Lawmakers demand enhancement of education quality 

KATHMANDU: Lawmakers have drawn the government's attention to the need of enhancing education quality by sorting out numerous issues in the related sector. Airing their views in a zero hour of the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting today, the lawmakers spoke about the need of improving the education sector to achieve development in overall sectors. Narayan Prasad Khatiwada said the recent SEE results show a quality gap in the community and private schools, suggesting a prompt need to intervene in community schools to see their good results for next year. Likewise, Parbati Kumari Bisunkhe complained that early childhood development (ECD) facilitators have been deprived of their remunerations and drew the government's attention to addressing the issue. Dila Sangraula sought an atmosphere for nursing study keeping the quality nursing service intact while Durga Bahadur Raut demanded an end to discrimination in educational opportunities. Tek Bahadur Basnet expressed his concern over the exclusion of Rapti Highway in budget allocation. Likewise, Dil Kumari apprised the Lower House of local levels in the Madhesh province functioning with the help of employees hired on a contract basis. She expressed her concern about why the Public Service Commission has not opened vacancies for the Madhes Province. She demanded the PSC immediately go with the employee recruitment process in Madhesh. Lawmaker Dibyamani Rajbhandari put his queries about the suspension of important bills originated in the National Assembly. READ ALSO:

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