MP Arjun Kumar Karki Warns of School Closures Due to Student-Teacher Ratio Norms
Summary
MP Arjun Kumar Karki warns that Nepal's government's student-teacher ratio norms will lead to the closure of schools in remote mountainous areas and criticizes the insufficient education budget and unfair salary provisions for child development facilitators.
Key Points
- MP Arjun Kumar Karki warns that the government's student-teacher ratio criteria will cause school closures in remote mountainous and hilly areas.
- The allocated education budget of 288 billion rupees is only half of the international commitment of 20% of the total budget.
- The salary set for child development facilitators at 12,000 rupees violates human rights and is below minimum wage.
- MP Karki proposes developing specialized universities such as Yogmaya Ayurvedic University, Agriculture and Forestry University, and Lumbini Buddhist University to improve higher education.
