Exams start today, but some Jhapa students lack books

Using the authority given by constitution, Mechinagar Municipality introduced a localised school curriculum, but has failed to supply enough textbooks.

Neha Dhungana, a sixth-grader at Balabhadra Janata Secondary School in ward 11 of Mechinagar Municipality, carries a school bag filled with notebooks, textbooks and stationery. However, she has not even viewed one crucial book—Hamro Mechinagar. Despite being a mandatory textbook, she has not seen a copy of it in school. With annual exams starting this Friday, she has been forced to prepare the subject without the textbook.