Send the teacher back to the school and the doctor back to the hospital

Although the range of demands of the two different professionals is different, it is certain that the active efforts of the government will create an environment to bring them back to regular work. Especially Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is expected to play a responsible role

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Send the teacher back to the school and the doctor back to the hospital

The scene of the teacher teaching the students in the classroom and the doctor examining the patient in the health institution looks beautiful, expected. At this time, both these distinguished professionals have come to the streets with their demands.

As a result, 5.5 million children in public schools have been affected. Likewise, basic health check-up facilities for tens of thousands of patients have been stopped every day. Although the range of demands of the two different professionals is different, it is certain that the active efforts of the government will create an environment to bring them back to regular work.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is expected to play a responsible role. He should be able to trust the teachers and doctors on the streets. The matter should be decided immediately by the Council of Ministers. Priorities should be taken for matters pending in the House or where consensus is required between the parties. It plays a role in creating an atmosphere of trust.

The teachers are conducting an educational strike centered on Kathmandu, demanding the School Education Act, including the previous agreement with the government regarding their professional rights and professional development. The strike, which started on March 20, is going on in its fourth week. But meaningful talks have not been held. Although there was an agreement earlier in 2075, 2078 and 2080, the teachers, who are under the impression that the government is indifferent to the implementation, this time they want to agree by hand rather than borrowing.

After being on the streets for the fourth week, his demand has become a matter of prestige for the teacher. In the meantime, the then education minister Vidya Bhattarai prepared a seven-point proposal after discussions with the representatives of the teachers' federation.

She resigned after Prime Minister Oli and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel were not positive about it. Raghuji Pant has come as the new education minister. But it remains to be seen how he will bring the teacher back from the streets to the classroom. However, the baton and water cannon attack on the teacher on Sunday does not bode well. To address the demands of

teachers, it seems that three angles should be played. First, it seems that an additional budget of eight billion is needed to meet the partial demand of teachers. The Council of Ministers can decide on this. If this is possible, the teacher's union leader has said that they will withdraw the educational general strike and change the nature of the movement until the law is passed. In such a situation, they are likely to continue the symbolic movement while advancing the educational activities.

Second, the government can bring the teachers' representatives into confidence by giving a rough deadline on how and when the law will be made with what provisions. Thirdly, earlier in 2075, 2078 and 2080, KP Sharma Oli, Sher Bahadur Deuba and Pushpa Kamal Dahal were the Prime Minister respectively. They are the leaders of the current major political parties.

Oli is still the prime minister. Some demands of the teachers are also connected with the constitution and federalism. The parties should publish a common opinion about it. Prime Minister Oli should take the initiative for that.

Due to the prolongation of the educational strike, the admission campaign that was supposed to start from May 2 has not been held in public schools. Regular classes should be conducted from May 15. Both of these are affected. In an environment where teachers are returning immediately, an option may be used to combine recruitment drives and classroom management. Otherwise, children's learning will suffer.

Similarly, there is a delay in the examination of the answer sheet of SEE which was completed last March. If there is no agreement within a few days, the risk of postponement of class 12 exam will increase. On May 11, the Supreme Court issued an interim order in the name of the government to ensure that the teachers return to the school for regular teaching within three days from the date of receipt of the order. This should also be taken care of. Both the government and the teachers should be sensitive to the impact of the academic strike on the learning process of the students and find ways out.

The background of the resident physician's movement is linked to subsistence allowance. In an agreement with the Safe Workplace Struggle Committee for Health Workers, the Ministry of Health decided that the minimum service facility for a resident doctor should be an 8th level doctor or equivalent. Which allowance comes to 48 thousand 737 rupees. According to the correspondence from the Ministry, the meeting of the Medical Education Commission, chaired by Prime Minister Oli, decided to provide monthly subsistence allowance of that amount from February.

Resident doctors demand that it be implemented. Private medical colleges have taken a stand not to implement the said decision of the commission. They argue that earlier private medical colleges were giving subsistence allowance of Rs 18,000 to Rs 24,000 to resident doctors, but if Rs 48,000 were given, it would be a loss.

Resident doctors took a stand that the decision must be implemented and private medical colleges cannot give it. After the medical association also expressed solidarity with the residential movement, the service in health institutions across the country has been disrupted. Those who are sick.

The government, especially Prime Minister Oli, should take the initiative to return doctors to work. There is no alternative to the implementation of the decision that has been made. Because, while studying PG to become a specialist doctor, a resident doctor studies and works for 28 to 72 hours a week. Basically, colleges are running on the basis of their hard work.

Therefore, increasing the rate of patients in medical colleges and taking multifaceted benefits from it is debatable. Therefore, the issue of subsistence allowance given to doctors should be seen not only as college expenses, but also as income, and it is the responsibility of the government to bring these two parties to an agreement. 

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