Education Minister urges KMC Mayor for reforms in education

KATHMANDU: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel has urged Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah to join hands on 'We Build Our School Campaign' to ensure reforms in educational institutions. During a meeting held at the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, Minister Paudel said the KMC now should pay attention to quality education as the teachers' quota was sufficient here. Minister Paudel also said frequent monitoring was needed to assess whether the students' learning is up to the mark and teachers' work performance is satisfactory. On the occasion, Minister Paudel said preparations were ongoing to develop Durbar High School and some other schools at KMC as model schools and suggested KMC should be careful in appointing headmasters. Likewise, the Education Minister assured support to the KMC in case of difficulties. On the occasion, Mayor Shah said monitoring of some 90 schools is ongoing in the KMC and underscored the need for a digital board. Likewise, Mayor Shah sought Rs 500 million for the management of smart board locker system in all schools adding that school bags are too heavy for students to carry.