Interest groups turn up heat on disputed School Education Bill

Private school operators are vehemently opposing proposed conversion into nonprofits. Teacher unions demand grievances over recruitment, promotion, benefits be addressed.

The law relating to school education is a crucial legal instrument for devolving centralised education-related powers to local governments. Around ten years after the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee of the House of Representatives approved the School Education Bill last week.