was anti-teacher.

He warned that if the agreement and agreement reached in the past are not addressed by the committee, he will announce a strong protest. The report submitted by the sub-committee is on the agenda to be discussed in the committee from Wednesday. "We will see in a day or two how the committee will proceed with the discussion," he said, "If the government does not implement the previous agreements on the bill, there is no option to declare a protest." After the publication of the report, a meeting of the central committee of the federation was called. The meeting concluded that the amendment proposal made by the sub-committee is more retrograde than the original bill.

'Teachers' movement and past agreements were not respected. Forgetting the spirit of the movement and past agreements, the report is more backward than the proposed bill in some respects," said the statement issued jointly by Federation President Subedi and General Secretary Tula Bahadur Thapa. If not, we will come to the streets with a bigger and stronger protest than in April/May.'' The federation said that the bill has not come as per the agreement made by the federation in 2075, 2078 and 2080.

The federation has pointed out that the percentage of internal competition for teachers of temporary nature (relief, temporary, contract, former Umawi, learning grant, technical edge and special education, etc.) is not as agreed. The government had arranged for 75 percent internal competition. In the original bill, it was proposed to make 50 percent permanent through internal competition. The sub-committee has agreed to limit competition to 60 percent.

The federation said that temporary, contract and learning grant teachers were deprived of the competition. The proposed period for periodic promotion of permanent teachers has not been agreed upon. Even within the proposed period, a situation has been arranged to prevent teachers from being promoted by keeping conditions. The report does not mention the calculation of the temporary service period of teachers who have become permanent after temporary service. The issue of adding service from a temporary period for pension purposes was also not followed, said the joint statement.

Main Dissatisfaction

– Percentage of internal competition for teachers of temporary nature 

- Adding service from a temporary period for pension purposes

- By removing the education development and coordination unit in the district, striking the professional security of teachers

- Forced transfer of posts to the local level

- There is no justice for the professional safety of school staff and child development class teachers and the arrangement of service facilities

The transfer of the teacher was passed by the sub-committee against the sentiments of the general teachers, the education development and coordination unit in the district was removed and the professional safety and self-esteem of the teaching staff was attacked. The federation also expressed dissatisfaction with the management of the departmental action. It is said in the statement, "Forcible transfer of posts to the local level is about to take place. There is no justice for the provision of professional security and service facilities for school staff and child development class teachers.

The report is silent about the professional protection and facilities of the teachers and staff of institutional schools. Subedi said that the report of the sub-committee has done more injustice to the teachers.

"Through this report, just as some trivial issues have been addressed, injustice has been woven against the teaching staff," the statement issued by the federation said, "by making the teaching profession at the school level dignified and attractive, it is sure to increase disgust and aversion towards the profession instead of attracting the best human resources to this profession." This report, which was prepared by forgetting the agreement with the movement and the government, has made Nepali teachers and employees even more angry.' The bill proposes that periodic promotion of teachers will be done every 10 years, teacher transfers will be done every two years within the local level, five years at the inter-local level and seven years at the inter-provincial level.