Education sector receives Rs 16bn more budget this year

KATHMANDU: For the coming fiscal year 2022/23, the government has allocated Rs 16 billion more budget as compared to this fiscal year to the education sector. Tabling the budget in the meeting of House of Representatives on Sunday, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma said the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology was provided Rs 196 billion for the fiscal year 2022/23. It is for the ministry, and the province and local levels under the ministry combined. Categorically, the Education Ministry has got Rs 70 billion while the province and local levels Rs 5.32 billion and Rs 121 billion respectively. The budget has linked education to labour, employment and production. Development of quality and productive human resources, continuation of school sector reform programme, increase in youth literacy rate, increase in gross school enrollment, creation of environment to guarantee vocational knowledge and skill are some key features in the education sector. Present scheme of day meal up to Grade 5 will be expanded up to Grade 7. Similarly, restructuring of CTEVT, mainstreaming of schools with martyrs' children, expansion of spending limit to the school principal. Rs 8.30 billion has been allocated to hand over technical knowledge to the local levels. Visa process for foreign students for higher study in Nepal will be made easier and quality higher education ensured. Internet service will be provided at half tariff at community schools for the expansion of information technology. By RSS READ ALSO:

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