Government Illegally Collects Fees from Students Despite Free Education Provision

Kathmandu. Despite the clear provision in Article 31 of Nepal's current constitution that education up to the secondary level (Grade 12) shall be free, the government itself has been illegally collecting fees from students under more than a dozen headings annually.

Contrary to the Compulsory and Free Education Act, 2075 BS and the Education Regulations, the government itself has been collecting fees from students in Grades 9 to 12 in the name of registration, examination, and educational certificates.