Where’s the inclusion?

Equitable treatment of Dalit and marginalised children cannot be expected under the proposed Education Bill.

Of the many similarities between the Education Bill which landed in Parliament in 2023 (2080 BS) and the Education Act of 1971 (2028), one stands out: Both documents treat Nepali society as monolithic. Nowhere in the 1971 Education Act is there the mention of the need to support low-performing, non-mainstream, disadvantaged and minority populations.