Parliamentary committee passes School Education Bill despite objection of oppn parties
Summary
The Parliamentary committee has passed the School Education Bill despite protests from private school operators, teachers' unions, and objections from opposition parties including CPN (Maoist Centre).
Key Points
- The Parliamentary committee has endorsed the School Education Bill after nearly nine months of deliberation.
- The bill passed despite protests by private school operators and teachers’ unions and objections from opposition parties including CPN (Maoist Centre).
- Some lawmakers, including from Maoist Centre, Rastriya Swatantra Party, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party, formally expressed dissent.
- The committee agreed to raise the scholarship quota in private residential schools from 2.5 percent to 3 percent.
