Indifference to education

Successive governments have failed to address the concern related to the supply of textbooks.

When Finance Minister Janardan Sharma presented a Rs1.79 trillion budget in Parliament for the fiscal year 2022-23 on May 29, various observers quickly dismissed it as a populist budget. While the government's annual financial plan has been primarily seen to target the upcoming elections and reflects little of recurring issues, there is little to suggest that previous budgets have been sufficient to alleviate the perennial problems revolving around education. One primary concern successive governments have failed to address is related to the supply of textbooks. Schools in remote regions of Nepal often kick start the academic year in the absence of textbooks, to the absolute dismay of the students.