Why a hue and cry over Education Bill?

Proposed rules aside, politicians are unlikely to go against interests of private schools that fund them, say experts.

Nearly eight years after the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, the Cabinet on August 1 decided to register the Federal Education Bill in Parliament. A new Act is a must for full implementation of the Constitution of Nepal which delegates most of the responsibility to manage school education to the local level. However, the bill has been embroiled in controversy even before being registered in Parliament.